I warn you to seriously consider my account before purchasing any Ilve product. It took 9 months to reach a resolution with Ilve. Terrible customer support for a brand new range, and trust me it’s not just one customer service rep that caused this, it was everyone I worked with. Here is what happened: – Ilve Nostalgie 36inch range arrived in sub-optimal condition. Gas burners would rarely ignite or hold flame, only 1-2 burners would work at the same time with low BTU. – Began troubleshooting by calling Ilve Customer Support number, the Customer Support is contracted out to Superior Marketing who is their distributor in the US. – Customer Support began trying to locate a service technician in my area (top 10 metro in USA). For weeks, I would call in once per week to check the status of my case, Ilve rarely reached out to me with updates. – Customer Support could not locate a service provider in my area and asked me to find one myself. When reached, many service providers in my area said they would not service Ilve. – At this point, the customer care team began to hang up on me when I would call in to ask for help with locating a service technician. – I now had to call into the Sales team and begin working with them for support. – A service technician was finally scheduled and assessed my issue 3 ½ months after contacting Customer Support. – It took 8 weeks to deliver the parts the technician needed. – Technician re-assessed the range with new parts and concluded the range was not manufactured correctly and should be returned as it was irreparable. – From this point, it took 5 weeks of constant requests to begin the refund process. – After this, it took an additional 9 weeks for the refund to be processed and to get my money back. A product issue was seriously compounded by a failing customer care team. This market segment of home appliances is often called “attainable luxury” – you get the high end look while sacrificing the backend support. Please understand that your appliance may be optimal and working as it should when you purchase it. But buyer beware if you need customer support – that is when the buyers regret kicks in.

The cabinets are Ikea with walnut doors from semi-handmade. I just looked up the Ancona range on costco.com and it won't work for me, it's dual fuel, i need all gas, & it's 36", I need 30". It looks like the ILVE range may work for me also. Is there anywhere that I can find the depth of ranges from the back to the face of the door? AJ Madison is inconsistent with what their depth is measuring (on some ranges it's to the door, some to the handle, some to the front overhang).

Laura and Flynn know their style works best when they meet in the middle. She loves romantic, he likes rustic. She likes traditional, while he prefers more clean lines. What they both can agree on is their love of the outdoors...and a common interest in fairy tales. Darker than Disney, but still with a happy ending :) So...when it came to their kitchen, they decided to have fun and do something they would both enjoy! When they found this chandelier, they knew it was perfect beginning for their kitchen. With crystal, gold leaves, and lots of movement, Laura told Flynn she would make a beautiful room around it. From Design Around This They knew the table would really make the room, but couldn't find anything they liked. Then they found this...what a table! They couldn't resist this for a fairy tale twist! From Design Around This Laura knew she wanted chairs with some curves to balance the table, with white leather for the seats. From Design Around This A rug with suede inserts (the white leaves) seemed perfect for under the table.. From Design Around This They balanced the light fixture with dark lower cabinets, light quartz counters, lots of open shelves and modern appliances. From Design Around This They found a range that was modern, with just a hint of gold to play off the chandelier... From Design Around This A traditional work island (on wheels) and metal stools with wooden seats played off the modern perimeter cabinets. From Design Around This When they found this stained glass, they knew it would look great hung in front of the side yard window....and the curves on the bottom match the back of the chairs! From Design Around This Lucky enough to have a fireplace in the kitchen.... From Design Around This they added a few leather and tapestry chairs with a small green leather foot stool. And the room was complete :) From Design Around This People always want to know if we really would live in a room like this. I would! Maybe the table is a bit over the top (LOL) but I love Snow White and this reminds me of a bit more realistic version. Lots of natural elements with a feminine twist. I'd add a big bouquet of lilacs and a lavender throw on the tapestry chair...and a few cats sleeping by the fireplace. This post was edited by lavender_lass on Wed, Nov 26, 14 at 2:18

We are planning to replace an existing 36" gas range in our kitchen with an induction range. Looked at our local appliance store last weekend and were dismayed at lack of choices compared to 30" ranges. They had Fisher & Paykel, Bertazzoni, and Wolf models on the floor. I really liked the F&P easy glide racks and the knob layout. In comparison, the Bertazzoni racks were clunky and the knobs were not as user friendly (burner location pictures were under the knobs so you had to bend over to see which knob went with which burner). It was not obvious what the extra $2-5k that the Wolf costs would get us. We haven't decided, so I'll be following this thread closely :)