Kitchen Appliances on order
New house as you come up the road.
I ordered the kitchen appliances yesterday for the new house. They are all KitchenAid brand located in Greenville, OH. Don’t even want to know where they are manufactured. We think KitchenAid is the top of the game right now – but quality in appliances seems to go from good-to-bad real fast.
All of the appliances are SS which we think will complement the natural hickory cabinets and the dark (‘Expresso’) counter top. The ‘fridge is french door style with a drawer freezer and water/ice on the front (RGH). The range is a slide-in (to the island) with a glass cook top. (Gas was out ’cause we did not want a propane tank in the yard.) The range will have a powered backdraft fan which seems very cool and we won’t have any ductwork up in the beams. Microwave is 180 degrees around on the back wall next to the refrigerator. Ergonomics of the kitchen should be perfect for a cook. Finally, the dishwasher is unique: It a single drawer which means it’s about 1/2 size normal. The idea is to run small loads with less water more frequently. Be interetsing – especially at Thanksgiving.
The real deal was price. I had tried to order at the end of January, but there was a rebate from KA that began on February 1st so I waited. I will get the rebate – $100 per item X 5 items = $500. Not bad. But…the dealer (www.homeclick.com) was running a promotion and I got an additional $399 taken off the total. Nice savings for just waiting 10 days.
We both can hardly wait to see the kitchen when it is finished. Roger and Rick have been working on the cabinets when the weather is bad (mostly rain). When it is nice out they are the ones doing the siding – something like an artist painting a barn. The finished lines of the siding are incredible truly a work of art. How can you be upset that it is taking so long?
