Go simple and get one with the controls hidden instead of the front panel.

Australian company Fisher & Paykel makes some beautiful and simple appliances. It was very hard to not buy their washer/dryer set a few months ago when looking for a new set, it is by far the simplest W/D combo I have ever seen.

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-justin

1987 300TD, 1987 300TD
2008 R32, 2000 Passat Wagon