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So I’ve been following this woman’s reno (and a few other peeps) for quite a while now.
We hope to do some reno sometime down the line if & when the time is right – I like to see what peeps are doing and learn, etc, etc.
I have to tell you – and sure, maybe it’s just me – but I find this to be the pinnacle, the ultimate, <span style="font-weight: bold">THE </span>height of stupidity.
Talk about excess – laziness – stupidity – I just don’t get it.
Why on EARTH, would you *need* the 2 dishwashers ... ?
I don't even think Kate Plus 8 has 2.
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The World's Most Expensive Dishwasher </span></span>
By JULIA ANGWIN
<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424...cleTabs=article>
In the process of gut renovating our Harlem brownstone, my husband Vijay and I have inadvertently ended up with what must be the world's most expensive dishwasher.
We haven't even bought the dishwasher yet. But, this $300 dishwasher has already cost us a six-week delay in construction–which means we have already paid more than $10,000 in combined mortgage and rent for the period of lost time.
The most expensive dishwasher I can find online is the Miele LaPerla II (which sounds like lingerie) for about $2,500. So, theoretically, we're already $7,500 over budget.
We probably should've known better. When we started the renovation, we vowed that we wouldn't fall prey to the temptation to change our plans–the fastest way to pour money down the drain. But this change seemed so simple and small.
It still may be a good bargain, however, because the dishwasher is our attempt to broker marital harmony.
As I've mentioned in previous columns <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...474728410.html> , my husband Vijay and I tend to fight over the dishes. Vijay and I like to cook, but neither of us is very good about doing the dishes. For the renovation, we've been living in temporary rental with limited counter space. So, we decided to switch to paper plates to alleviate arguments. Paper serves us well. Our kitchen is cleaner; our arguments are fewer.
But I'm not ready to commit to a future of paper plates. Food doesn't really taste as good on a paper plate. It's also not ecologically sustainable to cut down trees for every single meal. Finally, I feel that paper plates send the wrong message to our children: that disputes can be resolved simply through wasteful habits.
So, earlier this summer, as Vijay and I were discussing the kitchen renovation, we talked about moving beyond paper plates. The discussion quickly devolved into a blame game about who unloads the dishwasher more often (readers–that would be me).
Then Vijay stumbled onto a novel solution: Why not get two dishwashers? One dishwasher could always be in the process of being loaded, while the other dishwasher could always be in the process of being unloaded.
At first, I was skeptical. But as we discussed further, I recognized the validity of his argument. After all, a second dishwasher would only cost a few hundred dollars–and we have plenty of space for it in our long narrow kitchen.
Admittedly, it seems a bit indulgent to have two dishwashers. After all, I was the one who was opposed to having bathrooms for each of the kids' rooms <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...302290562.html> . But I felt better after looking at a few kitchen renovation magazine spreads.
By comparison our kitchen was rather spartan. We weren't getting a Viking range, or a SubZero refrigerator or any of those multiple oven combinations. We are getting some simple Sears appliances, and our kitchen island is just a butcher block–with no sink or gas range or other bells and whistles.
So we decided to add a second dishwasher to the plans we had filed with the city buildings department. We were already submitting an amendment to the plans for our deck so we thought adding the dishwasher wouldn't be a big problem.
And the dishwasher wasn't a problem–except for one thing we had overlooked: the plumbing inspection. The city inspector showed up while our plans were being reviewed.
[email protected]
We hope to do some reno sometime down the line if & when the time is right – I like to see what peeps are doing and learn, etc, etc.
I have to tell you – and sure, maybe it’s just me – but I find this to be the pinnacle, the ultimate, <span style="font-weight: bold">THE </span>height of stupidity.
Talk about excess – laziness – stupidity – I just don’t get it.
Why on EARTH, would you *need* the 2 dishwashers ... ?
I don't even think Kate Plus 8 has 2.
----<span style="font-weight: bold">
<span style="font-size: 17pt">
The World's Most Expensive Dishwasher </span></span>
By JULIA ANGWIN
<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424...cleTabs=article>
In the process of gut renovating our Harlem brownstone, my husband Vijay and I have inadvertently ended up with what must be the world's most expensive dishwasher.
We haven't even bought the dishwasher yet. But, this $300 dishwasher has already cost us a six-week delay in construction–which means we have already paid more than $10,000 in combined mortgage and rent for the period of lost time.
The most expensive dishwasher I can find online is the Miele LaPerla II (which sounds like lingerie) for about $2,500. So, theoretically, we're already $7,500 over budget.
We probably should've known better. When we started the renovation, we vowed that we wouldn't fall prey to the temptation to change our plans–the fastest way to pour money down the drain. But this change seemed so simple and small.
It still may be a good bargain, however, because the dishwasher is our attempt to broker marital harmony.
As I've mentioned in previous columns <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...474728410.html> , my husband Vijay and I tend to fight over the dishes. Vijay and I like to cook, but neither of us is very good about doing the dishes. For the renovation, we've been living in temporary rental with limited counter space. So, we decided to switch to paper plates to alleviate arguments. Paper serves us well. Our kitchen is cleaner; our arguments are fewer.
But I'm not ready to commit to a future of paper plates. Food doesn't really taste as good on a paper plate. It's also not ecologically sustainable to cut down trees for every single meal. Finally, I feel that paper plates send the wrong message to our children: that disputes can be resolved simply through wasteful habits.
So, earlier this summer, as Vijay and I were discussing the kitchen renovation, we talked about moving beyond paper plates. The discussion quickly devolved into a blame game about who unloads the dishwasher more often (readers–that would be me).
Then Vijay stumbled onto a novel solution: Why not get two dishwashers? One dishwasher could always be in the process of being loaded, while the other dishwasher could always be in the process of being unloaded.
At first, I was skeptical. But as we discussed further, I recognized the validity of his argument. After all, a second dishwasher would only cost a few hundred dollars–and we have plenty of space for it in our long narrow kitchen.
Admittedly, it seems a bit indulgent to have two dishwashers. After all, I was the one who was opposed to having bathrooms for each of the kids' rooms <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...302290562.html> . But I felt better after looking at a few kitchen renovation magazine spreads.
By comparison our kitchen was rather spartan. We weren't getting a Viking range, or a SubZero refrigerator or any of those multiple oven combinations. We are getting some simple Sears appliances, and our kitchen island is just a butcher block–with no sink or gas range or other bells and whistles.
So we decided to add a second dishwasher to the plans we had filed with the city buildings department. We were already submitting an amendment to the plans for our deck so we thought adding the dishwasher wouldn't be a big problem.
And the dishwasher wasn't a problem–except for one thing we had overlooked: the plumbing inspection. The city inspector showed up while our plans were being reviewed.
[email protected]
Hey it's not a crime to be lazy or hate housework 
Whatever works for you......I have perfected the art of being lazy 
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