White ice or Black ice appliances?

13 years ago

I need a little input, please!? :)
I will have antique white upper cabinets and a light brown for my lower cabinets.
I'm not a fan of Stainless at all, so not doing SS appliances. Black was my second choice, but now they have white ice and black ice collections from Whirlpool. Should I do white ice, or do you think it would clash with the antique white cabs?
Thanks in advance for your help!!

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Sharon McLeod

13 years ago

When customers are looking at white appliances to go with white or antique white cabinets, all I have to do is grab a 'sample' cabinet door, drag them to a white appliance and hold it up beside it. They immediately get a look of disgust on their faces! Go to a store that has cabinet samples and sells appliances and do it yourself (try Home Depot, Home Hardware, etc.).

On display here we have a lovely antique kitchen with black appliances, and it looks stunning! Very elegant. I'm just not sure about the brown base cabinets. But again, you can grab samples that are close in tone to yours, and hold them up beside a fridge and see what you think...

Sorry for the crappy photo, just did it quick!

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ct design studio
13 years ago
I personally don't care for white appliances with antique white cabinetry. I think it makes the cabinetry look too yellow. I know you don't care for stainless but it does offer a softer contrast. Black will be very high contrast and make your layout look choppy. You could always have panels made for a nice clean look.
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Lotus Construction Group
13 years ago
I would look into panels that match the cabinetry as well !
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Michelene Lekvold
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks for your input... I might look into prices for the panels... Might not be in the budget... :)
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ct design studio
13 years ago
What you spend on panels, you will save by not buying the newest finish out there. You can also mix and match your appliances, whereas going with the "ice" series you have to buy what is offered. Heck you could buy scratch and dent, save $700 and no one would know :)
Michelene Lekvold
Original Author
13 years ago
Actually, the "ice" series is the same price as the comparable white or black...
Michelene Lekvold
Original Author
13 years ago
Actually, the "ice" series is the same price as the comparable white or black...
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Stoneshop
13 years ago
I agree with Sharon. Bring samples of your cabinet doors (both antique white & brown) with you when you go shopping for appliances. You need to see what the exact color of both the appliances and cabinets look like in person next to each other. This way you can see what looks good & what does not.

Having panels made is a wonderful idea, too, if budget allows.
feeny
13 years ago
last modified: 13 years ago
Here's what white appliances with cream or antique white cabinets look like. It's not a look that I think you want. So unless the upper white cabinets are very close to the white of the appliances, I think you are better off going with a different combination. Panel-ready would be great if you don't want SS.
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13 years ago
last modified: 13 years ago
I would definitely go with the black ice, if you do not like stainless and panels are not in the budget.
zibu00
13 years ago
I would never buy black appliances. They will show every speck of dust and lint that had the audacity to land on them. I'm in a rental right now and I spend more time wiping the stove than actually cooking on it. Every little spatter shows and it requires a complete, and extremely thorough (so it doesn't look streaky), wiping of the entire surface even if all I did was boil a little water on one burner.
Michelene Lekvold
Original Author
13 years ago
Thank you all!!!
zibu00-- I'm sure that is exactly what will happen...
I'll probably end up ordering the black ice-- I'll post a picture in a couple months when we're all moved in and post it... Hopefully I don't regret it- I just really don't want the stainless...
zibu00
13 years ago
Good luck. Personally I'd rather go with something that doesn't require me to be a slave to the cleaning (or to have to look at all the fingerprints and spatter and dust), than choose based on looks alone. I've seen too many people choose something based on looks as opposed to functionality, and then end up hating it and wishing they had made a more practical choice. Thankfully, that has informed my decisions and thus far, I've not really got any big regrets (with regards to choosing stuff for my home - I've owned two homes, and done a major remodel on one).
Sharon McLeod
13 years ago
I have a black range (with a black glass cooktop) and I don't mind it a BIT. I've had white as well, and I much prefer the black (I found the white showed much more actually). There IS no better colour appliance to hide dirt or grease, and I'm for one glad for that. :)
Michelene Lekvold
Original Author
13 years ago
I've owned 3 homes before this new construction. We had a white coil top range, bisque with black glass top range, and a white glass top range.
You always see grease splatters, etc with any color. White might hide smudges the most, but black sure looks sharp when it's clean.
Not much different than owning a black vehicle, I suppose... Bugger to keep clean, but they sure look nice when they are clean.
sunnlover
13 years ago
I would go with an antique white if they make it... I think it's bisque. Not the same as Almond. It's just a little off white.