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Kitchen Applicance Colors

Puppy Lips — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 17:41:33 GMT

We built our home in 2007. The builder put in all GE appliances. All of them are cr@p. They all have issues that started a few years into their life, but we have hung onto them. They all have a stainless steel finish.

We need to replace our dishwasher first. Now my son had a GE dishwasher that was only 4 years old, and it stopped working properly. The repair guy told them it would be better to get a new one. His appliances are also stainless steel. Apparently, according to my son, the stainless steel "color" varies from one brand to another. So if he got something other than GE, it would not be the same shade. Being the slightly OCD that he is, he got another GE dishwasher so that it would look the same. So far he likes it, but this has only been a few months.

I refuse to get another GE product. The stainless steel just never stays nice looking in my opinion. I am thinking about going with a black dishwasher. It will be awhile before we can afford to replace anything else, so the colors will have to co-exist.

Does anyone else have mixed colors of appliances? I think it will look okay, but I don't want to regret my $1,000 decision. Any thoughts?

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chickenbutt — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 17:46:59 GMT

For me, I kind of like them to be the same. Mine are all black. I love black, and I accent the black in my kitchen with red because I love both colors.

Well, actually, my latest refrigerator is 'black stainless'. The doors are a little lighter in color than all my regular black appliances, but it works. The rest of the refrigerator is the regular black, so it's just the doors that are the lighter look of black.

I don't think I would like the regular stainless steel for appliances, though. That's just me. I actually always wanted black appliances so when we bought this house and they just happened to be black I was very pleased.

I also always wanted a kitchen tv, so I made that happen (it's black, too. heh) years ago and have a little 19" tv in one corner near the sink/window part of my kitchen. It's on a black stand that has a drawer under it, so I can store the remote and other stuff in there. Love it!

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cody2 — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 17:48:51 GMT

We had all stainless in our kitchen. We had to replace the refrigerator and went with a black one. I thought they looked good together. The fridge had stainless handles and stainless accents. Worked for us. And I agree with you. No more GE here either.

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ThinkingOutLoud — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 17:48:56 GMT

I would avoid mismatched colors myself, especially if one will stick out like a sore thumb.

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feline groovy — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 17:55:28 GMT

In the low-income apartments I've rented, appliance colors are often mixed.

Have to just accept it, so I use colors I enjoy for my kitchen linens etc..

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nycalady — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 18:02:39 GMT

Maybe look at a GE and non GE appiance side by side in Lowes or Home Depot to see if the color variation is noticeable. Had to have the compresser replaced on a GE fridge that was four months old.

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ladyann45 — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 18:07:00 GMT

I would suggest that you fine one that you can put something to match the doors of your cabinet. They do make those as well.

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Judaline — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 18:20:04 GMT

I hope GE doesn't make any of our aircraft. (I'm another GE appliance user. Make that ex-user.)

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Puppy Lips — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 18:29:56 GMT

@ladyann45 wrote:
I would suggest that you fine one that you can put something to match the doors of your cabinet. They do make those as well.

@ladyann45 I had not thought of that. I will have to look into it. Thanks!

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amyb — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 18:34:49 GMT

@Judaline wrote:
I hope GE doesn't make any of our aircraft. (I'm another GE appliance user. Make that ex-user.)

@Judaline I've worked in the aviation industry...many, many a GE engine out there...but, every division is different...not sure OP's bad experience with kitchen appliances transfers over to a/c engines. Though I'm sure you were being a tad facetious.

I don't want to jinx them...but I have 22 year old GE stove and fridge in my condo. No probs. But, that said...I'm sure the mfg. has evolved, and perhaps not for the better over that time. Or... @Puppy Lips you were unlucky with some lemons.

Getting prepared to do a kitchen redo hopefully soon though, hoping they last before needing them SOS in this supply chain climate. Not sure what I'll get this time, but yes, I want them to coordinate. I never jumped on the stainless steele bandwagon, still not totally excited by it, though it looks fine in kitchens. Still seems cold to me.

I have a white fridge, dishwasher, and my oven is black/white. Yep, old school, but I still like them.

Small condo kitchen with white cabinets too. I'll be sticking to white cabinetry but haven't decided on appliances yet. I've seen Ikea makeovers with SS appliances and they were nice enough.

If OP you are going with SS, yes...I certainly would want them to be exactly the same shade of SS.

Good luck!

