Do your appliances match?

[Elizabeth86]

Im buying a dishwasher in the spring and as I was looking it occured to me none of my appliancrs match. My refrigerator is off white

range is white and black

microwave is black

 

This is how it was when we moved in and we are too pratical to replace functioning things. I guess I will choose a white dishwasher as that is my favorite chouce and what I would replace any broken appliances with.

Edited September 11, 2017 by Elizabeth86

[Tap]

Yes. They are all white. 

 

I don't like black appliances due to fingerprints.

Stainless steel wasn't affordable back when we build this house 16 years ago, and they hadn't refined the smudge free look yet back then. 

[Guest]

I just kept replacing broken appliances with the colors I liked. They mismatched when we moved out but honestly I don't care, it wasn't worth the money to fix prematurely. This is the real world, not Pinterest or Houzz ;)

[JustEm]

Nope, but as one broke I replaced with the color I prefer. I am actually looking at dishwashers right now and after we purchase this all our appliances will match. Just in time to list the house for sale!! Matching appliances will not be on my list of must when we go house hunting

[edelweiss]

My appliances at my current house all have cabinet fronts, so yes they all match (and blend in with the cabinets).  However, in my last house, they did not match.  I thought it looked fine because of the way that my kitchen was set up.

[Ali in OR]

All were builder-grade white when we moved in. All except the built-in microwave had problems a few years back (fridge was over 20 years old as it was from our first house). We switched them out over the course of about 15 months and switched them all to stainless steel, but not the same brand. We did switch out the microwave to match the range even though it was still working because that was pretty cheap to do so.

 

ETA: I actually cleaned the appliances this morning with stainless steel wipes and realized 3 of the 4 are the same brand--Samsung--and have the same shape handles which is nice. But the dishwasher is a Bosch because that's what I wanted.

Edited September 11, 2017 by Ali in OR

[DawnM]

Yes, but mine kind of all; went out at the same time!  It was actually fortunate because there was a deal on appliances at the time and if you bought 3 at once, you got 40% off the already 25% discounted price!

 

Fridge had so many issues, freezer stopped working, so we just used the deep freeze, then the ice maker stopped, finally it made weird noises.

Then the stove top stopped working and only the oven worked.  

Then we got a recall notice on the dishwasher because it caused potential FIRES!  They sent us $150 in a rebate for it.

 

So, we bought all our new ones at once.  

[Arcadia]

My appliances are all stainless steel except for my refrigerator which is white.

 

My white kitchen cabinets show more dirt than my stainless steel oven, dishwasher, kettle, microwave and coffee maker.

[cjzimmer1]

kinda of sort of.

 

We started with a white because anything else was cost prohibitive (we had a house built and we were moving from an apartment so we got to choose everything).  Then when it came time to replace we replaced with black (because I much prefer it to anything else) sine the price difference was minimal to non-exisistant.  But I wanted an induction stove and they don't come in black so it's stainless (but the glass is still black). But even my black appliances have little bits of silver toned trim. And my microwave is black and red because I like the pop of color.  Our sink is stainless steel so I feel like everything is tied together okay although the handles are different styles since everything is a different brand. But I think the idea that everything should match  just a marketing strategy because of course companies want you to buy everything from them.

[maize]

I've never had matching appliances. Too frugal.

[Wabi Sabi]

No, our refrigerator broke about 6-9 months ago and couldn't be repaired, so instead of buying a new one we moved the garage fridge into the kitchen for the time being. 

However, our stove and dishwasher are not in the best condition either (down to only one burner on the stove) so we are hoping to buy a package deal and replace all of the appliances next month and yes, they will then match! We deliberately didn't buy a new refrigerator when the old one quit working because we wanted to wait until we could afford a whole new set of appliances, and ultimately I expect we'll save quite a bit of money buying them all together rather than one at a time. There always seem to be package deals on entire sets. 

Edited September 11, 2017 by Wabi Sabi

[TravelingChris]

No.  My frig is white and so was the frig of the previous owners.  The rest are black.  

[Pawz4me]

Kinda sorta.

 

The range and microwave (here when we bought the house) are stainless steel trimmed in black. The toaster is the same -- SS trimmed in black. Our dishwasher and refrigerator are black. So everything is either SS trimmed in black or solid black. I'd eventually like to be rid of all the SS.

