Can we talk about kitchens?

SarahKate31 · June 2012

Our next house project will be to give our builder-grade townhouse kitchen a face lift. We're going to replace the cabinets, floors, counters, and paint. We don't plan to stay here more than a couple more years, so we're not going all out, but it does need a little upgrade.

DH likes a style like this, and I like that a lot too, but the thing is that we are going to keep our white appliances and it just doesn't look the same with white.

Anyone have white appliances and love their kitchen?? Looking for ideas

KathrynMD · June 2012

why aren't you including appliances in your reno?

SarahKate31 · June 2012

Because the appliances we have are relatively new and replacing them all would make the project too expensive I think.

gracie2762 · June 2012

I don't think the ones your DH picked out go with white appliances at all. I would say if you're definitely keeping white appliances, I would go with white cabinets or a really light colored wood.

misscastle · June 2012

We're slowly redoing our kitchen (everything original to 93), and have been replacing our appliances. However, because ours were so old, it might be a bit different -- we're also saving on electricity because we're upgrading. I also just really prefer black and/or stainless steel and I think most buyers in the next couple years still will, too.

I like the link you posted a lot, but don't think it would look as nice with white appliances. If you're set on keeping the appliances, I would look for a more fresh and airy look with white cabinets and lighter, brighter colors on the wall.

MereFM99 · June 2012

misscastle:
I like the link you posted a lot, but don't think it would look as nice with white appliances. If you're set on keeping the appliances, I would look for a more fresh and airy look with white cabinets and lighter, brighter colors on the wall.

Ditto, I think if you did white appliances with the dark wood cabinets, it could actually make it look dated or unfinished. If I had to keep white appliances, I would personally go with white cabinets, light countertop/flooring, and a light to medium color on the walls, like yellow or green or periwinkle, something like that.

KathrynMD · June 2012

ditto everyone else on getting lighter cabinets to go w/ the white appliances. But, I would really, really seeif you can get SS appliances as that's going to give you the most bang for your buck on resale.

You should be able to get new entry level SS appliances for a good price.

smange10.10 · June 2012

My parents have white appliances and dark cabinets. Not AS dark as in the picture you have but definitely not a light wood. I think the countertop that my mom picked out really brings it all together. It's Corian and it has a lot of the red/cherry/brown from the cabinets and floors, but it's as the specks and not the base of the counter. (I hope that made sense). With the lighter counter, the whole room isn't as heavy and the white appliances don't stick out or look out of place.

If you are at your parent's soon and want to swing by, I'm sure that wouldn't be a problem.

SarahKate31 · June 2012

Hmm, I didn't consider that white appliances would cause such an issue! I like white cabinets, but not sure if DH would be on board for that. I foresee many disagreements with this project...

Cooper81 · June 2012

I agree with Kathryn, your typical buyer is still hung up on SS appliances (I don't neccessarily agree, I think the whole SS/grantie obsession is ridic.). Good news is that SS appliances come in a wide range of price's now because they are so popular. So if you were to go with dark cabinets then you could either include this in your budget, or budget it for down the road, maybe a year or two after you replace the countertops and cabinets. I love the white cabinet with a darker counter top look personally and I think you can stick with your white appliances or put in SS now or down the road. It also depends on your space, I think dark cabinets in smaller/closed in kitchen can really make the kitchen look even smaller, but white really helps expand the room, and then using darker countertops can really anchor the room without using too much dark.

KathrynMD · June 2012

also - BTW - they make S/S that isn't really stainless - its just painted to look like it. I used these when I replaced the appliances in my old house before I sold it.

mrsbobcat · June 2012

I just saw a post on The Inspired Room about white appliances. They had a few more images. Here's the link if you're interested: http://theinspiredroom.net/2012/06/12/white-appliances/

TheLinkBride · June 2012

We have white cabinets and replaced our white appliances with stainless steel a few years ago. I'll have to see if I have a picture of how it used to look. Personally, in my next house I don't want stainless steel but I think that with white cabinets SS looked the best.

unionbay7 · June 2012

I love to look on houzz for pictures. If this link doesn't work, just search for "white appliances" and there are a lot of pictures of kitchens. Most do revolve around white cabinets, however. http://www.houzz.com/white-appliances

EverAfter07 · June 2012

I have almost that exact kitchen (cherry cabinets, lightish brown flecked quartz counters, and all white appliances. It looks just fine to me! I'm in the minority that prefers white to stainless though.

SarahKate31 · June 2012

EverAfter07:
I have almost that exact kitchen (cherry cabinets, lightish brown flecked quartz counters, and all white appliances. It looks just fine to me! I'm in the minority that prefers white to stainless though.

Yes I was looking at my kitchen again last night and I was thinking maybe it would be okay with white. I'm still torn though! But good to know that it can work!

EverAfter07 · June 2012

SarahKate31:
EverAfter07:
I have almost that exact kitchen (cherry cabinets, lightish brown flecked quartz counters, and all white appliances. It looks just fine to me! I'm in the minority that prefers white to stainless though.
I was looking at my kitchen again last night and I was thinking maybe it would be okay with white. I'm still torn though! But good to know that it can work!

Haha after reading/responding to this thread, I thought about it when I walked into my kitchen when I got home last night. I really do like the white with the kitchen design/colors. I wish I had a picture for you. We have some really light yellow flecks in our counters that sort of tie in with the white appliances, and we have white accents, like a white crock that holds spatulas, a white paper towel holder, etc. It can definitely work!

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