The best thing I love about the house...

"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
07/25/2017 at 18:08 • Filed to: Take it to da house!

Is this freaking kitchen, man. Everything’s electric, it has a dishwasher, and an island that doubles as a cart?

Yes, I marked my territory with an Audi R8 GT and a smart. :3

Also, other things I love:

My room has a closet that consists of two giant body length mirror panes (photobomb from Miss Dodge). Advanced selfies!!!! :D

Basically every light fixture is a chandelier of some kind.

The garage, which is a mess so I didn’t take a pic of it yet.

Some specs on the house: It has 4 bedrooms (two upstairs, two in the finished basement, two car garage (three cars since mine are half-cars), two and a half baths, fireplace (well, now it’s electric) pretty much all appliances, and soon our rooms will be personalized. Hers will be hot pink with a heart on the wall, and mine will stay blue with a white heart to match the trim. :)

Since this is my house, I hope to stay here for an extremely long time. :D

DISCUSSION (37)

shop-teacher > Mercedes Streeter
07/25/2017 at 18:13

Congrats on the gianormous upgrade!

Captain of the Enterprise > Mercedes Streeter
07/25/2017 at 18:15

Congratulations! Everything looks awesome! But can you explain how the island doubles as a cart? Is it on wheels or something?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Mercedes Streeter
07/25/2017 at 18:18

Call me contrarian, but I’m more a fan of gas for a range. Quicker heat for essentials like eggs, better ability to use such things as Mexican griddles or an asian indoor grill.

Party-vi > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
07/25/2017 at 18:20

Same. I’m a gas snob.

$kaycog > Mercedes Streeter
07/25/2017 at 18:20

That kitchen is awesome! The house sure sounds like a dream home.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
07/25/2017 at 18:23

I’d prefer anything than a glass top. My curent house has a 1970's JenAir electric range with coils. It actually cooks really well once you figure out the heat input. I would still prefer to cook on gas, but that’s not an option right now.

Nibby > Mercedes Streeter
07/25/2017 at 18:23

Congrats! Please do not play this song when guests visit

random001 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
07/25/2017 at 18:24

You damned contrarian.

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
07/25/2017 at 18:26

Same. When I bought my house and re-did the kitchen, I insisted on running gas for the stove. The house already uses gas for heat, but for some reason the stove was electric. Nope.

WilliamsSW > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
07/25/2017 at 18:26

Better heat control, too - and don’t get me started on the ‘broiler’ function on my electric oven.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Mercedes Streeter
07/25/2017 at 18:26

Looks nice apart from the electric range, needs nice gas range.

WilliamsSW > Mercedes Streeter
07/25/2017 at 18:27

Very nice! Looks freshly remodeled/new, too!

Chariotoflove > Mercedes Streeter
07/25/2017 at 18:28

Love that kitchen. Congrats.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Mercedes Streeter
07/25/2017 at 18:29

The Smart up above the fridge is a cool little easter egg.

Kiltedpadre > Mercedes Streeter
07/25/2017 at 18:30

Congratulations, looks like an amazing place. I couldn’t help but think you should play an elf on the shelf type game with the mini-Smart. Move it to various places in the house and see how long it takes to be noticed/mentioned.

Nerd-Vol > Mercedes Streeter
07/25/2017 at 18:34

That is an awesome house!

ttyymmnn > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
07/25/2017 at 18:34

I’m no fan of electric either, or glass cooktops, but I despise cleaning our gas range. Wiping down a sheet of glass would be infinitely easier. I’m becoming less and less of a fan of stainless appliances for similar reasons.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > random001
07/25/2017 at 18:35

Your answering-request-for-calling-me-a-thing check is in the mail.

Mercedes Streeter > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
07/25/2017 at 18:40

Huh, I haven’t used an electric range yet. This one gets crazy hot though, so I’m interested in cooking with it. I suck with cooking most things anyway so I probably won’t notice the difference xD

Mercedes Streeter > WilliamsSW
07/25/2017 at 18:42

Uh oh, my ovens are electric too. What am I in for? :O

Mercedes Streeter > Kiltedpadre
07/25/2017 at 18:42

Muahahahaha brilliant idea!!! I’ll get right to it! :)

Mercedes Streeter > Captain of the Enterprise
07/25/2017 at 18:45

Thank you! :D And yes it is! It was our way of getting around the space limitation of the kitchen. I just learned it also has a knife holder built into it too.

Mercedes Streeter > WilliamsSW
07/25/2017 at 18:45

Thanks! I actually did a lot of the work. It was meant to be a rental property for someone else, but I fell in love with it and couldn’t resist. :)

WilliamsSW > Mercedes Streeter
07/25/2017 at 18:45

The oven works fine - - the broiler function isn’t so hot (literally). If you need to broil something, you need to let it heat up a long time, and put the food closer to the heating element than you would for a gas broiler.

Better yet, just fire up the grill outside. :)

Mercedes Streeter > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
07/25/2017 at 18:46

There aren’t any gas lines going anywhere near the kitchen and I don’t want to know how much it’ll cost to get one over there. :O

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Mercedes Streeter
07/25/2017 at 18:48

If some one made a smart car toaster I’d buy it.

Mercedes Streeter > $kaycog
07/25/2017 at 18:48

Huh, it kinda is now that I think about it. I don’t want a super big house, but I do like lots of style. Now I just have to make sure my car doesn’t leak onto the floors xD

$kaycog > Mercedes Streeter
07/25/2017 at 18:54

LOL!

Captain of the Enterprise > Mercedes Streeter
07/25/2017 at 18:58

That sounds pretty sweet!

lone_liberal > Mercedes Streeter
07/25/2017 at 19:11

David Tracy would like to borrow that island for a little transmission repair.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Mercedes Streeter
07/25/2017 at 19:28

Many electric ranges have different outputs even for the same diameter burner. So, medium on one burner doesn’t give the same heat as medium on the adjacent burner. Check the manual to see what the wattage is for each burner and adjust accordingly.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Mercedes Streeter
07/25/2017 at 19:30

Be sure to preheat them before putting anything inside. If you don’t, everything you try to bake will be burned on the bottom.

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > Mercedes Streeter
07/25/2017 at 19:55

Best part is the hood vent. Please tell me it actually vents outdoors. I hate the recirc one we have. Nice looking place.

bhtooefr > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
07/25/2017 at 22:27

Out of curiosity, how well does induction work, as far as heating?

(I’ve just got old-school coil electric, though, in my apartment, and that’s all I’ve ever known. Modulating the heat is a pain.)

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > bhtooefr
07/26/2017 at 08:44

There may be better induction setups now, but all that I’ve ever used have been more or less just like coil except for ease of cleaning. Slow to come up to temp unless you start by firewalling it, and even then...

The one at my dad’s house might actually be worse than coil because the cap has enough thermal mass that it comes on slow even when set to maximum. So I guess that’s your answer - same heating up problems, less flakiness around the intended heat.

Mercedes Streeter > merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc
07/26/2017 at 08:44

Agh it doesn’t. It vents to the right side, which should be okay as there’s a window in that direction.

The house was supposed to be an inexpensive flip, so the contractors used what resources were already existing. The previous owner(s) never ran gas lines to the kitchen or vented the old range hoods outside.

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > Mercedes Streeter
07/26/2017 at 09:18

It’ll be okay. Just not as ideal. Ours vents straight up under the upper cabinets, so the cabinet doors get all gooey if not cleaned on a regular basis. If I ever redo the kitchen, that thing is getting vented outdoors.