 

[prairiewindmomma]

They are all stainless steel, and have roughly the same contours, but they are not all the same brands. We've replaced the refrigerator and the microwave since we moved in, and I went with different brands.  

[Julie Smith]

Yes they do. I never thought about it, but they all match in colour, which is about the only way they match

 

I think of them as not matching since:

- one is broken (dishwasher) and has never worked in the almost 10 years we lived in the house

- one is noisy (the fridge) and uses electricity

- one is quiet (the oven) and uses gas

[Bluegoat]

The stove and dishwasher are white, which is usually my preference.  My fridge was given to us, it's stainless, alas.

[mom2samlibby]

Yes.  They are all stainless steel.  

[lmrich]

yes - but it took a while. I replaced as things broke and then splurged to buy a matching a dishwasher for Christmas that was quiet and faster and matched the others. 

[alisoncooks]

Yes, everything is white (but varying brands and ages).

Edited September 11, 2017 by alisoncooks

[EMS83]

Yes, Frigidaire stainless steel/black...but ONLY because my mom didn't like the new appliances in their new house, so she gave us what came with the house so she could buy a matching set she liked.  :D

[Guest]

Ours have cabinet fronts. But when the appliances die, I'll get stainless. I'll never get white again--the different plastics on the same appliance turn yellow at different rates and the painted parts stay white and I am annoyed. I wouldn't mind a black oven or stove top or dishwasher but a black fridge is too Darth-like.

[Ellie]

All of mine are white, but they are different manufacturers. In my last house, none of them matched.

[SKL]

No.  The products available change over time, and we don't replace everything together.  We have a black dishwasher, cream stove, and steel fridge.  :P  I did not want the steel fridge, but none of the others would work for our kitchen.

[AimeeM]

Yes, all kitchen appliances math. They are all stainless steel, I believe. They are not all the same brand, however.

[Guest]

No. They go together in a complementary way, but they do not match though my kitchen was custom built. My dw is stainless, ovens are stainless, fridge is black, microwave is stainless and black, cooktop is black ceramic. I do not like a stainless fridge.

 

ETA: they are not the same brands, either. It never ocurred to me that some people might have all one brand. Seems odd to me. My cooktop is Jenn Air. My ovens and DW are Bosch. Micro is GE. Fridge is...what is the fridge? Whirlpool. Interesting, since I claim to hate Whirlpool.

Edited September 11, 2017 by Quill

[3 ladybugs]

Nope. Refrigerator is from Clinton's first term. It is Almond. Stove is white and black. Dishwasher we got, it is stainless. Downstairs we have the washer and dryer. They match. They are both grey and we got them at the same time. They were from Sears outlet so I didn't care what color they were. Grey works. Oh and our deep freezer is white. 

[Carol in Cal.]

No.

White fridge, black microwave and dishwasher, and almond stove.  Thankfully none of them are right next to each other.

 

Furthermore, now the handles of suites of appliances are distinctive and change often, so even if, say, I had all stainless steel (which I hate), chances are I would have have bought them all in the same model year so they wouldn't really match either.  In fact, the differing handle designs sometimes make them clash.  It's really annoying.

Edited September 11, 2017 by Carol in Cal.

[kewb]

My washer and dryer match because I bought them together. The oven and dishwasher match because they came with the house that way. The fridge is white and I will be replacing it with a no frills white fridge as they are the least expensive.

[JFSinIL]

Alas, no.  While the fridge is white, the dishwasher is black, and the emergency replacement stove we had to buy four days before Christmas one year was the two-tone floor model at Sears, since that could be delivered quickest.  Black front and white top.

[Alessandra]

I only have two appliances, and they do not match.

[kathkath]

Color yes brand no

[gardenmom5]

no - I started with white.   then white almost became a special order in anything but the most basic.  my range is still white - but everything else is stainless. . . . tbh: I'd rather have white.  finger prints don't show as much.

[rebcoola]

Yes they are all white here.  At the house we just bought everything is stainless except the range which is ancient almond.  We'll change it when we can but it might be awhile since we have a lot to buy.

[wonderchica]

Yes, they're all stainless.

[Carol in Cal.]

You know what?  I have never in my life bought a range.

