Our New (Used) Stuff

On Monday we finally began officially upgrading our appliances. This was a very necessary thing to do since the appliances that came with the house are most likely older than I am (and I am pretty old). Just to give you a feel for what we have been living with, here are some pictures of our old stuff.

Fridge:Not that bad looking from the outside, but the door doesn't close tight and the freezer doesn't hang straight.
Yep, that is duct tape making the shelves in the freezer.

Now the Stove:
I don't know if you can tell, but it only has dials - nothing digital. And the lights are all burned out, so you don't know when a burner or the oven is on. Not too safe.

We have been trying to find lightly used appliances for cheap. We finally were in luck on Monday. We found a fridge and a stove that were both awesomely priced! And even better, they were available and in the general area. Matt called and set up appointments and we were off to look at them as soon as I got home from work. First we saw the stove, and it was great! Then we went to the house with the fridge and were pleasantly surprised.

Since the biggest car we have is the Toyota Corolla, we had to get my dad with his Jeep and trailer to pick them up. It worked out great and we had the new fridge plugged in that night!

The stove is going to be more of an adventure, because we found out that our range is 27 inches wide. The standard range is 30 inches. It is possible to buy a 27 in range, but they cost over $1,000 for the cheap model. So, we are going to have an adventure and try to cut back our cabinets and counter top. Sounds scary I know! But Matt thinks it will be fun, and I am pretty sure we can do a lot of damage and still come out ahead of buying a really expensive cheap stove.

So - we now have a new (used) fridge and stove. I will update you on the stove project and it's successful ending!