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fullygoldy) wrote2007-11-07 09:13 pm
fullygoldy) wrote2007-11-07 09:13 pm
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Phase 2A has Begun!
Last night, DH mentions to me that American is having a scratch-and-dent appliance sale. We've been slowly picking and choosing what appliances we want to put in the finished kitchen for Phase 2 of the great kitchen remodel. Now, we're nowhere close to being ready for a new gas range, not having the gas line run for it, but, at half price, I could be convinced to put it in storage, ya know?
When I got home today, we headed over to check out the deals. The Maytag Gemini was not one of the floor models on sale, so we wandered around to pet and drool on all the big shiny toys. MMMMM, Viking! Aga! Jenn-Air! Refrigerators big enough to be a guest room! Under sink ice makers and wine coolers... Dual drawer dishwashers. The "first drawer microwave" - which let me tell you, seems like a good idea, until you start thinking about trying to clean the "ceiling" of the drawer.
Anyway, we checked out the microwave/range vent combos, because we've decided recently that it might be a good fit for our kitchen. After drooling over the pro and designer versions, we looked at the 'normal' stuff (1.5-1.7 cf and 800-1000 watts) before turning a corner and finding the actual sale stuff. Bingo!! Whirlpool's Gold model (including a "convection" feature) was there, plus GE's spacesaver and Jenn-Air's 2.0 cf and 1100 W over-the-range model for $160!! After determining the convection feature of these microwaves isn't actually all that, we agreed that all we really wanted was something black or stainless, with multiple fan speeds like the Jenn-Air's five, and a square "turntable" instead of a round one (more usable space).
So the first appliance acquisition of Phase 2 occured today. We have to order the mounting brackets, and possibly the connector piece for attaching the oven vent to the wall vent, so we won't be installing it right away, but it's here, along with the extra base cabinet from Phase 1 that won't be installed until we're ready for a "real" countertop. All the appliances will eventually be black, except the refrigerator - we're pretty sure it will be stainless. I think the refrigerator is too big to be all black, but we'll see.
When I got home today, we headed over to check out the deals. The Maytag Gemini was not one of the floor models on sale, so we wandered around to pet and drool on all the big shiny toys. MMMMM, Viking! Aga! Jenn-Air! Refrigerators big enough to be a guest room! Under sink ice makers and wine coolers... Dual drawer dishwashers. The "first drawer microwave" - which let me tell you, seems like a good idea, until you start thinking about trying to clean the "ceiling" of the drawer.
Anyway, we checked out the microwave/range vent combos, because we've decided recently that it might be a good fit for our kitchen. After drooling over the pro and designer versions, we looked at the 'normal' stuff (1.5-1.7 cf and 800-1000 watts) before turning a corner and finding the actual sale stuff. Bingo!! Whirlpool's Gold model (including a "convection" feature) was there, plus GE's spacesaver and Jenn-Air's 2.0 cf and 1100 W over-the-range model for $160!! After determining the convection feature of these microwaves isn't actually all that, we agreed that all we really wanted was something black or stainless, with multiple fan speeds like the Jenn-Air's five, and a square "turntable" instead of a round one (more usable space).
So the first appliance acquisition of Phase 2 occured today. We have to order the mounting brackets, and possibly the connector piece for attaching the oven vent to the wall vent, so we won't be installing it right away, but it's here, along with the extra base cabinet from Phase 1 that won't be installed until we're ready for a "real" countertop. All the appliances will eventually be black, except the refrigerator - we're pretty sure it will be stainless. I think the refrigerator is too big to be all black, but we'll see.