The manufacturer’s ranges are among the priciest in the industry. This 30-inch Custom Series dual-fuel unit features electronic controls, four 15,000-BTU sealed burners, and a true convection oven. It’s priced at around $5,800. Viking Range Corp. www.vikingrange.com.
Part of the company’s Café series, the 30-inch unit comes with five burners, including one that delivers 17,000 BTUs. It offers a baking drawer, a true-convection oven, and a self-clean function. It's priced at $2,100. GE. www.geappliances.com.
The Escale comfort-height toilet offers contemporary European styling and eco-conscious features. It has a two-piece construction with an elongated bowl and a 4-inch waste outlet. The toilet flushes with 1.6 gallons or 0.8 gallons. It's priced at $1,098. Kohler. www.kohler.com.
Aquia II is constructed from two pieces but has the look of a one-piece unit. It has a fully glazed 2 1/8-inch trapway, a Dual-Max flushing system that uses 1.6 gallons or 0.9 gallons. It comes in five colors and costs $475. Toto USA. www.totousa.com.
Buyers with money can opt for custom cabinets, such as this solid-wood Transition line featuring framed, mortise-and-tenon construction with soft-close dovetail drawers, or frameless, dowel construction with soft-close dovetail drawers. A typical kitchen starts at $25,000. Plain & Fancy Custom Cabinetry. www.plainfancycabinetry.com.
The Quality Series is a stock line that comes in various depths and in a variety of sizes, wood species, and door styles. Products are made with wood face frames, 1/2-inch engineered wood boxes, 3/4-inch-thick cabinet frames, and solid wood or laminate drawer fronts. Quality Cabinets. www.qualitycabinets.com.
The 925 Series fiberglass window is one of the company’s highest performing products. With an R rating of 9 and a foam-insulated fiberglass frame, the windows are three times more efficient than Energy Star. Serious Materials. www.seriouswindows.com.
Designed for new construction or replacement, the R-5 window exceeds Energy Star requirements and has a U-factor as low as 0.15. As a result, average heat loss through the window is reduced by 30% to 40%. It starts at $190. Ply Gem. www.plygemwindows.com.
The Atocha copper tub is stunning, but at $23,545, it is also pricey. Made from 4-inch copper strips that have been welded together, the Japanese-style soaking tub measures 68 inches long. Diamond Spas. www.diamondspas.com.
The Piedmont #874 freestanding tub retails for a mere $7,500 (compared to the Diamond Spas Atocha), mainly because it’s constructed from copper leaf applied over cast-iron steel with a vitreous porcelain interior. It will be available July 1. Sunrise Specialty. www.sunrisespecialty.com.
