At a Glance:
What Makes a Luxurious Appliance?
What Brands are Considered Luxury Brands?
The word ‘luxury’ is described as a state of great comfort and extravagant living. Creating a home or kitchen with a luxurious feel is often expensive, but if you find the right appliance to perfectly fit your vision, it is worth it. If you are someone who enjoys entertaining, fine detail, and personalized spaces, then you very well could be looking for that perfect luxury brand or appliance. That’s why today we will be looking at what exactly makes luxury appliances elevated above other traditional appliances. We will also talk about what you should splurge on and what companies are considered luxurious in today’s market. Hopefully, this will help you take the next step in creating the luxurious kitchen of your dreams.
What Makes a Luxurious Appliance?
Luxury kitchen appliances offer their consumers top performance and reliability when committing to a specific product or brand. Many luxury appliances offer innovative features along with modern, up-to-date designs that homeowners and builders alike find irresistible. Oftentimes, when investing in a luxury appliance, you have a greater return on investment and profitability because these specific brands hold their value. In addition, the lifetime of the appliance is often longer than that of a standard appliance.
What Brands are Considered Luxury Brands?
If you have ever heard the names Viking, Dacor, Miele, JennAir, Monogram, or SMEG, then you’ve heard of luxury brands before. Other well-known luxury appliance brands are Sub-Zero/Wolf/Cove, Gaggenau, and Hestan. While all of these are popular brands on the market, we’re going to hone in on and further look at four specific brands that we love and why we love them.
Dacor
Founded in California in 1965, Dacor appliances has been an American-made company for more than three generations that proudly produces high-end, distinct appliances driven based on innovation and design. Dacor creates a truly unique atmosphere in their client's homes by using premium products to create a timeless look that elevates every kitchen experience. Dacor should never be out of the question when looking to create a realm of your luxury kitchen dreams.
SMEG
SMEG is an Italian home appliance manufacturer based in Guastalla, that brings creative design solutions to give their customers a luxury kitchen that’s all about them. One of the world’s largest international appliance companies, SMEG has created a unique profile not only within domestic SMEG appliances, but also with restaurant/catering appliances, and even medical instruments. With a mission to create solutions to contemporary living, SMEG uses the highest technology and testing to ensure that each product has impeccable usability and functionality for the modern consumer today. SMEG has delved deep into design research and created an internal design studio, as well as support from several internationally renowned designers and architects. Included are people like Guido Canali, Piano Design, Matteo Bazzicalupo, Raffaella Mangiarotti, and more. SMEG truly takes culinary and customer experience to the next level and would be a great consideration when creating a luxury kitchen.
Monogram
Experience a luxury brand that you can see and feel for yourself. Monogram has reinvented its product line with three pillars to support its new look. Those three pillars are Materials, Performance, and Ownership. Before releasing its new, innovative line, this brand made sure to create Monogram luxury appliances around its values and commitment to innovation and quality. Using materials like commercial-grade stainless steel and scratch-resistant sapphire glass, Monogram heightens the customer experience while also producing top-performing features like chain-driven French oven doors and industry-exclusive oven ventilation systems.
Hestan
Founders Helen and Stanley Cheng created the now world-renowned company, Hestan, with the foundation of their love for food and innovation. Over the years they have produced many high-end appliances both for outdoor and indoor cooking spaces. Helen and Stanley, the company name is a combination of both their names, have always had a passion for excellent food and wine, which is what led them to produce the belief that a kitchen is a place that is a cause for celebration and collaboration. Hestan truly has created an extended family in their designers, engineers, vintners, and chefs.
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Pricing & Features
It’s no secret that when looking to buy a true luxury appliance, you are going to be forking over a hefty amount of money. But, when it comes to price, many builders and homeowners can look past that detail simply for the amazing features and quality each appliance brings. Below we’ll look at average prices for different luxury appliances across the board, as well as key features that make luxury appliances stand out from those of the mainstream industry.
Average Price
Average prices for appliances truly do vary from brand to brand but keep these prices in mind if you are looking to upgrade your current appliances, or in the process of a remodel or new build. There may not be significant discounts on luxury appliances, but you can look at various bundle discounts that manufacturers offer to get more bang for your buck. Below are the average prices of luxury appliances.
- Dishwashers: $1,000 or more
- Ranges/Ovens: $4,000-$8,000
- Refrigerators: From $5,000-$10,000 to upwards of $12,000-$13,000
- Rangetops/Cooktops: $2,000-$5,000+
Design
Many luxury appliances come with sleek and modern designs such as stainless-steel finishes, cast iron grating, and touchscreen controls. One of the other great things about luxury appliances is that most manufacturers offer customized panels to create a seamless look integrated with your already beautiful kitchen design. Some manufacturers offer further customization like oven color, bin configuration inside your refrigerator, or industrial-style knobs.
