Would this be dumb?

[Unimatic1140]

Trying to be relevant here

I would go with painting it too Dan. I've said for quite a few years now that Stainless Steel appliances in the coming teens will look like harvest gold and avacado appliances in the 90's.

 

[veg-o-matic]

I'm going to agree with Greg here and say that nothing says "Modern Kitchen" quite like turquoise. To me, SS screams "Welcome to the morgue."

Dan, dear, a dark kitchen isn't mannish, it's just dark. I feel a kitchen should be bright and sunny, the better to show off all your vintage smalls. My own kitchen is painted a lovely light yellow, and it doesn't make me feel any less of a man. (What makes me feel less of a man is when I get so delirious with joy that I pirouette from fridge to range and back again. But that's my issue.)

What surprises me is that someone who actually owns a turquoise wall-hung (that's wall, boys) GE fridge would even allow a SS fridge in his house. Was this the hub's idea? 'Cause if it was, he needs to be overruled.

Fake stainless steel? For shame, Dan, for shame! Lean your head over here so I can smack you upside it.

veg

 

[neptuneguy27]

Pirouette?

Oh Dear!

Veg, have you been watching the Stepford Wives again?

Chris
Who lives fruitfully in his electric Garden of Eden.

 

[dalangdon]

In defense of the Side by Side....

It really was a great deal: Originally priced at 1700, marked down to 1200, then marked down to 500, AND - get this - when it rang up, we got a rebate for 200, so it ended up costing us 300, and has the full two year warranty! (The reason for all of the discounts was that "the door didn't close right", but it was a matter of the produce drawer being off it's track and sticking out a bit, which affected the gasket) It simply was too good to pass up.

As far as a "dark" kitchen, it has two north-facing windows, dark wood cabinets (that are too nice to paint) and yellow tile counters edged with burgandy, so we decided to go with something a bit more "edgy" than my old kitchen, which was all sunny yellow and light birch cabinets. The stainless (faux or not) works well in that scenario. If we hate it, we'll bite the bullet and paint the cabinets and try to brighten it up. But the big priority right now is getting rid of that ugly, ugly, ugly 70's press-on floor.

And by the way, the wall fridge is pink, NOT turquoise ;-)

 

[veg-o-matic]

Whoops. My bad. It's Cory who has the turquoise hanging fridge.

Danny boy, I'll be big and admit that since it's your kitchen, you get all the votes. I'll also admit that it's none of my business anyway (but hell, if I waited until someone actually asked my opinion, I'd never get to say anything at all.)

Just let your innate fabulousness take over and do what the little voice tells you. Anyone who has a coffee table with a built-in coffee warmer definitely knows the score! And don't forget to take pics.

veg

 

[frontaloadotmy]

Why not just

paint the new refer white? If it's only fox ss it's not like
you'll be committing fabulous item desecration!

 

[dalangdon]

White? White?

I'd rather have passe appliances than white ones. My Mom (a lovely woman otherwise) would never buy anything BUT white appliances, all through the rainbow years, and that affected me deeply. So safe, so boring. No fun at all. Granted, white is not bisque, but it's still white.

Sorry, I'll take my pills and quiet down now. But white is not an option......

 

[toggleswitch]

You go on there, Dan!

Paint it pansy purple if it blows your skirt up.
(and post pics!)

 

[veg-o-matic]

I just remembered a dream I had the other night. Don't remember a lot of the details, but it involved a Flair range in...Poppy Red!

Yes, Poppy Red on the sides and the cooktop. Looked damn good too, if you ask me.

Did you ever?

veg

 

[bostonwash]

Any color

I like what Robert said (and that wallpaper looks so elegant). As much as I like the early colors and styles of previous years whether it be the 70s or 80s or even the torquise, pink, or sunny yellow from the 60s and 50s (well not torquise). They were all progressive meant to be upbeat colors. SS is institutional. I like the funeral home anal-ogy. I don't mean to get political but, well I don't think I need to, it is pretty clear these days. perhaps this new frig has black sides and REMOVable ss panels? maybe you could use contact paper on the front? no. seriously consider a panel insert kit from the manufacturer. a mirrored, or smoked glass, or ____ (your choice). I would settle for a black frig over ss anyday, though regretably.

The original Stepford Wives from the 1970s was good. Joanna, had Westinghouse(not white-westinghouse) appliances, but don't tell Dan they were (whisper) the w word.

I guess faux in some parts of the country is spelled (spelt) fox. hmm.

I would ~~skip~~ right to the painting of these cabinets. maybe you could make it easy on your self and paint just the doors and drawer fronts. Something that would contrast with the wood frame. New hardware would also do wonders.

I wish I could have inherited innate fabulousness. Don't they do plastic surgery for that now?

Dan, nice website. I hope you are feeling better these days. I haven't suffered the same way you have but my heart goes out to you. Speak no white, see no white. the big white no-no.

 

[dalangdon]

Speaking of Stepford

I actually liked Paula Prentiss' kitchen in the original. All the brick. I know her fridge was white, but didn't she have a stainless cooktop and oven? Very 70's.

Well, gotta run - John is taking me away for a weekend at the Plaza. It's so nice to see him after all the time he's been spending at that men's club.... ;-)

 

[jetcone]

OH Paint Dan

Paint it Chinese Red! The color of success!

That goes with anything.

 

[mikepaquette]

I agree with Jetcone

That will make a statement. Might not look bad.??? Michael

 

[veg-o-matic]

But Dan hates to paint!

veg

 

[frontaloadotmy]

Oh bostonwash,

Do do do do cum to GV; we'll saddle up straight away and go on a faux hunt!!!!

 

[bostonwash]

Dan, don't forget to stop at Borgdorf's and get yourself, something pretty.

~Men's~ club? damn, I like the sound of that. just down the block? converted mansion with several private rooms. I, I mean I'm sure it would be a, pillar in the community, I mean, an, ass-et to the, sight-seers. yeah. where can buy tickets?

 

[tomturbomatic]

Dan, that refrigerator was a Rosh Hashana gift. Use it in good health and no matter what color it is, it is gorgeous because of all of the GREEN you were able to keep. I have had a few refrigeration products that I bought for maybe a quarter on the dollar because they "dripped water." Well, yeah in an unairconditioned kitchen during the height of summer humididity, but not in mine. The freezer is going on 24 years old. Then there is my GE no frost upright freezer bought on the last (and half price) day of an estate sale for $30 instead of $60, with wonderful frozen salmon in it. The various hangers on in the yard acted like we had hung the moon when John backed the pickup with the electric lift gate to the garage and we wheeled the freezer out strapped to our handtruck. One allowed as how we had come prepared. I looked at him and though, "and if you had been prepared that time, you would not have that ugly kid standing next to you."