Front ring for a household appliance door

A household appliance comprising:

• a housing having an opening for accessing an interior of the housing;
• a tub disposed inside the housing, the tub having a rotating drum therein for receiving laundry through the opening;
• and
• a door assembly having a see-through portion for viewing into the tub, the door assembly being pivotably coupled to the housing and movable between an open position for accessing the opening of the housing and a closed position for closing the opening of the housing,
• wherein the door assembly includes:
• a door frame;
• and
• a front ring coupled directly or indirectly to the door frame,
• wherein the front ring includes:
• a front face having an outside edge and an inside edge, wherein the inside edge defines an opening in the front face that substantially corresponds to the see-through portion of the door;
• and
• a recessed rear face on an opposite side of the front ring from the front face,
• wherein the recessed rear face includes a handle portion extending around at least a portion of the front ring.