My Wishlist

For this new kitchen, we are in desperate need of a new garbage disposal, dishwasher, and fridge.  Our oven and over the range microwave are in good shape but since we are upgrading everything else, the idea is to sell them and upgrade them too if we have the extra money.  If we upgrade the oven, we are going with gas. We'll have to have a plumber run the gas line up to the kitchen but I've been told its not that $$ since we already have gas lines in the unfinished basement for our heat and water heater.

Any appliance we buy from Ikea helps us reach our $2500 to get the deal on the countertops (40% off the entire countertop purchase making nice Corian the same price as the cheap laminate we were gonna do) and they also come with a 5 year warranty.  The appliances are all made by Whirlpool and are actually highly rated by Consumer Reports.  Any appliance we buy from Sears, Home Depot etc. only come with a 1 year warranty so I feel like its worth it to go the Ikea route for our fridge and our dishwasher.  They don't carry gas ranges like what I want since they focus more on wall ovens and cooktops but our kitchen isn't designed for those.  Here is what I'm thinking.

The Nutid French Door Bottom Freezer Fridge for $1499:

Key features:


Fully extending freezer drawer at a user-friendly height for easy overview and access to the contents.

4 adjustable tempered glass shelves with spill guard included. Easliy adjusts to suit your storage needs.

VINNA handles match the handles on the refrigerator. Use them on your kitchen cabinet fronts and create a uniform expression.

Factory-installed automatic ice maker with ice bin.

Energy Star® Qualified.


Refrigerator capacity: 17.3 cu.ft.

Capacity freezer: 7.5 cu.ft.

2 transparent crispers are included as well as a meat and cheese drawer.

We hardly use our freezer now and I'm always bending over for stuff in the fruit/veggie crispers since I pretty much cook fresh stuff and not frozen so I think this is a good option.

I can't decide on a dishwasher.  I have 2 options I'm considering.  What do you think?

The Nutid Dishwasher for $649:

Key Features:
Capacity: 14 place settings.


4 cycles; normal wash, light wash, heavy wash and rinse only.

Energy Star® Qualified.

Stainless steel cavity.

Extra option of drying dishes without heat available. Saves energy and is practical when drying plates and mugs in heat-sensitive materials.


Dishwasher with timer; can be preset to start max. 4 hours later.

Option of quick heating to extra high temperature (60°C or 140°F) available

The Renlig Dishwasher with Integrated Design:

Same capacity and cycle options as above but this one will match our cabinets(not the same shown in the picture) for a seamless integrated design.  You seriously can't tell its a dishwasher. It looks like an extra cabinet. Doesn't have the same quick drying option. 
*Both dishwashers are shown with a butcher block countertop on top. Not part of the actual dishwasher.


I haven't picked out a gas range yet.  I know I want Stainless Steel color with continuous cast iron grates.  I would love convection in the oven.  I've seen several options that meet this criteria for well under $1k.

Appliances are expensive!