Originally Posted by
robinsmommy
I have appliances on the brain now. We have an old house (approaching 90), with the typical old house small galley kitchen. We have a counter depth 30" fridge, and swapped out the 24" DW with an 18" Miele when it died. Are these appliance sizes going to hurt us when we go to resell the house? The house has 3 br, 1.5 ba and a non-egress bedroom in the basement.
Personally, I'd rather have cupboard space than a bigger dishwasher. Ditto with the fridge. And when I say the kitchen is small, one side has the range, fridge, and a 12" base cabinet (along with two doorways) - the other has a double sink in a 36" cabinet and 60" of cabinets/counter to either side. It is not the tiniest I have seen, but new construction is usually a lot bigger. We do have a lovely kitchen nook, though. We are looking at downsizing to a smaller house in a couple of years, and considering a light remodel soon to enjoy the kitchen more before we go and help with resale.
How important is size in home appliances? How small is too small, esp for a smaller family-sized house?