Tracey and I have had big plans for our kitchen since we moved in three years ago. When we put pencil to paper and figured out what it was going to cost us we had a tab of around $40,000. Now in that figure was the "Pie In The Sky" dream kitchen. But we figured this was our home that we would raise our kids in plus depending on where our kids end up could very well be our last home.
So clearly to pay for this we had to do it in stages or wait for someone to give us 40K. Well I got tired of waiting for someone in my or Tracey's family to cough up the dough. HA!
So where to start? Well we have the original dish washer from when the house was built. So what we decided was to start there. Our list grew though. Our oven is also original so we put that on the list. Then our list grew some more. I was looking at over the counter microwaves because I wanted to get our microwave off the counter. I am big fan of less is MORE on the counter top. Makes the kitchen look bigger then if you have a bunch of crap on it. So I walked out of Home Depot with the following.
1. One Convection Oven- This gives you the benefit of a regular double oven in a single because of the air flow.
2. A microwave- This will be a stand alone unit but by father and I are going to build a shelf above the oven so it will get off of the cabinet.
3. One Dishwasher- Oddly this is probably the thing that Tracey and I are most excited about.
We went with stainless steel on all of the appliances. This will be a major upgrade to the kitchen. We were excited also because we saved about 400 dollars with the 10% off all appliances and TAX FREE on energy saver appliances. These savings allowed us to upgrade to a higher level on the dishwasher and pay for itself. SCORE!!!
Delivery is SATURDAY!!!
Now what is next??? Get rid of wall paper and paint? Shudder's for the kitchen to finish off the house? Flooring? or the biggy....granite countertops???? So much to do...so little money!!
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