The KitchenAid Refrigerator is Ah-MAZING!   I have always wanted one with the freezer on bottom and am in awe of how much it holds.  KitchenAid sent me French Door Bottom Mount Interior Dispensing, Architect Series II.   Just the beauty of it breathtaking but the features and knowing it’s a brand I can trust is what really counts in my book.

The first thing we noticed was how tall and wide it was, way different than our previous. It’s also not as a deep as a standard fridge but the width and height makes up for it.  It holds a massive amount of food people. I immediately unpacked it, removing all the wrap and putting the shelves up, which was super easy!  The door shelves are removable and very easy to move up and down.  The front of them are clear so that you can see through and quickly grab the item of choice.  The inside shelves are adjustable as well.  There are three total drawers; two standard drawers for veges and such and one long deli drawer.  LOVE that deli drawer!

You can easily adjust the temp and we especially love the door alarm.  It beeps when the doors are left open too long.  The freezer rocks!  It’s ice making mean machine, with a scoop!  LOTS of storage in the freezer. MUCH more storage than a regular fridge freezer.   I wish I would have just bought one a long time ago.  It really is worth the extra money in my opinion.  The features are great, the storage is big, and the overall design is sleek.

Watch the video for a personal tour!

I have to say, this would make ANYONE happy. My husband loves this thing so much so I think it would make a great family gift!

more to come…….

Disclosure: KitchenAid provided the product free of cost. In return, I am sharing my honest opinions of it.  My opinions are my own, always have been, always will be.  It’s a freakin’ awesome fridge!

It feels like forever but remember when I told you that Wilsonart would be providing me countertops?  Well, they will be installed next week!  First, let me tell you the issue I had, which had nothing to do with Wilsonart.  The fact is, I live in the middle of nowhere and none of the fabricators I called wanted to make the drive to my home to tackle the project.  Sad huh? I mean, you have tons of people who need a job and they just felt like the 30-60 minute drive was too much.  Anyways, I finally did find an awesome guy in Sweetwater, TX that was happy to take on the project.  We had a few phone calls and he came out to measure and check out the property. He had a few concerns with how old and crappy my cabinets were.  He also explained that he was Wilsonsart trained but hadn’t heard of the new HD Laminate and would like to know more so that he fully understands what he’d be working with.  I LOVE THIS because he clearly wanted to do a good job and learn more about the product!   A+ in my book!

Well, after a few more calls, I put him in contact with the countertop folks directly so they could hash out any other details.  The next thing I knew, I’m getting an email saying that I’m getting new cabinets!  HOLY GUACAMOLE!   The concern the fabricator had about my cabinets was a risk that he wasn’t willing to take. There were holes and places where the wood parts were broken…pretty bad.  So I can’t even express my gratitude to the Wilsonart team for going above and beyond in this situation!

So what exactly am I getting for my Kitchen Makeover?  Well let me just tell you!

First, cabinets are being made as we speak.  He’s putting the final touches on right now!  We have the bottom pieces of the cabinet in the garage.  The inside is white and very easy to clean and the outside is stained a beautiful color!  Here’s a peek at the unfinished pieces.

I am still getting the countertops of course. After TONS of opinions, I chose………Deepstar Bronze. I think it has a more rustic feel to it that will match the rest of the home.

Wilsonart is also providing me a sink!  What’s cool about this sink? You can wipe right into the sink without worry about getting gunk into the outer crevices.  Yep, no lip for easy cleanup.  SO awesome! That is the sink I am getting in the photo.  My responsibility was to get the faucet and hardware for the sink and cabinets.

Because I am so fortunate to have worked with some wonderful companies, I reached out to Delta Faucets to see if they would consider providing the faucet for me to review and for the kitchen makeover.  They were excited about my makeover and happy to have me review one.  The Delta faucet I’m receiving is the Pilar Single Handle Pull-Down Kitchen Faucet with Touch2O Technology and it’s a beauty.   The touch feature is a big thing for me.  With our family working the ranch with the cows, horses, and dirt; I really think this will help to cut down what germs will get spread around.  We’ll be able to use our arm to touch it so wash our hands.  Since I have an automatic soap dispenser, it will really be awesome! Watch the video..it’s cool.

