BEAUTIFUL!

Wow, it's stunning, sleek, classy, modern and beautiful all at once! And what a steal! I love the knobs and I know you're going to enjoy the seamless grates!

noellabelle, Looks fantastic! I know how you feel, I just bought a new 36" AEG Electrolux range, reg.$4200. for $1600., and my other one was only 2 years old. I couldn't pass it up. My sister is thrilled as I gave her my other one. I love your counters. Are they marble? Enjoy your wonderful new kitchen.

Your kitchen looked great even with the old coiltop, but now--wow! It looks very at-home there.

Great lookin' range but I'm groovin' on your stone tops!!!

congratulations! Love your kitchen.

Love the counters -- what are they??

Yay! Gorgeous!

what a deal!! It looks awesome!

wow, what a great find. post a picture of the first thing you cook in/on the range! it looks super. :)

Very Pretty! Is your hood Windster? When you start cooking, please post how you like your hood. I believe I have the same one. It's been sitting in my dining room for almost a year...

Kathe

On Craigslist? You found a gem.

Thanks everyone!

oldhouse, that's awesome that you got such a great deal too! I love giving these things a good home that I find on craigslist (I also got my island & hutch from there, and my fridge was from sears outlet).

Kathec - my hood is a zephyr, linked below. I used to have a microwave hood, and I love the look and roominess of the hood instead. I have the recirculating kit (I'm in a condo, and it would have been over $1k just for the ductwork).

Ironcook - I saw your post after dinner, but that would have been a great idea! I did boil water for pasta, saute chicken, make a cream sauce, and then bake it in the convection oven, so I felt I gave it a pretty good workout for our first go!

writersblock - Thanks! I actually liked that stove, apart from it not being very attractive. But I've cooked many a tasty meal on that range, and have used it since all 3 of my kids were born, so I might miss it a bit.

My granite is valley white, which seems the same/similar to white river and white spring. The colors I think are close to kashmir white, but instead of spots there's lots of movement. Here's a pic of the large piece that shows the stone better...

Here is a link that might be useful: my hood

Does your face hurt? I would guess you haven't stopped smiling for a really long time!

Congratulations! Wow, you are the Deal Queen. A beautiful range for a beautiful kitchen. Enjoy!

The range is absolutely gorgeous, and WOW on the counters.

Amazing deal on a beautiful range! Congratulations, I'm sure you're going to love cooking on it!

Noellabelle,
KNOCK out gorgeous SPACE.
I LOVE IT!!! Sorry to scream I am so excited. This is the
kind of kitchen I want. You are beyond lucky to find such a
great range on CL. Good for you. I love the soft cool creamy
white cabinets with that elegant counter top. The edge
you chose is simply perfect with the faucet and your
backsplash just pulls it all together. Clean but elegant.
This is going in my clippings. I love warm white elegant
kitchens. I can not wait to see the rest of your kitchen.
Natural oak floors, I never thought they could look
so pretty. I ended up going really dark with mine.
Where is all that glowing fresh light coming from? Windows?
Undercab? A chandy? Cans?

Right now I am sitting here thinking I should have done
granite like yours. I went with Jet mist (Which I love)
but your granite is fantastic.
~boxer

That looks amazing! What a nice range in your great space. Keep the pictures coming.

Thanks so much everyone! I was at ikea last week, and normally I absolutely love and am jealous of their kitchens....for the first time, I thought to myself, I'm really really happy and content with mine!

Boxer, thanks! I absolutely love your kitchen too. I was so set to go with jet mist just like yours before this slab wouldn't stop calling to me! I still question a little what it would have looked like if I had gone dark like I had been planning the whole time. I think there aren't so much incorrect choices as different beautiful options.

I think your dark floors are beautiful too....again, is there ever a "wrong" choice for wood? I love the look of dark, but with 3 messy kids (6,5, & 3) I didn't want something to constantly show that I'm not the best housekeeper. So far, the lighter wood has been great at not showing dirt and scratches.

We have a nice big window in our south facing kitchen (we're in a townhouse though so too bad the view is of our little parking area). Dh also put in undercabinet lighting, which I love especially now that it has tile to highlight and not a ripped out wall!

Here's a view of our window with our island and hutch. I'm in the process of painting the island to match the cabinets. I'm not sure if it's the right choice, and I may revisit that later, possibly with gray, but I already had all the white paint so it won't be a costly mistake if I change my mind.

One thing I'm trying to decide is whether to go with a white or wood blind for the window. We definitely need privacy, so it has to be something solid. I'll probably get a feel of what I think will fit once we paint the walls.

That looks great! You got a killer of a deal on that range! We bought the electric smoothtop version of the Electrolux range about a year ago and like it a lot. (That marked the beginning of our kitchen remodel project.) Since your range looks a lot like mine--except for the knobs on the front and gas burners--your photos help me visualize how mine will look with light colored subway tile behind it. I'm in the process of figuring out my backsplash--so that's a very timely aid! Thanks for sharing!

oh, i must of been hungry when i posted that! ;)

your dinner sounds delicious.

it's funny about those coil ranges; they are real workhorses. it amused me that yours had a digital timer; mine has an analog clock!

i'm so happy for you that you finally get to enjoy the range.

love the island, too. i like a little beadboard in the kitchen; it's a nice touch. :)

That's beautiful, your kitchen is beautiful. Just gorgeous. Congratulations on the great find.

Noellabelle: I'm considering the same Zephyr hood (over my Electrolux induction range) but unsure about how noisy the hood is (I've read mixed reviews on it). Do you find your hood to be noisy? Is there anything you might compare the sound to on low and on high? Thanks for any feedback you can offer on the hood. By the way your kitchen looks great!

cj, I honestly can't tell a difference in noise between any of the settings, so I just leave it on high. It's pretty loud, but I don't think more so than my old microwave hood. Since mine isn't vented outside, I don't think it does all that much, but I love the look of it so much more than the microwave up there. And I especially love how much more room I have for big pots. I found a post on amazon that helped solidify my decision, linked below.

Here is a link that might be useful: helpful amazon review

Noel, how lucky and ingenious you were to make your dreams come true. The prices for appliances can be very cost prohibitive but you got just what you wanted and all within a great budget.

I've been looking myself on CL for a used slide-in convenction range for several months now (not very many of those around) and finally found one last week. I know how you feel about it working or not. The gentleman told us to call him back if there were any problems because he'd give us our money back. It's an $1800 stove for $100. MY DH was going to switch our out gas to this electric (we wanted a smooth top electric since it's going on an island) to see if it works. I don't know if I want him to go through all the trouble prior to the remodel that will likely START in the fall even though the 220 is in the wall and needs to reinstalled. Happy cooking!

That's awesome, Aloha!

I bought mine from a really nice family. The guy's bil works for some sort of appliance resale or something out of state. They took this one out b/c the 1st owner said there was a chip inside the oven, so electrolux replaced it. The guy I got it from bought it from his bil, with the assurance he could convert it to propane. Well, this one didn't have that option and he was stuck with it. Since he couldn't hook it up to show us that it worked, we wrote up a contract that gave us 90 days to test it, and he would pick it up and return our money if it didn't. He called me around 50 days to see if he could spend the money yet, so that was a fun call when I could finally tell them it was great!

Thanks for the feedback on the hood and the link to the review. It helps to hear from someone who has actually used it because the salespeople really can't tell you much about the noise.