Performance
Most luxury appliances undergo more rigorous testing than average brands built by other manufacturers. Created with top-of-the-line innovation and engineering, luxury appliances will not only give you a beautiful, unique look, but they will also prove their worth by flawlessly performing for many years if not even decades. Reliability and longevity are features that bootstrap luxury appliances before anything else.
Innovation
Luxury appliance manufacturers truly strive to create a more effortless living for their consumers. Things like cutlery drawers, soft-close oven doors, theatre lighting, flexible rack configurations, and integrated sous vide, prove luxury in every detail. These are incomparable features to standard mainstream appliances.
Technology
Playing on the idea of simpler living, luxury appliances often come with Wi-Fi capabilities to pair with all appliances. Whether you want to start a new dishwashing load from the other room or check the cook on your favorite baked good in your oven, purchasing a luxury appliance will give you these possibilities and more. Things like built-in dishwashing water softeners or dual evaporation in refrigerators, also accompany many brands in the luxury industry.
What You Should Splurge For
Now to the fun part! We have pulled some of the best luxury appliances and are going to be highlighting some of the top appliances that they offer. Creating a truly luxurious kitchen is priceless, and that’s why we feel it’s not only okay but imperative to splurge to create that high-end feel every luxury homeowner desires. It’s also worth splurging on luxury appliances for their high-quality designs and reliability. After all, it’s worth it to splurge on appliances that will last for years and years.
Dacor® 21.3 Cu. Ft. Panel Ready Built In French Door Refrigerator
Dacor is bring beauty to life all while advancing food preservation with their beautiful Dacor® 21.3 Cu. Ft. Panel Ready Built In French Door Refrigerator.
- Model: DRF365300AP
- Dimensions: 83.38” H x 35.75” W x 23.81” D
- Total Capacity: 21.3 Cu. ft.
Double Cooling Technology
Prevent the mixture of moist refrigerator air and dry freezer air with digital inverter compressors and two evaporators that help keep food fresher for longer.
FreshZone
Store everything from meat and fish to drinks and deli, in this full-width storage drawer created to provide precise temperature control. In addition, its adjustable temperature settings create a controlled space to safely defrost your foods.
Smeg Professional Style 36" Stainless Steel Free Standing Gas Range
Elevate your cooking experience every time with SMEG’s sleek and stylish free-standing gas range. Customize this range from four different color options to give your look a truly unique feel.
- Model: C36GGXU
- Dimensions: 40.88” H x 36” W x 25” D
- Total Capacity: 4.4 Cu. ft.
Rangetop
Perfectly cooks your favorite dishes on top of these beautiful, full-width cast-iron grates.
“Ever-clean” Enameled Oven Interior
Quickly and easily clean up from dinner with SMEG’s “Ever-Clean” enamel interior. Spend less time worrying about the mess, and more time enjoying the after-dinner conversation.
Monogram® 36" Silver Induction Cooktop
Enjoy rapid and precise heating using Monograms electronic controls and cool to the touch surface that is also easy to clean.
- Model: ZHU36RSPSS
- Dimensions: 4.63” H x 36” W x 20.38” D
Gourmet Guided Cooking
Use the Hestan Cue™ pan that is included with this cooktop to elevate your culinary skills and follow an array of chef-inspired recipes with Monograms smart cooking system.
Control Lock Capability
Keeping your safety at the forefront, Monogram has built this cooktop with a control lock capability to protect against accidental activation.
Customer Review
“This cooktop is awesome! I never had an induction cooktop before. I am so surprised at how you can control the temperature of the "burners". My cooking is so much easier and better now since I purchased this cooktop.”
Hestan KRW Series 24" Steeletto Wine Cooler
Store up to 54 bottles of your favorite wines using Hestan’s 24" Steeletto Wine Cooler. Equipped with oak racks, UV protection, and three temperature zones, this wine refrigerator quickly becomes a haven for your favorite vintages.
- Model: KRWL24
- Dimensions: 84” H x 23.75” W x 25.75” D
EvenFlow Air Circulating Technology™
This innovative technology provides uniform temperature controls because of the independent ventilation for each compartment and prevents cold air from escaping by creating an air curtain.
FreshSelect™
Transform the bottom drawer of your wine cooler into not only one electronically controlled cooling zone but three. These three zones include the classic refrigerator zone, extended fresh refrigerator zone, and, finally, the freezer zone.
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