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A few questions as I start my remodel

5 years ago

Hi, We're renovating our kitchen and actually knocking down a wall between the kitchen and office, doubling the size of the space. I had thought we would go to a designer and they would help figure out the best appliances etc, but the first one we went to her first question was what appliances did you pick. Not sure that is normal. So anyway now I'm looking at appliances (And more designers)


I understand a lot of this comes down to personal preference but I always thought I wanted wall ovens, I've never had them, but I don't love the look of a cooktop. I like range tops, but it seems to me I'm spending double the money on appliances and I dont know that it makes sense to spend 3K on just a range top... I see there are some range tops by Zline and Thor that are less expensive, so I'm considering that plus a double wall oven.


Or should I just go with a double oven range, like the GE Cafe, which I like the look of? And then get extra counter or pantry space or something? I mentioned that to the designer and she seemed to think it was blasphamy to put anything smaller than a 36" in but I dont know that I really need more than a 30" oven. Because the other option would be a range and then another wall oven+microwave or something like that.


The appliance store I was at was steering me toward Kitchenaid for everything but the reviews I've read were not the best.


Thoughts? Sorry if I'm rambling...



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