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Posted by Joe on November 6, 2009, 10:48 pm
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>I'd say that SS
> appliances should be fine for another 20 years. Indeed with neutral
> appliances like SS you can redo counters and cabinets and completely
> change the look of a kitchen while keeping those same appliances.
That's what we said about harvest gold just a few years ago...
A decade is about forever in the home fashion world. With unemployment
over 10% now, SS and $60 a square foot countertops will give way to
another more spartan trend. Whirlpool's black appliances may be the
harbinger.
Joe
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Posted by ransley on November 6, 2009, 10:27 pm
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> We're starting to update our kitchen, since it's over 20 years old.
> We're going to start with a new electric stove and dishwasher. Lowes is
> having a big sale this weekend. I'm going to install the stove, but I'm
> not comfortable doing the dishwasher.
> The in thing now is stainless steel. Please look in your crystal ball.
> How long is SS going to be in style?
> More importantly, any recommendations or warnings about which appliances
> we should or should not buy?
Stainless steel has to be cleaned alot , fingerprints and smuges show,
its not my type of appliance.
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Posted by HeyBub on November 7, 2009, 7:18 am
mcp6453 wrote:
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> We're starting to update our kitchen, since it's over 20 years old.
> We're going to start with a new electric stove and dishwasher. Lowes
> is having a big sale this weekend. I'm going to install the stove,
> but I'm not comfortable doing the dishwasher.
> The in thing now is stainless steel. Please look in your crystal ball.
> How long is SS going to be in style?
> More importantly, any recommendations or warnings about which
> appliances we should or should not buy?
Installing a diswasher is not much more complicated than a stove. You've got
to hook up three things instead of just one:
* Water
* Electricity
* Drain
In doing so, it might be prudent to upgrade the connections while you're
under there. That is, install a valve on the hot water inlet instead of a
direct connect and an outlet/plug on the electric supply.
These will make future maintenance easier.
Disclaimer---
The hard part is coordinating the activities of the various specialty
workers (plumbers and licensed electricians), plus obtaining all the
necessary permits, plans, inspections, and architectural drawings. A check
of your homeowner's policy is not out of the question.
And wear eye protection.
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Posted by Mark on November 7, 2009, 9:19 am
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> We're starting to update our kitchen, since it's over 20 years old. We're
> going to start with a new electric stove and dishwasher. Lowes is having a
> big sale this weekend. I'm going to install the stove, but I'm not
> comfortable doing the dishwasher.
> The in thing now is stainless steel. Please look in your crystal ball. How
> long is SS going to be in style?
> More importantly, any recommendations or warnings about which appliances
> we should or should not buy?
We had the same question when we did a remodel/room addition a few years
ago. We decided to go with the old 'basic white' for our situation. The
home was built in the 1940s and while we've updated and modernized things,
we've tried to maintain the original style. Stainless seemed to go against
that trend, so we went with white. I've no regrets to this point. SS will
eventually go out of style just like the gold and green of the 1970s, and
the black of the 80s & 90s. But white has lived on throughout!
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Posted by benick on November 7, 2009, 11:38 pm
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>> We're starting to update our kitchen, since it's over 20 years old. We're
>> going to start with a new electric stove and dishwasher. Lowes is having
>> a big sale this weekend. I'm going to install the stove, but I'm not
>> comfortable doing the dishwasher.
>> The in thing now is stainless steel. Please look in your crystal ball.
>> How long is SS going to be in style?
>> More importantly, any recommendations or warnings about which appliances
>> we should or should not buy?
> We had the same question when we did a remodel/room addition a few years
> ago. We decided to go with the old 'basic white' for our situation. The
> home was built in the 1940s and while we've updated and modernized things,
> we've tried to maintain the original style. Stainless seemed to go
> against that trend, so we went with white. I've no regrets to this point.
> SS will eventually go out of style just like the gold and green of the
> 1970s, and the black of the 80s & 90s. But white has lived on throughout!
We chose white as well...Timeless and easy to match if something goes down
and needs replacing in a few years....
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>I'd say that SS
> appliances should be fine for another 20 years. Indeed with neutral
> appliances like SS you can redo counters and cabinets and completely
> change the look of a kitchen while keeping those same appliances.