Appliance color trends? (cheapest, price, expensive, value)

[Luvvarkansas]

I did a search and did not find anything about this.



We are needing to replace a dishwasher, and possibly a stove, in a house that we will eventually (possibly within 5 or so years) sell in order to downsize.


We now have a white refrigerator, black dishwasher, and almond stove. lol It's a long story, which I won't bore you all with.



So, I hear white appliances are coming back into fashion. It seems to me that black's popularity is waning, and people who have stainless steel hate the fingerprints (I do know there is a kind that won't show fingerprints, but in looking at appliances in Lowe's and Home Depot, it seems that it is not common yet).


So my question in a nutshell is....what color dishwasher should I buy with an eye toward future resale value? (Keep in mind that I already have a white fridge and may have to replace the stove also in the not-so-distant future.) I saw a pic with colored cabinets and white appliances and kinda liked it, myself. The cabinets in this house would definitely need to be repainted by new owners who wanted to update the kitchen, and I don't see the trend toward colored cabinets going away anytime soon.

[Joylush]

White is always a safe choice.

[BoBromhal]

Originally Posted by Luvvarkansas

I did a search and did not find anything about this.



We are needing to replace a dishwasher, and possibly a stove, in a house that we will eventually (possibly within 5 or so years) sell in order to downsize.


We now have a white refrigerator, black dishwasher, and almond stove. lol It's a long story, which I won't bore you all with.



So, I hear white appliances are coming back into fashion. It seems to me that black's popularity is waning, and people who have stainless steel hate the fingerprints (I do know there is a kind that won't show fingerprints, but in looking at appliances in Lowe's and Home Depot, it seems that it is not common yet).


So my question in a nutshell is....what color dishwasher should I buy with an eye toward future resale value? (Keep in mind that I already have a white fridge and may have to replace the stove also in the not-so-distant future.) I saw a pic with colored cabinets and white appliances and kinda liked it, myself. The cabinets in this house would definitely need to be repainted by new owners who wanted to update the kitchen, and I don't see the trend toward colored cabinets going away anytime soon.

1. uniform color of appliances is preferable.
2. what's "in fashion" today may very well not be in 5 years
3. what color are your cabinets?

[dontaskwhy]

Personally, I prefer the stainless steel appliances. Many appliance stores sell sets at a discount with the same color/style. What I or you prefer can vary greatly. Most buyers will replace certain appliances if they don't like the existing ones when they buy a home from my experience as a prior Realtor who sold homes for almost 5 years.

[twingles]

If you're not going to replace the fridge (or hoping not to) replace with white. I don't think it's coming back in style but if you're not going stainless I think clean white up to date appliances are best. I am not sure black was ever in style LOL. People complain a lot about fingerprints on stainless, it's never bothered me, when I had white they got dirty in a different way. If you're anal about that stuff, you just are. If you're not, you're not. If someone chooses not to buy your house simply because of white appliances, they're probably just going to be a pain to deal with anyway.

[davebarnes]

White is an interesting color.
It is the color of the cheapest appliances. For example: https://www.homedepot.com/p/GE-30-in...DMWW/306258315 for $476.
It is the color of expensive appliances. For example: https://www.mieleusa.com/e/30-inch-c...ite-10752070-p for $6300.

For a dishwasher, I would get Bosch with a 3rd rack and crystal dry. 800 Series for list price of $1200.

[Ohiogirl81]

You can't go wrong with white.

[Seguinite]

I hate stainless steel for the PITA it is to keep clean, but it looks so much better to me than anything else that's what we have.

[Dwatted Wabbit]

Originally Posted by Joylush

White is always a safe choice.

I guess, though in today's climate one never knows. It DOES sound like OP has checked all the necessary diversity boxes in his kitchen, though.

[North Beach Person]

My vote's for Harvest Gold.