For the dishwasher, I have been very happy with my Bosch 800 series.

I happen to like the thermador package for your purposes.

PRD304GHU is a high end, high power range. Thats $5199 (over budget but theres a promotion!). Alternatively check out the Bosch Benchmark HDIP054UC. Highly rated and around $3k

DWHD640MFP is a thermador dishwasher. This is simiar to the Bosch 800 series everyone loves (SHX68TL5UC). When purchased together, this will cost you only $200. If you don't care about third rack, you can get the DWHD440MFP for free.

B22CT80SNS is a decent freestanding refrigerator. You can opt to purchase thermador handles to match if you wish. That would be a BOHANDL30 kit.

Alternatively, I like the Electrolux units very much. Don't buy a dispenser(most common problem for any brand). The EI23BC30KS is a nice solid middle of the road unit.

Laundry depends on your taste a bit. A speed queen top load pair will last and work well for around $1600 to start. AWN432 and matching dryer will hold up well and be very easy to use for a long time. On the Front Load side, you can do a mid model electrolux and get good value. EIFLS55IIW and matching dryer should come in around $1800 approximately and work well.

That setup should come in under your budget.

Thanks for your recommendations.

If you are in your forever home and are planning on aging in place, if you have the room, I would suggest considering getting a cooktop and wall oven instead of a range. As we get older, it can become harder to bend over to get into the oven on a range. Yes now you're in great shape, but we can never predict the future. My mother went to the gym 5x a week, even after she got parkinsons. But eventually even that became too difficult but she was still able to cook which was one of her greatest joys because of the wall oven.

We are building our "forever" home and are in the same age range and I am doing an induction cooktop (much cooler for cooking in FL) and a wall oven. I most likely will go with a Bosch package for cooktop and oven, and maybe also refrigerator, and a miele dishwasher.

We are also renovating our kitchen in our forever home this year and are going the induction / wall oven / drawers everywhere route. I've decided on the Bosch cook top.

I agree that I would consider separate cook/range top and wall oven. Aside from ergonomic issues, if you have any balance or strength issues, the first thing they tell not to do is use the oven in your range. You can put a wall oven in at the perfect height. You also have the benefit of picking the "best" range/cooktop and wall oven for the way you cook. If one part goes out, you just have to replace that part. I would also consider an induction cooktop. It might be safer as you age and easier to clean up. I would also use as many drawers as possible. This is easier as you age.

I love my Bosch 800 series dishwasher and my top load SQ washer. We have 11 of them that are heavily used in our business and none have required repair. They clean exceptionally well but do use some water.

Absolutely look into induction. Much safer as you age. Additionally think door levers and not knobs and in actuality you might be better with 32" doorways because a 36" doorway might be too heavy to open/close as you age. A 32" doorway is wide enough for a wheelchair or walker.

Home owner- just a bit younger than you and plan to stay in our house for another 20 years.

We redid our kitchen 3 years ago. I am so happy that I put in an induction cooktop and a wall oven(actually an oven and a speed oven)

I think Joes suggestions for Electrolux or Thermidor plus speed queen are good. If I ever replace our Miele washer/dryer, I will look at SQ.

I think Bosch or Thermidor for cooktops, Bosch, Thermidor, or Elux for an oven, Elux for fridge, and if you have enough leftover - splurge for the Miele DW. Some based on experience- others from reading GW for years

Packages are generally less but you don't always get the best of everything.

I snagged some goodies during a few promotions. Our appliances are Miele DW, Electrolux FD fridge, wolf induction, wolf oven, and a GE Advantium.

I am happy with my Wolf- but it is a higher price point.

Good luck

I do agree with the cooktop/ wall oven change. It can be done within your budget and the ability to put the oven at waist height is huge. I am only 31 but I can imagine as I get older that not having to bend over to unload an oven would be even more enticing than it already is.

I would also recommend considering a side opening wall oven. The design of those just make a lot of sense to me.