Globalization comes to home appliances

[joe_in_philly]

As someone with limited kitchen space, I definitely like the space utilization of European style kitchens. IKEA has reasonably priced euro style kitchens, but the whirlpool built appliances they offer are rather low end.

http://usat.ly/1uz6JOK

 

[iej]

Yeah, I agree with you, IKEA's range of appliances here is quite 'dull'.
Over here they're a mixture of Electrolux and Whirlpool built machines, but they tend to have limit features.

 

[foraloysius]

You can always buy a kitchen at Ikea and buy your appliances somewhere else.

 

[BoschExxcel]

I've got a new Whirlpool built in washing machine, it's brilliant!

 

[henene4]

We have an IKEA oven, induction cooker, range hood and freezer. All build into a nearly 30 years old kitchen.

 

[jerrod6]

Ikeas kitchen cabinets look nice so as stated previously If I was going to install a new kitchen their cabinets would be OK and then I would choose the appliances I want to have and leave Ikea's stuff in the store.  Not sure all of their appliances are from the same manufacturer but I don't want all my appliances from the same place.  Like to spread it around..getting the best I can afford..but not all from the same design shop, and why should I give one company all my money?  Forget that.

 

 

 

[peterh770]

The BF just put in an IKEA kitchen, but his own appliances... I only had input for the stove (the very sexy WP WFE710H0AS and matching WMH31017AS microwave over)... He kept his KA dw (good) and Sumsung fridge (horrible)...
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Nice stuff, but took the installer FOREVER to put it all together, with 5 separate trips back to the store for missing hardware and panels...