But once I bought an antique gas stove, and switched it out with smaller antique gas stove in my first house of my own.  I guess that counts.  

 

But I have never speced and purchased a new stove.

[theelfqueen]

We used to have matching appliances... then we needed a new dishwasher and this high end Bosch floor model was super cheap... and stainless. I am not a fan of stainless... my other appliances are white. But dang it I wanted the extra features on the floor model one... and the low price. So I bought it. DH asked me if we'd replace the others with stainless but honestly I think that's really unlikely. I still don't like it.

 

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[Lecka]

They match, and we replace with matching, not my preferred color.

 

We have white and are staying with white, even though I would like stainless steel.

 

I do like the white also.

 

My husband would hate non-matching. It would just bother him, he is like that with some things.

 

I don't think I would like it either, but I wouldn't mind if I expected to replace everything within 2-3 years.

[Spryte]

Well, yes.  But they matched when we bought this house.

 

Our last house - they did not, at first, but as we replaced we slowly matched them, and by the time we put it on the market they matched.

 

It wasn't really a big deal to me, honestly.  

 

Now, my stepmom, on the other hand... she's matchy matchy.  And her house is beautiful, at all times.  And I would love to have unlimited funds but sometimes we just do what we have to do, you know?  And it's okay.  :)

[Ausmumof3]

All except the oven in the kitchen do. In the other rooms there is variation (deep freeze washing machine etc)

[Night Elf]

Yes, all our kitchen appliances are black. When we moved in, we had a white refrigerator so we asked the sellers of this house if we could buy their black refrigerator to keep all appliances the same color. Then we sold our white one to the people who bought our last house. I don't know what she did with her refrigerator.

 

I don't have a color preference really, but since they'll all black, I'm going to keep them that way. So if I have to replace a single one, it will be black. I'm hoping when we move, if we move into a non-black kitchen, that they buyers of my home will want our refrigerator. Heck, I'd give it for free if they'd keep it. I do not want mismatched appliances.

[Mbelle]

Yes, ours all match at this time.  Previously we had a stainless fridge, which we still have and black dishwasher and oven.  The dishwasher broke and we replaced with super cheap stainless and now awaiting a nicer one and it will have a cabinet front to match the cabinets. We upgraded the oven and it is also stainless.

[creekland]

No.  We replace as we have to.  My favorite color is almond, but apparently we're weird because they don't make it any longer for most appliances anyway, so we now usually have to go with black.  I really don't like white or stainless (least favorite).

 

That said, my oven is stainless because that's what was in this house when we moved in 20 years ago.  It probably dates to the 60s, but is still working just fine so we haven't replaced it.  My fridge is also somewhat older (though we bought it) and almond.  My dishwasher and stovetop are black because they no longer make almond.  We have a chest freezer that is white, but I don't care because it's in the basement.  We just went with cheap for that.

 

When we look for a retirement condo, as long as it's not stainless, the appliances won't matter to me.  It's more important to have a terrific view, a double sink in the kitchen, and a dishwasher.

[Barb_]

Yes, always. For 30 years. They don't have to be a particular color or a matching brand, but they HAVE to be the same color. Or I feel itchy.

[Tina]

Dh likes to replace all the appliances in a room at the same time, whether the kitchen or the laundry room.  Luckily we've really only replaced each set once.  

[mytwomonkeys]

Yes. They are all black with stainless steel fronts & from the same manufacturer. My washer & dryer aren't a set though (although both are white).

Edited September 12, 2017 by mytwomonkeys

[mamaraby]

Not by brand. I have replaced two dishwashers, a fridge, and a stove. I have two Maytag appliances and a GE. The GE is my second dishwasher and is stainless steel because it was cheaper than the black one I wanted.

 

My washer and dryer are a matched set in white. I need to replace my dryer and the washing machine probably needs tobe replaced as well. They will not likely be a matched set in brand, but will both be white.

[Baseball mom]

Nope nothing matches. Something always breaks when we aren't expecting it to. That means buy whatever is on sale or take whatever family members are getting rid. Not matching doesn't bother me so all is good.

[J-rap]

Yes, they're all white. But I just had to check to see because I wasn't sure.

 

Apart from being white though, some are old, some are newer, and they are all different brands.