Why is there a sink in the living room? Well because the dishwasher broke. One of the joys of home ownership, when something breaks YOU get to fix it. But this story has a very happy ending. After a couple weeks of Jeff vs. the dishwasher, with the dishwasher not draining properly, or leaking at the bottom, Jeff tinkering with it, coaxing a few more loads of dishes, checking the plumbing to be sure that wasn't the problem, it was finally decided the dishwasher just needed to be replaced. After comparing prices online and checking for sales on new dishwashers we decide to also check Craigslist. I was hesitant to buy a used dishwasher, because I didn't want to be going through this again next year, but I'm glad I checked! I found an amazing deal on a KITCHENAID dishwasher from a family that was doing a remodel and upgrading to stainless steal appliances. Kitchenaid dishwashers start at around $800 for their base models, they were selling this one for $100. Nothing wrong with it except the color. So, if you are still wondering about the sink in the living room... when Jeff went to go pick up the dishwasher the guy offered to sell him the sink and facet too. Well, it was a lot nicer then the one we currently had and easily worth the extra $15
The dishwasher model is called Whisper Quiet Ultima and it lives up to the name! The first time Jeff turned it on I thought he had left the water running in the sink. It has a couple different wash settings and a 2, 4 or 6 hour delayed start option!
Kohler sink with a nice deep basin and the facet has an extension hose on the head.
My "new" kitchen!
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This is the "before", a picture from our moving in day. I didn't really take pictures of the dishwasher. Pretty sure both the sink and dishwasher were original to the house.
