Just about everybody knows that Bosch makes dishwashers that border on the sublime, if a dishwasher can be called sublime. But what a lot of people don't know is that the same level of quality and engineering that goes into Bosch's dishwashers also extends to their ranges, microwave ovens and refrigerators. Bosch's better dishwashers are a luxury appliance, no apology there. But Bosch makes appliances across many price ranges, they're not automatically luxury-priced.

Brizo, the maker of fashion-forward faucets and fixtures, is running a rebate program that started on 17 August and runs through the end of 2009. Brizo makes some great-looking and high quality fixtures and their rebate program is a terrific excuse to consider Brizo if you're in the market for kitchen or bath renovation. The program works like this, if you buy a lavatory faucet from the Vesi or Tresa collections, you'll receive a $50 rebate on each purchase of a coordinated lavatory, bidet or shower faucet from the same collection. Additionally, purchasing a Roman tub fixture or a Sensori shower system will get you a rebate of $100 each. There's a maximum available rebate of $500.