We had a little surprise today. Apparently the prices on appliances are going up about 10% after the new year. In order to avoid this price increase we have to order our appliances by noon tomorrow. Yikes! That's one way to make a fast decision though; we got our order in with a few hours to spare. Every penny counts and we can't afford to pass up any opportunity for savings.
At Ferguson's showroom, we priced out a few different scenarios with both the GE Cafe and KitchenAid series. We had a GE Cafe range in our last house and loved it, but we were disappointed by the design of the matching refrigerator so we decided to give KitchenAid a try. KitchenAid came highly recommended by both Oliver and our contact at Ferguson's showroom. Once we decided on the brand, we had to pick which configuration of cooktop/range/oven to go with. After much debate, I decided to go with the KitchenAid double convection wall ovens with a separate cooktop, dishwasher, and counter-depth french door fridge with bottom freezer. With the builder discount on the KitchenAid appliances and opting out of the built-in microwave we were able to have enough left in the budget to upgrade the gas cooktop to a Dacor from another store. Below is a photo of the one of the Dacor cooktop models we like. What sold me, was the scratch-proof finish that Dacor uses. There is nothing worse than cleaning a new stainless steel appliance and putting a big swirl or scratch in it!
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| Dacor gas cooktop |
We're back in Portland and it was great to see the fully windowed house in person. Framing upstairs is complete and the windows are in. I'm very happy with the black exterior windows and they will look great inside as well when they are painted. Currently, they are primed white.
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| Front of house with windows |
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| Diningroom windows |
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| Stairwell with windows |
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| Looking into the basement through the new opening for the stairwell |
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| Kitchen windows |
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| Master bedroom windows |
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| Master closet/dresser windows |
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| Master bath - the low wall is the shower |
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| Master bath windows |
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| Master bath toilet room window |
360ยบ view of the upstairs accompanied by the sounds of sawing and power tools
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| Riley checking out the basement, I stayed above ground because it was quite muddy :) |
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| Kitchen window, up close |
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| Back of house/deck |
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| Back of house with windows |
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| Back corner of house, kitchen windows |
It was great to walk through the house and feel the spaces. Riley and I are totally in love with the floorplan and amazed by how much space functional we're going to have.
Our parents are coming this weekend for the tour. It will be fun to see their reaction to our future home :)
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