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[BriK]

I went through many of the same things recently so hopefully I can offer some considerations in attempt to be helpful (I know I welcomed tips when I was shopping).

- darker wood will more easily show dirt and scratches

- after shopping around a lot, we got all of our kitchen appliances at ApplianceSmart. We went with the whole suite of Frigidaire Gallery appliances in stainless steel. For fridge, micro, oven, and dishwasher, we paid as much as we would've for just the fridge and dishwasher somewhere else (ie, basically got the microwave and oven free)-- and that's even after updgrading to a french door refrigerator and double oven. And definitely spring for the french door refrigerator-- it makes a surprising difference.

- check out Steve's Blinds for window coverings-- best prices I've found and good quality

[Halon]

Originally Posted by BriK

I went through many of the same things recently so hopefully I can offer some considerations in attempt to be helpful (I know I welcomed tips when I was shopping).

- darker wood will more easily show dirt and scratches

- after shopping around a lot, we got all of our kitchen appliances at ApplianceSmart. We went with the whole suite of Frigidaire Gallery appliances in stainless steel. For fridge, micro, oven, and dishwasher, we paid as much as we would've for just the fridge and dishwasher somewhere else (ie, basically got the microwave and oven free)-- and that's even after updgrading to a french door refrigerator and double oven. And definitely spring for the french door refrigerator-- it makes a surprising difference.

- check out Steve's Blinds for window coverings-- best prices I've found and good quality

You said you got Frigidaire Gallery appliances? That's pretty much exactly what we are looking for. They had a decent deal but we didn't want the side by side freezer/fridge. We want a bottom door style fridge. The one we want is more $$, but they wouldn't let us upgrade the fridge to a different one for that deal. So we're going to look elsewhere.

[BriK]

Originally Posted by Halon

You said you got Frigidaire Gallery appliances? That's pretty much exactly what we are looking for. They had a decent deal but we didn't want the side by side freezer/fridge. We want a bottom door style fridge. The one we want is more $$, but they wouldn't let us upgrade the fridge to a different one for that deal. So we're going to look elsewhere.

Yeah, Frigidaire Gallery in stainless steel from the location in St. Louis Park. We worked with a couple different people on different occasions and had no issues at all.

We were going to get the package of all new appliances but we were able to find scratch-and-dents with no obvious imperfections (we only noticed the imperfections after 4 weeks of owning them) for a only a slightly higher price; our dishwasher was the only new piece. That also meant we could upgrade to the French-Door fridge and double oven without hassle or useless upcharge.