We've Fallen In Love with a Fridge

Last summer, we were asked to choose our kitchen appliances from a list that our builder gave us. While we were fine with the oven and microwave options, we knew the refrigerator, dishwasher, and gas cooktop options weren't what we ultimately wanted. They gave us a credit for those appliances and we started researching decibel levels on dishwashers and debated refrigerator door styles. 

We made a quick (and wise, I've decided) decision on the cooktop so that it could be installed in our granite, but we waited to order a refrigerator and dishwasher, mostly because we had nowhere to store it. We lived in a hotel for almost three weeks, and while the Residence Inn was good to us, I'm not so sure they would've been okay with us having a fridge delivered to the front desk. Still, we'd decided months ago that this beauty would be coming to live with us:

So, we waited until after we closed on the house to place the order. And after some extensive research, we figured out that we could save about $700 if we ordered it from an online wholesaler, WDC Appliances, rather than buy it locally. We knew $700 was nothing to scoff at, so we went for it even though it meant living in our new house for ten entire days with no refrigerator. A gracious neighbor kept all of our frozen food for us, and we managed with a cooler and some ice for the rest. But mostly we went out to eat for every meal (which wasn't that much of a stretch from our usual routine anyhow). 

Yesterday, the Samsung RF4287HARS finally became ours, but it wasn't without a fight. One of the sacrifices we made to save that $700 was that the delivery company only brought it as far as the driveway. 

We had already determined that it would be easier to go through the front door than through the garage, where there would be more turns and doorways. Getting it to the front door wasn't too bad, and the two of us even managed to get up the two steps without too much issue. 

Then it hit us that the box was too wide to fit through the frame. We took the box apart, hoping it would give us enough room to get through the door.

Close enough. Lucky for us (er, me), Don's brother showed up at the perfect time and helped him maneuver it through the door and onto the dolly. Nice socks, Don!

Thankfully, it didn't take long at all for Don to get the water line hooked up and everything in place. And now, it looks like the refrigerator was made just for our kitchen. We couldn't be happier!

Once we've had a chance to use it for a while, I'll be sure to post how it's working out for us. But for now, we're completely smitten.

(And by the way, WDC Appliances was great to work with from start to finish. We'd absolutely use them again!)