ᐅ Planning kitchen appliances: How to approach it. The market is overwhelming.
Created on: 11 Sep 2017 12:34
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G-Star1988
Hello everyone,
I have an appointment at the kitchen studio next Saturday and I’m preparing for it. Specifically, I’m looking for the appliances I want to have later in the kitchen. I’ve been researching a lot from brands like Neff / Siemens, Miele, Bora, etc., but I’m not making much progress.
For example, the current selection at Siemens looks like this:
Dishwasher IQ300 SN636X03MD
Oven IQ700 HB634GBS1
Microwave IQ500 HF15M264
Cooktop with integrated downdraft extractor EX801LX34E
or
2 x Cooktop IQ700 EX375FXB1E with extractor IQ700 LF16VA570
(The cooktop with integrated downdraft is the only fixed requirement, unfortunately I don’t have any influence on that ^^)
I actually value quality, energy efficiency, and a balanced price-performance ratio. But how can I find out if what you pick is really good? Or if there are possibly cheaper but equally high-quality products from other manufacturers. For example, the cooktop with integrated downdraft extractor from Miele—according to the catalog, it’s cheaper but just as good or even better?
How do you approach this?
I have an appointment at the kitchen studio next Saturday and I’m preparing for it. Specifically, I’m looking for the appliances I want to have later in the kitchen. I’ve been researching a lot from brands like Neff / Siemens, Miele, Bora, etc., but I’m not making much progress.
For example, the current selection at Siemens looks like this:
Dishwasher IQ300 SN636X03MD
Oven IQ700 HB634GBS1
Microwave IQ500 HF15M264
Cooktop with integrated downdraft extractor EX801LX34E
or
2 x Cooktop IQ700 EX375FXB1E with extractor IQ700 LF16VA570
(The cooktop with integrated downdraft is the only fixed requirement, unfortunately I don’t have any influence on that ^^)
I actually value quality, energy efficiency, and a balanced price-performance ratio. But how can I find out if what you pick is really good? Or if there are possibly cheaper but equally high-quality products from other manufacturers. For example, the cooktop with integrated downdraft extractor from Miele—according to the catalog, it’s cheaper but just as good or even better?
How do you approach this?
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Knallkörper15 Sep 2017 22:13Well… I wouldn’t commit to all the furniture. For example, I would never buy a sofa there. The affordable Freistil line from Rolf Benz would be, for me, something like the mid-range with a very good price/performance ratio.
Knallkörper schrieb:
The IKEA hinges are actually made by Blum, right? I figured their hinges wouldn’t be bad. But that they’re THE BEST… wow!
Nothing else. That’s why I wrote on the last page that you can be happy with IKEA if you find a front you like. Your kitchen sounds interesting. How big / long is it?
IKEA has become quite flexible with countertops nowadays. In our kitchen, we have three depths ranging from 63cm to 125cm (25 inches to 49 inches).Well, even Blum has several quality levels… so they probably aren’t the absolute best of the best. But that’s not too important—if they’re at least from Blum, that’s already something valuable!
Our kitchen is fully integrated into the living area, with one side measuring 2.65m (8 ft 8 in) featuring 4 floor-to-ceiling, flush-mounted tall cabinets as described earlier. Along the window side, there is a long stretch of 4m (13 ft 1 in), plus a kitchen island measuring 1.20m by 2.40m (3 ft 11 in by 7 ft 10 in)… The kitchen’s total area is about 15m² (162 sq ft).
For this, we will install several variations of IKEA’s Besta system throughout the house. It’s incredibly flexible and you can create lots of unique designs, especially with IKEA Besta hacks!
Independent of the kitchen. The great thing about IKEA is that they offer many pieces of furniture that aren’t bulky or oversized. Take those upholstered corner sofas, for example, which nowadays often look like large reclining landscapes—they just take up unnecessary space and aren’t very comfortable for sitting. They’re way too low and too deep. You can find more delicate options at Elch as well. Or a hallway cabinet that’s only about 30cm (12 inches) deep. Or Kallax shelving—you place it against the wall, add a door in front, and for a small amount of money, you have a nice cabinet. Or kitchen chairs that don’t look like armchairs. That’s what I love about that store. Karsten
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winnetou7816 Sep 2017 12:12Which hallway chest of drawers?
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Knallkörper16 Sep 2017 12:17Even though this is getting a bit off topic, my favorites from Ikea are the Algot shelving system and also BESTA. Algot is great for floor-free, meter-by-meter (yard-by-yard) storage in the garage, while BESTA offers flexible solutions suitable for almost any room; we have BESTA in the kids’ rooms.
Knallkörper schrieb:
In my opinion, Ikea kitchens are of higher quality than, for example, Nobilia. So, a mid-range quality. You have to accept the modular measurements and find a matching door front. Wow, that's really not correct. These cheapest foil fronts are only practical because you can easily buy replacements later. The drawer systems are also NOT comparable to Nobilia.
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