Look at the Yellow Tag
THAT YELLOW TAG on each refrigerator in an appliance showroom is the Energy Guide, which allows consumers to compare energy costs. Numbers on the tag include the energy use of the model in kilowatt-hours per year (kWh/year). A refrigerator rated for 425 kWh/year has an estimated power use of ten 100-watt light bulbs left on for 425 hours. Another number on the tag estimates annual cost in dollars, but the federal average for energy use may not relate to what you pay in your municipality, which can be as much as three times the U.S.average rate.
Depending on the age of your current refrigerator, buying a new model can actually be a money-saving enterprise over a few years. New refrigerators have a federally imposed mandate to be much more efficient than their ancestors, even those made just a year ago.
IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THAT THIS REFRIGERATOR once had black panels.Now it is paneled with reclaimed, refinished barn lumber, mostly pine. Handles are branches that are sanded and polyurethaned.
A CORNER OF THE KITCHEN DINING AREA DESIGNATED for the appreciation of wine is fitted with a wine cooler. These units can be controlled to maintain the perfect temperature for whatever type of wine you chose. A lock is a handy feature.
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