Stainless and Granite - Are They Still "Must Haves"?
September 5, 2012
I was caught by a heading for a Wall Street Journal article in this mornings edition: "After Stainless, Now What?" Apparently appliance manufacturers and kitchen designers are looking at new appliance finishes. The article mentioned Whirlpools, glossy white and glossy black. It does seem to me that these appliance finishes have been around for some time. Fifty years ago almost all appliances were white. Then, sometimes in the 1970s., maybe a tad earlier, colored appliances came out. Avocado and gold were definitely in vogue. Then in the 1980s, almond and bone became popular colors for kitchen appliances. And then, with the commercial appliance manufacturers such as Viking and Wolf entering the residential appliance market, stainless steel became the favored finish for your ovens, dishwashers and refrigerators.
Just as a side remark, I do want to add that when my husband and I bought our first home in the late 1950s, we remodeled the kitchen with walnut cupboards and, yes, stainless steel Thermador appliances.
So the question "What next?" may depend on the style of home and kitchen one chooses. If one is planning a kitchen remodel, it could be useful to check out the various home shows and the appliance stores and see what is being offered for sale. In the end, it would seem that the functionality and the "greeness" of appliances may be a contributor to the answer to "What next?"
I was caught by a heading for a Wall Street Journal article in this mornings edition: "After Stainless, Now What?" Apparently appliance manufacturers and kitchen designers are looking at new appliance finishes. The article mentioned Whirlpools, glossy white and glossy black. It does seem to me that these appliance finishes have been around for some time. Fifty years ago almost all appliances were white. Then, sometimes in the 1970s., maybe a tad earlier, colored appliances came out. Avocado and gold were definitely in vogue. Then in the 1980s, almond and bone became popular colors for kitchen appliances. And then, with the commercial appliance manufacturers such as Viking and Wolf entering the residential appliance market, stainless steel became the favored finish for your ovens, dishwashers and refrigerators.
Just as a side remark, I do want to add that when my husband and I bought our first home in the late 1950s, we remodeled the kitchen with walnut cupboards and, yes, stainless steel Thermador appliances.
So the question "What next?" may depend on the style of home and kitchen one chooses. If one is planning a kitchen remodel, it could be useful to check out the various home shows and the appliance stores and see what is being offered for sale. In the end, it would seem that the functionality and the "greeness" of appliances may be a contributor to the answer to "What next?"
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