I was curious about the platinum finish and googled it. Apparently they don't make it anymore... see the last post on this thread over on appliances.

Here is a link that might be useful: Sub-Zero Platinum vs Stainless

Nice to see something new...too bad if they're already discontinued.

Has anyone seen any off white/cream appliances, outside of the high end Agas, etc? I'd like to find appliances that blend in with the cabinets, without having to get matching cabinetry fronts. Although a little darker than I'd like, whatever happened to bisque and almond? It would be nice to find a warm, creamy white for a change :)

Hmm it's still active on the website. I've never seen the carbon except on the website.

whatever happened to bisque and almond

Didn't they follow avocado and harvest gold to the great rummage sale in the sky?

I'm thinking those colors can really come back when everyone who grew up with them is dead, or at least institutionalized. Which would mean a couple of decades yet.

Kitchenaid and some others still make them. I think they would work really well with some of the painted and glazed finishes they have now. Bisque read as a warm white when combined with some finishes.

Thanks, Palimpsest!

Johnliu- You don't like avacado??? :)

I confess that I sort of like avocado.

I had a client who lived in a house built in the 1970s. Even after she remodeled in the 1990s, the avocado appliances looked more "natural" than the black that replaced them in the 2000s. I think it is the whole "context" of what went with them at the time that gives the actual colors a bad rep.

If you want a black finish on your stainless steel, there is this kit to DIY at home.
Casey

Here is a link that might be useful: Stainless blackening kit

The problem with the 70s kitchen I just replaced wasn't really any one color involved. I think it was the combination of colors. I think many of the kitchen designers of the 70s didn't know when to stop with the colors and the patterns and the textures.

I have not seen them in person, but Jenair makes white and black glass front appliances. They look great on the web site. They sure make white appliances have pizazz

"Jenair makes white and black glass front appliances"

I'm sure they're gorgeous when clean, and classier than the textured plastic, but wouldn't that be even worse than stainless for fingerprints?

I really wish a large palette of colors were available on good mid-range appliances. I would have done something aside from stainless if I could have ...

(Appliance manufacturers ... are you listening??? Just think how successful you've been with the new colors for washers and dryers! Take a chance! Live a little!)

ZacsDaddy- Well said! I hope someone in the industry is listening :)

My sister has one of the white, want to say it's glass, fridge I believe from samsung. It looks really good, and I never see any fingerprints on it like my stainless.

You're right, the alternate finishes are history, but for some reason I ran across them on a search of the Sub-Zero site.

I thought the carbon was interesting, but since it was a stand-alone finish, I can see why it didn't sell much.

Also always and still like avocado green (TV shows Six Feet Under and The Middle). I really wish there were more color choices. But, hey, we have a blue Big Chill, so clearly we like color.

I saw a carbon colored fridge at Sears last year. I can't remember the brand, if it was just for Kenmore or one of the other brands they carry. But, they had no other appliances in that finish, so the salesperson did not expect it to do well.

I saw a black Jenn-Air floating glass fridge at the outlet room at hhgregg. Really nice.

Googled...found this...

Scroll down to second entry.

Too bad. I liked the look.

Here is a link that might be useful: Sub-Zero / Wolf Drastically Cuts Carbon Output

I would love to get a delft blue Lacanche range...but way over my price range, we don't have any gaslines in our area and I'd rather not deal with propane. Since I have not found anything fun in an electric range...I'm just going to do white and try to find the a similar blue for the countertop.

{{!gwi}}

Maybe if neutrals start losing their popularity (if ever) there will be more choices with color. Or even an easy way to paint a standard appliance...like a range. I'm really open to options, here :)

Ummm! If I could afford that, though, I could probably afford to have it enameled any color I chose. My favorite fridge of all over the years was a pretty yellow from, I guess, the early 60s. It was old and had been relegated to a garage for some while when friends gave it to us, but I liked it so much we kept it for another...11? years until it finally gave out.

Rosie- That's the point, unless you get a high end range, it's hard to find anything outside of the standard, neutral colors. Your yellow fridge sounds pretty cool :)

Talk about kitchen porn. That blue range is the prettiest stove I've ever seen. And don't even get me started on that drop-dead gorgeous furniture-island thingy-- *swoon* My husband is right--I do have champagne taste. Lavender lass is lucky there's not a law against insnspiring insane jealousy.