{"id":48929,"date":"2016-12-07T06:41:15","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T11:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/?p=48929"},"modified":"2016-12-07T15:25:20","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T15:25:20","slug":"bluff-diaries-chapter-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/07\/bluff-diaries-chapter-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluff Diaries Chapter 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello!\u00a0 A few things first-<\/p>\n

The colored ornaments and foo dog ornaments are due in today!\u00a0 We will start shipping orders right out if you have been waiting<\/p>\n

The Holiday Love contest is closed, we are at capacity, thanks to all who sent in their pictures (contest starts Dec 15th)<\/p>\n

Moving along…..<\/p>\n

So in case you are wondering what is happening with the PB project, things are moving right along. We have a conference call every other week and we are right on target. The lumber was delivered and framing is starting as we speak.<\/p>\n

By the time we get down there in a few weeks, we hope to see a nearly completed framed home, which will be very exciting. As we get this off the ground literally and figuratively we are working behind the scenes in making many decisions so as to be not only on time but ahead of schedule,\u00a0 to not delay anything. We are working on the\u00a0 kitchen design, the bathroom, lighting and many other key decisions.<\/p>\n

When they poured the slab there were certain plumbing decisions that needed to\u00a0 have been made even though it’s far down the road of actually physically needing those items. One conversation lately has been appliances and admittedly I am out of the appliance loop as I have not done this in almost 6 years so know a lot has changed!<\/p>\n

So today is about\u00a0 appliances\u00a0 and I welcome your input and suggestions particularly if you have an opinion from first hand experience, good or bad. Here are some of the items I am considering,\u00a0 please feel to free to chime in and leave a comment if you have any recommendations…knowledge is power!!<\/p>\n

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Refrigerator\/freezer <\/strong>– I have had a subzero for the last 20 years and to me, there is no better fridge. I never ever had any issues of any kind so this is likely what we will go with again. I love the look of wood panels and barring any last minute inspiration otherwise that is what we will do. As far as I know Subzero is as good today as they were 20 years ago.<\/p>\n

Thinking we will go with a 36″ refrigerator and a 36″ freezer<\/p>\n

I love the idea of a glass front but truth is your refrigerator always has to look MTV cribs worthy…and I don’t need the pressure!<\/p>\n

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This is the configuration of how we are doing it, the refrigerator and freezer as separate freestanding units flanking a cabinet in the center<\/p>\n

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But I like the look of paneled doors<\/p>\n

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Range-<\/strong> I have an Ilve right now which I love, the look is especially beautiful but I do not need that for this house and there are many other more reasonable options. I love the look of a more commercial range,\u00a0 had a Viking many moons ago and actually was thrilled with it.<\/p>\n

Then then allegedly took a nosedive as a company and many lost faith. It seems Wolf and Blue Star kind of stole their thunder but now I hearing that\u00a0 Viking was just bought by the largest manufacturer in the world and is making a huge comeback. Plus I love their enameled line of ranges. Thoughts?<\/p>\n

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And then there is the Wolf and Blue Star which both seems like sure things-<\/p>\n

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And was really happy to see Blue Star makes an enameled version, extra brownie points for that!<\/p>\n

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Dishwashers-<\/strong> I own Miele right now and am very happy, zero complaint and no issues. So I my do the same here otherwise would consider Bosch<\/p>\n

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I like how Miehle has the top shelf for silverware, very convention<\/p>\n

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And there is Bosch which seems to be considerably less so I will have to do some research, anyone have experience with these?<\/p>\n

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Free Standing oven-<\/strong> Not sure if I am doing this, I must say having a wall oven is really nice and there are times in this house that I really really miss it but not sure the extra expense is warranted especially for it being a second home plus that means having to give up previous cabinet space and as is, there are a lot of windows here which means less cabinets.. If I were to go with a wall oven,\u00a0 thinking\u00a0 Wolf and my local appliance guy said the Bosch wall oven is another great choice-<\/p>\n

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Washer\/dryer-<\/strong> According to our local appliance guy whose opinion I greatly trust there is no better washer\/dryer on the market than this model of Electrolux, so\u00a0 Really didn’t even look into others seems this is what we are doing (in white). He said it’s hands down the best in the market at this time.<\/p>\n

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Wine cooler-<\/strong> Ahhh yes the most important appliance of them all:) We have had sub zero wine coolers with no issues. I may look into other less expensive options as all I need it to be able to do is chill a few dozen bottles of wine.<\/p>\n

The subzero is a great unit but also very pricey about $2500<\/p>\n

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This one is from Edgestar at winecoolersdirect.com<\/a> and is $879<\/p>\n

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Available at the same site<\/em><\/a> is this one from Avallon for about $1000<\/p>\n

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Ice maker-<\/strong> Then there are things like ice makers which we always have, my pet peeve is running out of\u00a0 ice so in the back kitchen\/pantry area I will\u00a0 have a back up ice maker. The one we have now is really good but dot’ think I need to spend so much, I think a decent ice maker is sufficient and we should be able to get something around $800.<\/p>\n

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So, this is where I am regarding appliances. I will of course do due diligence in checking things out and making sure these items are still up to snuff. Would love your input if there is something you think I should know about or maybe a product you love and highly recommend, do tell!<\/p>\n

I am actually happy that we are well ahead of schedule in terms of decision-making as it takes some of the pressure off to have the luxury of time, and as we move along we will have to start making more decisions in quick succession so it’s nice to be ahead of the game.<\/p>\n

Thank you as always for stopping by, wishing you a wonderful day! Until next time……<\/p>\n

PS Don’t forget to throw your name in the\u00a0 hat for the beautiful cashmere sweater, click here to enter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

PPS Fabulous holiday arrangements and magnolia wreaths ends tonight, click here to visit<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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