Appliances II

Guyer's prices were identical to Kennedy Hahn. So is every place on the web. Those appliance people have their act together. We have a few options (warming drawer or no, French door or RHS swing refrigerator, etc.) but we like the stuff that we picked out.

If we buy online, we'll save the 5% sales tax...hmmm. Is it worth the hassle?

We will meet with our designer sometime next week for their estimate. If that's a go, we could be started in a few weeks. Their timeline was about five weeks.

After our bathroom delays, we can hold our breath that long.

Appliances

We went to look at appliances this weekend. These are the ones we’re considering:

EF36BNDFSS Dacor French Door REFRIG BTM MT CAB 20 STAINLESS REFRIG 36" SS

PGM365-1S/NG Dacor COOKTOP GAS 36 STAINSTEEL COOKTOP SS

ECS130SCH Dacor BI OVEN SINGLE 30 SS/CHROME OVEN SGL 30 SS

DCM24S Dacor MICRO COUNTERTOP CONVECTION ST MICRO SS

EWO30SCH Dacor WARM DRW 30 SS/CHROME WARMING DRAWER SS

D3232XLSS Asko DW BUILT IN 24" SS Cup Handle

SEPH18236SS Ventahood Chimey Emerald HOOD 36 SS

We got a quotation from Kennedy-Hahn appliance in Wauwatosa. I'll get another from Guyer's.

Soffits

Soffits

We have soffits in our kitchen. In fact, there are 12 separate vertical faces. Any time I see a soffit I always think that it is there for a reason, especially in someplace like a kitchen. Why lose the space if they aren’t hiding something? So, the soffits in our kitchen are cause for concern.

Last Friday Jill and Ray (the owner of Artisan Kitchen) stopped by to see what is behind them. The drilled 4” holes in them to see what they could see. Bupkis. No steam pipes, no plumbing, a little bit of electrical cable & doorbell wiring, but that’s it. That was encouraging.

We will be meeting with them again sometime next week to get their quotation. I hope that I’m not shocked again.

Actually, the events of the past week have made me want to loosen the purse strings. I’ll probably get over that, but that’s what I’m thinking now.

Artisan Kitchen & Bath

Tuesday, June 19^th , we met with another designer, Jill, from Artisan Kitchen and bath. We first met with her at our house on June 7^th. She had two designs for us, one removing part of the dining room wall, and one not.

We’re leaning toward having that wall removed. The windows on the north wall of the dining room will really let a lot of light in.

Her design takes about one foot from the pantry, moving the south wall back that amount. The door from the back hall stays the same. The refrigerator is on the west end of the south wall and cabinets are on its right.

Directly across from the ‘fridge is the wall oven, or ovens – we haven’t decided yet. To its right will be a countertop and prep sink with drawers below: no cabinets since that wall will be gone.

The east wall will be similar to what we have. The main sink will stay where it is and we’ll put a 36” gas cook top where the oven is.

They’re over at the house as I write this looking at structural, electrical, and plumbing issues.

The next step will be to meet week after next to discuss costs. I like this outfit. They are considerably smaller than Wisconsin Kitchen Mart and I like that. It all depends on the money now.