In this paper we analyze ownership patterns and distribution of three major appliances-fans, televisions and refrigerators in Indian households using two quinquennial rounds of all India National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) household expenditure surveys. In particular, we seek answers to three main questions: a) which households acquired appliances for the first time during the period between the two surveys; b) what was the pattern of appliance acquisition across various states in India and (c) what are the major factors that might be influencing appliance acquisition?