Well, just to update those who were aware of my long struggle to settle on a new refrigerator, I love the French door unit. So much easier than that side by side. Especially like the wide deli drawer. And I did get white and so be it.
We have white appliances for a similar reason. My husband did industrial food designs as well as hospitals. He did not want stainless…because it made him feel like an industrial space. So we have white.
It’s fine with me. I don’t actually like stainless either.
I’m fine with white and the off white marbled coriander counters and back splashes plus stainless sinks and drain boards. Neither H not I had negative associations with white, off white or stainless
I like white, but white appliances are so “bright” that they don’t look good with my paint color. I am not a huge fan of stainless, though, but that is probably what I will end up getting when I finally do my kitchen. My old cabinets, which I will be painting, have those exposed hinges which are antique brass. I like the warmth of the brass (they’re a dark brass) but I’m not sure how they will look with stainless.
BTW, I went to Lowe’s last weekend with a sample of my paint and asked to look at any appliance at all in the bisque color and they did not have one.
My current appliances which came with the house are almond. I wish there was a color just barely off-white. My paint is Behr Swiss Coffee. It looks white…until you put white next to it.
Just chiming in a bit… the Blanco Silagranite (probably wrong spelling) is an excellent choice… excellent sink. I have had one for years and not a scratch or blemish. Black stainless steel seems to be the ‘new’ appliance color and also the new trend for kitchen design is ‘mixed metals’. Evidently you don’t have to worry about appliances, cabinet handles, faucets and other stuff all matching perfectly. Haven’t seen one of these ‘mixed metal’ kitchens yet in real life but I’m going to go hunt one down in some house listed for sale somewhere.
IIRC, Feb. is always the biggest appliance sale month.
worked many years as an anesthesiologist in the operating room setting. The last thing I wanted when I got home was a more stainless steel, industrial looking kitchen. Long retired and having only stainless options in some appliances I wanted I have adjusted to it. Stainless steel counters- practical but reminds me too much of the hospital setting.>>>>>>
It’s funny you say this. I feel the same way about black counter tops because that’s what we had in the pharmacy (hospital) and also I still have nightmares about chemistry labs with soapstone countertops! LOL. Truth.
I dislike ss tabletops - we had a bunch in bio labs. Sinks I can live with after seeing what kind of abuse they can take!
I agree about the black granite and losing things. Put a black cell phone down and other stuff …Have seen it happen. Plus dreary. Hadn’t thought about those Chemistry labs in decades- another case against black.
Bisque appliances typically will be available for ordering but they won’t waste floor space with those models. The old side by side refrigerator I got rid of showed water stains on the dispenser.
A few years ago I asked our realtor if granite or quartz was better for our area (in case we needed to sell sooner rather than decades from now)- he said it didn’t matter here. When we replaced the old Formica counters in our old house I stayed with that since I knew it wasn’t worth the expense for something the prospective new owner would want to rip out because they disliked it. It is also good to realize perfect matching does not need to be done.
@musicmom1215 - I have bisque appliances and a few years ago had to get a new fridge. I found the biggest assortment at Sears on-line. I don’t really understand why bisque isn’t considered a basic neutral and yet you can get a washer and dryer in an assortment of colors.
I have a white kitchen with a combination of dark soapstone and butcher block tops. If I’d realized how much I was going to love the soapstone I would have used it every but the center table. Between the windows and the white cabinets I don’t find it too dark. I haven’t lost anything on them. Only my stove is stainless because that’s all I could afford when we redid the kitchen. I’d be happy for the rest of it to be stainless. I think granite and quartz are about the same here, though more go for granite. I didn’t worry about it as I plan to enjoy my kitchen long enough that it’s sure to not look stylish when I sell it.
Calla1 - The Blanco is the BEST! I have had one for 2 years and it’s the bomb.
Is bisque more like beige or more like cream?
I would also like to know about the color bisque. As I posted up the thread, I went to Lowe’s to look at it in person and they did not have a bisque appliance of any kind. Is it lighter than almond?
We have bisque in one of our bathrooms. It’s sort of like a pale version of almond.
To be honest…I hate it. I wish we had gotten white.
I chose Kohler’s version of bisque for the master bath instead of stark white for the tub and toilet (did glacier white for the Corian sinks that went with the Corian counters- never would do Corian for a kitchen sink) and in bright light they almost look white. A little softer than a massive bright white space occupying tub. And it works with the tile colors we chose. Our last master bath was in warm grays so we changed to the beiges (no way were we keeping the PINK theme- throughout all rooms in the house). But- I know they were different in color when next to the white toilets for the other bathrooms (kept an existing gray tub- soft color with ice gray soap dish and towel bar, sigh but not worth the extra cost to replace).
Anyone else tired of hearing about “outdated” this and that on the home shows? You have to go with what you like (within budget) regardless of fashions. I still haven’t figure out when outdated becomes vintage et al. Or what defines “character” - I happen to like a less is more rather than a cluttered appearance. Do what you like unless you plan to sell soon. And then be prepared to wish you had chosen differently or this and that were available then. Oh- and even if you have the money the time living with any renovations makes them a not often repeated event!
" I still haven’t figure out when outdated becomes vintage et al." - If we wait too much longer on renovations, we might find out.
I am so glad our current house absolutely needed changes- the sooner the better. When we saw it about four years ago I looked at my H and said we needed to spend X dollars if we bought it- of course I was being conservative and he actually decided on some things I might have let stay. But- the next owner (in another twenty years when we head to the nursing home perhaps) will get to do some things we didn’t bother with- such as the popcorn ceiling that doesn’t bother him and I can live with plus those brass trimmed ceiling fans… along with redoing our changes. By then the house may have enough “vintage charm” and “character” along with the casual touches.
I envy those who don’t blink at buying the products I won’t splurge on. Peasant at heart here.
In my first house I felt badly getting rid of my vintage butler’s pantry. It was original to the house, but there were literally 18" between the counter and the wall. I could barely squeeze through when I was pregnant. We turned it into a badly needed powder room.
Some evil person put popcorn ceilings on all the 1st floor ceilings of our 1920s house. When we redid a hall bath a few years ago, I told the contractors to go ahead and deal with the plumbing from below as well. It was a nightmare for about a week, but I having the new ceiling made me even happier than the renovated bath did.