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I am having a house built and some of my appliances don't match.  I picked my fridge/freezer and oven to match but my dishwasher, wet bar fridge and trash compactor are all different.  Same stainless steel look but i really don't think it's important to match appliances just the color.

[Janey2]

As my appliances died over the years of course I had to replace them. When I replaced the first one, which was the microwave, I opted for the Sharp which does not have a handle to open so it sort of blended in with the other appliances. Then I replaced the stove and I just went with the one that had the features I wanted. It does not match the refrigerator or dishwasher. Now I need a new dishwasher. I am going to get a Bosch. All the appliances do not match exactly, though they are all stainless steel. I thought this would really bother me, looks wise. Surprise.....it is not at all noticeable. All I see is stainless when I look, not each individual appliance.

[catter70]

I have all GE appliances, but they don't match. The dishwasher and stove are both the ivory type color with black and I rarely use either and they are about 28 years old. 2 years or so ago, I had to buy a new micro wave and it's black stainless. This past summer, my 25 year old Kenmore fridge bit the big one and I replaced it with a slate black stainless GE. The only issue I have with that is there is no light in the freezer. I think they only put them in pricier models now, though this was not a cheap purchase. Anyhow, nope it doesn't bother me that they don't match. I'm not sure there's much that matches in my house.

[Chopsmom]

@SeaMaiden We must have had the same friend.  Anything I showed her, told her about, commented on was met with some sort of snark or back handed compliment. 

I too ended that 40 year friendship.

My fridge is black and my oven is white.  When the oven gives out, I'll get black.  I would like them to match, but can't justify getting rid of it just for the color.

[rockygems123]

I have under 5 years old kitchen appliances, all bought within a year or two of each other so they could have matched. A french door Samsung refrigerator, GE stove & microwave and Bosch dishwasher all purchased because of their features.  It's like the United Nations in there.

[coffee drinker]

Ordinarily, things like that would bother me until my GE dishwasher died and I wanted to replace my GE Cooktop.  Replaced both with Kitchenaid appliances and couldn't be happier.  BTW, I don't notice the difference between the 2 brands. 

[Rockycoast]

No, matching appliances is low on my list of things that bother me. 

We live in a 1890's farm house.  We replaced the stove when we moved in. It is a reconditioned 1910 Glenwood cast iron and chrome behemoth. It takes up a whole wall in the kitchen. Our DW is black, the refrigerator is white, small appliances are SS. It works for me and I never worry about resale. You get what you like while living in your home and what makes you happy.

[PINKdogWOOD]

As I think about this, I don't think we've ever had all appliances by the same brand name. We/I buy based on my needs first, looks, next. Of course price plays a big part but I do not go to spend the most money, not everything at the top of the price point has what I look for and need in how my appliances work for me.

[vermint]

Up until a few months ago, I'd always had white appliances--but they were all different brands. Looked fine to me. Then my stove died and the only one available for immediate delivery was stainless steel. To get a white one would have taken a month (or more) and cost $500 more! So I got the stainless and, honestly, I'm surprised at how much it "doesn't" bother me! I like the stove a lot, it's a fairly basic model which is all I need.

Just as an aside, all my small appliances are black, so I think that helps the stove blend in.

[hgsuddle]

So true!  We had white appliances up until 3 years ago when I accidentally killed the microwave. So we replaced it with white because that is what we had. Then a few months later, my husband cracked our stovetop. At that point, I wanted to switch to gas so we got an LG gas stove in stainless and a new fridge also in stainless. My microwave and dishwasher are still white. I too, will not replace them unless necessary just for color. I don't care what people think.