Looking to see if anyone has mixed color appliances in their kitchens
Linda Gullage
3 years ago
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Has anyone's child ever had a Herbst appliance?
Comments (24)My 13 year old granddaughter will be wearing one of these Herbst appliances very soon, but it's not intended to correct an overbite or underbite. She had been experiencing headaches for about the past two years, and for over a year her jaw has been making a loud clicking sound as she opens and closes her mouth causing her pain each time. She was finally taken to a dentist who then referred her to an orthodontist. They thought it may be TMJ, so the doctor ordered an MRI of her jaw area. It was not TMJ. The right side of her jaw isn't even connected, and the clicking noises are coming from left side of her jaw . The orthodontist said he has never seen a case so sever as this in a child before...only saw cases like this with adults who have been in a traumatic auto accident, or who have had a forceful blow to their face. Her mom doesn't recall any such things ever happening as she was growing up. But I do remember when she had a root canal and cap done at the age of 3 or 4 years old. I distinctly recall how she cried in pain for hours afterwards and I couldn't find a way to comfort her. I even drove her back to the dental office where it was performed that same day and they insisted nothing was wrong with her. The orthodontist who just recently requested the MRI be done, said she has a smaller mouth than most others. I have a gut feeling, and from after talking with others about this, that there's a possibility that when they did the root canal procedure it may have partially dislocated her jaw and that her jaw never went back into the normal position as she was growing all these years. The Orthodontist does not guarantee that wearing the Herbst will even solve her problems in the end, which is heart wrenching to even think of. It's even more heartbreaking to know the pain she is going to have to endure wearing this appliance. But worse, if it doesn't work, they said surgery is the next option. I've heard that with surgery nerves will be cut and loss of feeling in the chin area occurs causing the person to always drool. That would be so traumatic for any teenager to have to deal with. This is so difficult to even imagine what might happen in the long run. I just pray that wearing the Herbst will completely correct her condition. Please, if there is anyone else who has had this similar condition, please let me know how your results were with wearing this appliance....See MoreMix and match kitchen appliances - anyone ?
Comments (12)Yes, you could, and you could also paint your fridge and DW--a nice freedom your "for now" situation invites. But why not check out Craig's List-type options? Unfortunately, the best buys of newish good-quality appliances are those being sold by others who want stainless, but nevertheless you can probably sell and replace your appliances very reasonably this way....See MoreMixing KitchenAid Proline and Architect appliances - handles
Comments (12)jellytoast - I'm glad to hear you like your dishwasher. I like your suggestion of ordering a flush dishwasher but really like the Pro Line. It's pretty :-) KA doesn't seem to offer a flush lip for the trash compactor anymore. I just called the store and the appliance salesman suggested getting the "panel ready" trash compactor instead of stainless, so we can have a panel made to match the cabinets (which will be painted off-white) and won't need to use an appliance handle. I like the idea but DH thinks a light painted cabinet face is not a good choice for a trash compactor, with kids in the house. I don't know if it would be a problem. We don't usually get food on the front of the trash compactor now (just fingerprints) and it would still be cleanable. lynn2006 - thank you for posting the links! nini - you have my dream kitchen. It's gorgeous! Definitely going in my inspiration file for my eventual major remodel. I didn't even notice that the handles were different in the pictures until I went back to check. If both of you like the look and function of the Pro Line handles, can you get replacement handles for your appliances through KitchenAid? The specs on the Architect and Pro Line appliances I'm looking at are the same, so I'm thinking the handle is the only difference....See MoreMixed appliance colors in small kitchen laundry combo
Comments (10)I was recently looking at a very small older house (694 sf) where the only place for the laundry was in the small galley kitchen. The kitchen appliances were all stainless, but it never even occurred to me to be displeased that the laundry center was white. I honestly never gave it a single thought till reading your post. I was just so happy to see they'd managed to get the washer/dryer in the house instead of across the yard in a detached garage or laundry shed. ETA If we'd decided to buy the house (we didn't, because the city was widening the side street in a way that would put the pavement about three feet from the bedrooms), we would have wanted to redo the kitchen, but I would totally have kept the laundry stuff as it was, as long as it worked well, but I wouldn't have felt obliged to get white kitchen appliances just because of that (although I like white appliances if they aren't cheap-looking)....See More
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Erin Ohnesorge
3 years agoWe just remodeled our kitchen. The newest trend seems to be buying a range in a fun color! They come in Reds, Blues, Yellows....We chose Matte Black for our range, and our fridge is stainless. The speed oven will be stainless as well. I think it looks good together. We are also going to be brass plating the range knobs and handles!
Linda Gullage
3 years agoErin Ohnesorge
3 years agoLinda Gullage
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rrs4727
3 years agoM L
3 years agorrs4727
3 years agoWORK IN PROGRESS!
Here's the layout. E: Range is only Cafe Matte White appliance. All others are stainless. F: Counter Depth Kitchenaid Refrigerator C: Dishwasher, D: Sharp microwave drawer (I still have tags taped up as notes to work crew)
Back of peninsula is rustic cherry (same as floors) - works betters with kids, nieces, nephews, etc kicking the back.
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