What do three Realtors©, one interior decorator and one potential home buyer have in common?  We joined forces for the Viking showroom lunch and loved the experience.   The lunch was delicious, the presentation a bit lengthy but very informative and the showroom is beautifully laid out.  I especially enjoyed the outdoor barbecues and accessories.

I have been anxious to view their steamer convection oven.  It seems that if I only owned one, we would eat steamed vegetables with every meal. Did you know Viking sells a $300 toaster?  I don’t know why we have toaster problems but if the Viking toaster weren’t so heavy I might have bought it for George as a birthday gift.  On the weekends, I usually make breakfast and his job is to hold down the knob of the toaster - he keeps threatening to toss it.  I think he would appreciate a new toaster.

They also sell garbage disposals – we have gone through three cheaper disposals since we moved in, fourteen years ago.  Their disposals range in price from $349 - $450 and depending on the model has a 7-10 year warranty.  Supposedly it can even grind rocks.  Unfortunately I just replaced my garbage disposal otherwise I would have bought the Viking, by the time I pay for installing a new one every five years, I think the Viking would be a bargain.

Interior Decorator, Charis Mansur and I were discussing that homes of a certain caliber command name appliances.  When thinking resale, it's wise not to over or under-improve.  For the luxury home, it seems the choices are Viking, Sub-Zero or Wolf.  I don't have enough information to make a comparison or a recommendation.