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, or just the sign of inevitable change? Besides embracing frankly modern, undisguised appliances, and installation: , as by cladding or enclosing them in cabinetry,, when a modern-functioning range looks like a nickel-embellished original; —buying an antique appliance (even if it’s later than the house) to impart a sense of history. • A few souls are still using ancient, monitor-top fridges (with a bigger backup unit in the basement); for a price, it’s even possible to retrofit a vintage icebox as an electric refrigerator. For the most part, though, so that it looks like the rest of the cabinets (or an icebox). , which virtually disappear into the cabinets. • (Regulating oven temperature is often tricky, and it’s hard to find replacement parts and service). A variety of modern-functioning stoves emulate, even reproduce, old styles. Enameled Aga cookers and utilitarian commercial ranges are timeless and blend in. . • Because they are counter height, . The DW can push back into a hidden niche in the wall if cabinet depth is less than 24 inches. .