KitchenAid earned its name the hard way, on a countertop. The stand mixer that started it all arrived in 1919, and the story the brand still tells is that an executive's wife, testing an early model, said she did not care what they called it because it was the best kitchen aid she had ever had. The name stuck, and so did the standard.
More than a century later that standard reaches across the whole kitchen: ranges, wall ovens, cooktops, refrigeration and dishwashing designed for people who actually cook. In the Gallery the point is not the badge but the behavior, how a KitchenAid oven holds heat and how its controls answer your hand.
On the floor in Roseville
See KitchenAid in a finished kitchen display at Design Gallery Roseville. Book a visit and we will walk you through it in person.
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The through line is craft in service of cooking. What began as a single iconic machine became a full suite built for the home cook who takes the work seriously, with the practical durability that made the original mixer a fixture in American kitchens.
KitchenAid is part of Whirlpool Corporation, which gives it deep engineering and manufacturing behind the design. On the floor that translates into appliances you can commit to because you have used them: open the oven, feel the door, run the cooktop, and decide whether the range earns its place in the kitchen you are planning.
KitchenAid in the Copenhagen display
Copenhagen holds a built-in French door refrigerator that can be installed flush, overlay or proud of the cabinetry, a double wall oven with a Cooking Camera and Live Look-In view, an under-cabinet hood, an over-the-range microwave and a counter-depth refrigerator with a wide door swing. Together they show how one maker's controls and finishes carry across a whole kitchen.
Open the refrigerator in the Copenhagen display and test the door swing, then compare the wall oven's glass with the hood above it. These are judgments about reach and line that a photograph hides.
KitchenAid in the Florence display
Florence shows the quieter end of the line: a fully flush wine cooler with hidden hinges and wood-front racks, a dishwasher with a third rack, a built-in microwave with convection modes and trim kits, and a built-in trash compactor. These are the pieces designers tend to place last and regret most when the fit is wrong.
Seeing them set into cabinetry shows how a panel-ready or stainless front meets the run around it. The Journal covers the detail in panel-ready explained.
The KitchenAid line, room by room
KitchenAid covers a complete kitchen from one family of controls:
built-in and counter-depth KitchenAid refrigerators, plus undercounter wine coolers.
wall ovens, ranges, cooktops and ventilation hoods.
built-in KitchenAid dishwashers with multi-rack interiors.
microwaves and a trash compactor sized to a standard cutout.
Share your plans with the team and we can check the cutouts and rough-in together. Designers can start from the Trade Program for designers.
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Frequently asked questions
Who owns KitchenAid?
KitchenAid is a Whirlpool Corporation brand. Whirlpool acquired it from Hobart in 1986, and the brand is administered from Benton Harbor, Michigan.
Where does the name KitchenAid come from?
The brand's own story says a factory executive's wife tested an early mixer and supplied the name. The brand dates its history to 1919.
Which KitchenAid appliances are installed in Roseville?
The Copenhagen display holds a built-in refrigerator, double wall oven, hood and microwave. Florence holds a wine cooler, dishwasher, built-in microwave and trash compactor.
Does KitchenAid make built-in refrigerators and dishwashers?
Yes. KitchenAid refrigerators install flush, overlay or proud of the cabinetry, and its dishwashers are built in with multi-rack interiors.
Are KitchenAid stand mixers made in the United States?
The brand's stand mixers are assembled in Greenville, Ohio. Major appliances are separate products with their own manufacturing.
See it in the gallery
See KitchenAid in a finished kitchen display, then book a visit to walk the floor with us and see our working kitchen.
900 Sunrise Ave, RosevilleMonday – Saturday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM(916) 500-5417
Alongside KitchenAid
More brands in ranges, ovens and cooktops, represented at Design Gallery.
Appliances finished to taste, with interchangeable hardware and color.
The connected, design-forward line within GE Appliances.
American luxury with a long memory, from the wall oven onward.
The connected kitchen, where the appliance meets you halfway.
Combi-steam ovens, cooktops and wine cabinets, architecturally restrained.
The brand that pushed downdraft ventilation into the American kitchen.
