Stainless, white or black appliances.
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March 14th, 2008
My kitchen has fairly simple white cabinets and the countertops are mostly black with flecks of gray and white. The floor is gray, and the in-counter stove, combo recalculating fan/microwave, and double ovens are all black. All this stuff was added about two years ago when the previous owners remodeled, but they reused their old fridge and dishwasher, which are on the wall opposite the stove.
The fridge is almond colored and needs to be replaced within a year. The dishwasher is white and while it works, but if we buy a fridge that isn’t, it’s going to stick out.
I can buy a white fridge and have half my appliances in black and half in white.
I can buy a black fridge and dishwasher which will match the other appliances.
I can buy a stainless (or stainless looking) fridge and dishwasher and make sure they have black trim to kind of coordinate with the other appliances.
Opinions.
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Austin says:
black or stainless definately
March 14th, 2008 at 8:01 am
donna d says:
stainless steel or black go for it.
March 14th, 2008 at 8:58 am
Twisted Fairy says:
I’d go with stainless with black trim.this will go fine with the black appliance and most home buyers are looking for stainless appliances now when they buy a house so I think going stainless now will help your resale value.if and when you decide to upgrade other appliances, go with stainless on them at that time.
March 14th, 2008 at 9:50 am
J*Mo says:
Stainless shows every fingerprint, smudge etc. Magnents don’t stick to it either, so if you hang kids artwork, it won’t happen anymore.
Black shows dust bad.
White will blend in with your white cabinets. Seems a bit Sterile.
Your choice really, but I’d go for black
Unless you paint the cabinets, then go for white
If you wanna spend more for stainless, more power to ya.
Oh - but please - match all the appliances so it looks like a suite.
** THere is a product called “clean Steel” but it is NOT actually steel. It has a thin layer of brushed steel on it, which over time will show scratches and can actually rust.
March 14th, 2008 at 10:33 am
Looseygoosey says:
There is a smudgeless stainless steel now.
March 14th, 2008 at 11:31 am
Karen L says:
I like white, it actually is easier to keep looking clean than the others, and it’s classic. The others may or may not be popular in a few years but white doesn’t age, and you’ve got white in the place already.
March 14th, 2008 at 12:26 pm