And finally, some of the finishing touches include Julia and Lucy and Max.  Yes, they all have names.  Julia will compliment the kitchen well yes?  Lucy will sit on those beautiful new countertops, glaring at me with anticipation of being used, and Max will make sure I’m aware of the time, while jamming to tunes or watching some tube.

I cannot wait for everything to be done and share the final look!  I think the countertops are just make the entire kitchen look so beautiful. It’s such a pretty color and all the additional accessories will just enhance that beauty.  Hope you continue to follow along to hear all about it and see video!  Until then, I encourage you to follow all of these companies on twitter and facebook.

Wilsonart on Twitter | Wilsonart on Facebook | Website

Delta Faucet on Twitter | Delta Faucet on Facebook | Website

KitchenAid on Twitter | KitchenAid on Facebook | Website

Audiovox (RCA) on Twitter | Audiovox (RCA) on Facebook | Website

In full disclosure, please know that these companies are providing these items in return for thorough, authentic reviews.  My opinions are my own, always have been, always will be.  You can read more about my blogging ethics on my disclosure page.

Coming to our home in t-minus 4 days…….. Please meet Julia.  I named her after Julia Child because she’s tall, bold, embraces the French culture, and loves food.

KitchenAid French Door Bottom Mount Interior Dispensing Refrigerator-Architect Series II

Disclosure: Appliance being supplied by KitchenAid.  All opinions of the product are always my own ’cause that’s how I roll.

Frigidaire is gonna have this mother loading something alright, dishes!   I’m excited because I’m participating in a Test Drive campaign with Frigidaire and the appliance they are asking me to try out is a Frigidaire dishwasher!  Not just any dishwasher, a beautiful stainless steel one. *drool*

Frigidaire wants Moms to do less work to have more time to enjoy life!  They are even giving you a “More Me-Time” Guarantee:

Moms will reduce the amount of time they typically spend on housework by at least 8 hours a month using a combination of three or more select Frigidaire appliances or they can return the appliances to their place of purchase within 30 days and get their money back!

I don’t know about you but I could use some more time for myself each day. I really love that they are realizing how hard we moms work and are doing their part in making it easier for us with day to day living.  I feel like they truly care and even gave a survey tp pick mom’s brains.  Moms spend 200 hours doing things they don’t enjoy and so much less time on things they do love. How sad and shame on us. We really should have more fun and live a little you know?

This dishwasher has a cycle that cuts washing time in half.  IN HALF people! For me, that’s huge, especially when you’re cooking for the ranch like I do!

Frigidaire is launching over 250 brand new appliances in their latest collection and if you’re dying to have one go buy one. BWUAHAHHAHAH! Or, you can try to win them!!  As of today, you can go to the Frigidaire website for some fun interactive things to do and enter to win an ENTIRE collection of appliances!! WOW!  You simply need to tell them 5 things you would do if you had an extra hour to yourself each day.  I would love to hear too so feel free to share them here as well.

I hope you stay tuned ’cause I’ll be sharing more, including video!  Now I’m headed over to Facebook Frigidaire!  See ya there!

I’m excited to bring you my first holiday gift guide this season here at My Wooden Spoon!  With items from unique utensils to gourmet sin for chocolate lovers, you’re sure to find something for that special foodie in this guide.  Price ranges start out as cheap as $10 bucks and go up. I chose to breakdown this guide using product categories so that you can narrow down the type of item you might be looking for.

I hope that you all enjoy it and with that said………………..I present to you, My Wooden Spoon’s 2008 Holiday Gift Guide.

CATEGORIES:

FOOD

BEVERAGES

UTENSILS/CUTLERY & GADGETS

SMALL APPLIANCES

COOKBOOKS & BOOKS

BAKEWARE

COOKWARE

GREAT MISC. MUST-HAVES!

If you didn’t make the guide this year, there’s always next year!  I had sooo many wonderful submissions and it was very hard to choose. I wish I could have put them all in the guide.

Happy Shopping and Have a Safe & Wonderful New Year!!

IF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN GIFT GUIDE, LINK IT UP AT THE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDES ROUNDUP!