{Our Kitchen Improvements}

It is almost impossible to keep up with posting all that is going on in our garden and in the home... But today I proudly want to share some projects that my dear handyman Pieter accomplished just before summer. It made me so happy and it is a daily joy to work with it. Once the weather will cool down a bit (after Labor Day...) I will enjoy my kitchen even more. For now it often is salad time, or something that doesn't require much 'heat' in the kitchen! How about you?

Our kitchen is white... my favorite color. To the left are our Miele dishwasher; plate & cup warming drawer and oven. All Miele appliance is a lot more eco friendly!

The white hot-water faucet has been replaced and also the white kitchen sinks.

Here you see the new hot-water faucet in chrome.

The Atag kitchen sinks and Atag electric cooktop have been replaced after 20 years of use.

One of our 3 Kichler All in One Xenon Under Cabinet Lights as I've written here in a previous post.

They are very slim and have two settings.

New Italian Ilve stainless steel kitchen sinks installed, all by Pieter himself.

Ilve, from Padova, Italy near where we lived...

The two sinks together and the faucet, which does have a pull out hose and it swivels over both sinks.

Our Amana Energy Star easy reach pull out drawer bottom freezer.

That fridge is super for placing large platters in for special occasions.

Rösle grater hangs with the ladles on rack...

Will show more later...

Here is the newest Miele KM 5656 Electric Cooktop.

Pieter had to cut out the Corian counter in order to put this in.

The previous cooktop was 24" (60 cm) wide and this Ceran one is 30" (76 cm) with as bonus a new drawer underneath. This Miele Ceran Cooktop is so slim...

By the way, the mouse is a pink cat toy; not a real one!

There it is, our Miele KM 5656 Ceran Glass Electric Cooktop with 4 heating elements and 6 cooking zones (2 variable zones).

Oh, how happy I was with this additional drawer that Pieter installed!

This Miele is also a very sleek one. Click→ Miele Built–In Wall Cabinet Hood.

Great halogen lights and easy to clean removable, dishwasher safe metal filters.

Here you see the back element which is either round or large oval.

The same for this one that is in a variable round size.

The bonus for all my Rösle gadgets... a new drawer!

It is a blessing for having such a great husband with golden hands, who's always eager to please others.

Indeed a blissful relationship—ongoing!

Show more about our kitchen later.

Related link:

{More of Our Kitchen} previous post by me

{521 ENERGY STAR CEILING FANS AT WAYFAIR + GIVEAWAY}

Here we are, just one week past EARTH DAY... But hope in the mind of many, that didn't really end the philosophy of keeping the Planet GREEN!

• Today we will check into Energy Star products.
• One key issue for saving on energy is to make sure that within our homes we do have the light WHERE it is needed instead of running our bills up, for letting way too much light on, all-the-time, in the entire room. So please do check it out and think about your evenings, what you do and where, and adjust it with the proper lighting. 
• Well, today I want to put one of my loyal readers in THE SPOTLIGHT with a free giveaway at a value of $ 40.00 which includes shipping.
• WAYFAIR has been so gracious to provide this for you! Towards the end of my blog you will find the details about this giveaway.

• So now that you LIVE IN THE SPOTLIGHT while crafting, cooking/baking, reading, making or enjoying music, being active on your PC... let's start thinking about the heat of summer that is about to come around.

• Have you ever considered looking into the 521 Energy Star Ceiling Fans at WAYFAIR? I urge you to do so and to make it a commitment to think about Going GREEN. While you start surfing WAYFAIR, check one of their 200+ stores; they are HUGE!

• We can make quite a number of improvements in our homes, with Kichler Xenon Under Counter lights  even for the daily tasks in our kitchen we can add something new. How about some ? 

• Just want to show you mine here:

• Above, you see the Xenon light set on the low setting, which gives a romantic diffuse lighting for let's say when you're done cooking and just want to have some more ambiance while eating your dinner. 

• On the other hand if you need more light for detailed work such as making dessert and garnishes, you have just that at the tip of your fingers.

• You can certainly SEE that difference! And those great Xenon lights are invisible, even when seated down at the table they don't show!

This is taken with the low light setting on and they're flush with the underside of the cabinet as they are very slim in design. 

• Here it is; very slim and neat and thus also a breeze for cleaning. They are very easy to mount underneath. So if you're not yet going bananas over it... well certainly my giveaway will accomplish that! 

• What I want to know from you is the following:

1. Tell me how many different degree pitch blades you encountered on this website of WAYFAIR and how many those degrees are. 
2. Which BRAND is producing the highest number of Energy Star Ceiling Fans?
3. Which STYLE is produced mostly?
4. My last photo how many Kichler Xenon White Lights does it show?
5. Follow my blog and let me know so by placing a comment with the answer to the above question. So I can verify that you are a follower. 
6. The DEAD LINE will be Wednesday May 5th by 8:00PM PDT. 
7. Only for residents of the USA and Canada... SORRY!

• For that reason I will only release those comments after the deadline and a winner will be selected from those with correct answers at random. 

GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU AND PASS IT ON!

THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING AND DON'T FORGET:

• LET US KEEP THE PLANET GREEN BY ACTING MORE ENVIRONMENT CONSCIOUS!

OFTEN ALL IT TAKES IS SOME SELF-EDUCATION