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ninjawife — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 18:37:04 GMT

We just got a new dishwasher yesterday as our 9 year old stainless Kenmore wasn't cutting it anymore. We got a Bosch and it is also stainless steel. The dishwasher is far enough away from the wall ovens and refrigerator that are also stainless Kenmore to notice if the stainless steel did not match exactly. It looks fine.

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Big Joanie — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 18:55:41 GMT

I have all black appliances and I love them ...

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Big Joanie — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 18:56:56 GMT

I have a friend that re-did her kitchen ... the stainless steel dish

washer got a stain on it 2 weeks in .. she can't get it off .....

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kate2357 — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 18:58:36 GMT

@ninjawife wrote:
We just got a new dishwasher yesterday as our 9 year old stainless Kenmore wasn't cutting it anymore. We got a Bosch and it is also stainless steel. The dishwasher is far enough away from the wall ovens and refrigerator that are also stainless Kenmore to notice if the stainless steel did not match exactly. It looks fine.

I did the same as @ninjawife and chose another brand of dishwasher when it needed to be replaced. Far enough away from other appliances you can't tell difference in finishes.

Personally I am sick of stainless steel appliances (for myself) as they can be a pain to keep clean. I know there are new SS finishes available that don't show prints as much, but I just kind of want to go to those upgraded white appliances I see on tv programs. Alas, my husband and I differ on that choice.

Re black appliances, I have not cared for the black appliances because I swear they are spice magnets. Someone shake the salt at the dinner table and there it is on top of the stove.

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fthunt — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 19:17:23 GMT

Love the black - no fan of SS. More complaints about keeping SS fingerprints = clean..

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cindyNC — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 19:33:19 GMT

I think the black is more difficult to keep shiny. Shows a lot of smudges.

Don't blame you for wanting to stay away from GE. appliances.Not fully US owned any longer.

"It has been majority owned by Chinese multinational home appliances company Haier since 2016.[5] It is one of the largest appliance companies in the United States and manufactures appliances under several brands,[6] including GE, GE Profile, Café, Monogram, Haier and Hotpoint (Americas only, European rights held by Whirlpool Corporation)."

I would think long term........if you are planning on replacing all the appliances, don't worry about the color short-term - think about the quality of the appliance and what you want to end up with down the road.

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Desert Lily — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 19:47:33 GMT

These days, stainless steel appliances are "finger print resistant." I had GE appliances at the house I moved from in April, and they lasted 20+ years. The only thing I replaced was the microwave, and that was year 17.

In my new house, I put in a GE stainless dishwasher, a GE stainless oven/stove, a GE stainless Microwave, and a Whirlpool stainless refrigerator (the retailer was out of stock of the GE larger refrigerator). They are all finger print resistant. My GE washer & dryer are navy blue, and I really like the color.

I had a different major brand dryer in my last house that was not GE. The drum inside the dryer fell from its inside place and caused the metal of the drum to hit the metal inside the dryer. That caused sparks and was smoldering and ready to start a fire. I replaced it with a GE dryer and had no problems.

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vermint — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 20:15:14 GMT

@Puppy Lips I've always been a white appliance girl...until my stove "broke" last year. Not only would the white stove I wanted need to be ordered--and who knows when it would've been delivered--the white one cost $500 more than the exact same model in stainless steel!

So I got the stainless stove. My fridge and dishwasher are white, and I'm not replacing them til they break. Honestly, one stainless and two white appliances hasn't really bothered me at all, and I thought it would!

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Porcelain — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 21:01:13 GMT

@ladyann45 wrote:
I would suggest that you fine one that you can put something to match the doors of your cabinet. They do make those as well.

I've seen this as well. They make the appliances blend in with the kitchen cabinets. You can't even immediately tell which doors are for the fridge.

It does look sleek and uniform.

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Q4u — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 21:28:34 GMT

This has been interesting..... When we moved into our 60 yr old house three years ago, I was very happy to see GE appliances (side by side refrig, Stove/Oven, dishwasher. Was told the microwave was just replaced (with a Samsung?.... Interesting). Learned that all the appliances except the microwave were only four years old. Well....after using them, I really, really thought that these pieces were purchased as "seconds". that's how sub-par I've found them! The only redeeming value has been that everything except the microwave (it's stainless steel) is all black and I love all black appliances.

So now we have three additional years on our four year old GE appliances and I can bet that I'll only get about 10 years life from them. I never had any GE before and I plan to do a lot of research before we replace them.... GE has been very disappointing.