Are white cabinets, Subway tile and gray marble counters out of style?

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Anonymous wrote:What's in or what's out will be determined by the style of the door more so than its color. White cabinets are in, but if you have an arched door of the early 2000s, you'd be out of style. High gloss, slab or shaker doors will mean a totally different look.

That said, in my personal opinion, a timeless look must necessarily be neutral, and plain white shaker doors, marble counters and calm backsplash are as neutral as it gets, and have way more chances to not annoy you down the road.

You think that's neutral because it's what's been in style for the last 10 or so years.

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OP - as you can see, nothing stays in style. I just don't get why people would care about what's in style in a kitchen unless you are planning to remodel every two years when the next fad comes along.

Do what YOU like and what looks good in your home.

I have white/gray marble counters, creamy white cabinets and subway tile backsplash. I LOVE it. It makes me happy. Do I care if it's in or out? Nope.

Designer kept pushing me to do something different - like that ugly wavy tile. I think designers just get bored and want to do something different and don't listen enough to their clients. Back to to do what you like

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Anonymous wrote:What's in or what's out will be determined by the style of the door more so than its color. White cabinets are in, but if you have an arched door of the early 2000s, you'd be out of style. High gloss, slab or shaker doors will mean a totally different look.

That said, in my personal opinion, a timeless look must necessarily be neutral, and plain white shaker doors, marble counters and calm backsplash are as neutral as it gets, and have way more chances to not annoy you down the road.

You think that's neutral because it's what's been in style for the last 10 or so years.

White cabinets have been in style for close to a century. Door styles changed but white color remained. I hope you aren't about to argue that marble is a new thing.

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Anonymous wrote:What's in or what's out will be determined by the style of the door more so than its color. White cabinets are in, but if you have an arched door of the early 2000s, you'd be out of style. High gloss, slab or shaker doors will mean a totally different look.

That said, in my personal opinion, a timeless look must necessarily be neutral, and plain white shaker doors, marble counters and calm backsplash are as neutral as it gets, and have way more chances to not annoy you down the road.

You think that's neutral because it's what's been in style for the last 10 or so years.

White cabinets have been in style for close to a century. Door styles changed but white color remained. I hope you aren't about to argue that marble is a new thing.

No, it didn’t. White has switched places with natural wood and other colors in and out every 10 years or so. It is as permanent as any of the other fads

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Anonymous wrote:white subway tiles are not trendy anymore

I picked white subway tiles because they were dirt cheap. Not because they were trendy.

They look dirt cheap also.

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Neutral is a word that’s way overused and can mean many different things. Many times what it means is subdued. So it could be gray white brown cream grierge tan blue green etc. I remember when blue was neutral. To me it looked .... blue.

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I think light colored wood is the next trend.

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It really depends on the house. Marble countertops aren’t dTed yet but will be.

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Anonymous wrote:I think light colored wood is the next trend.

Pretty sure it has to be. We've done white=>oak/cherry wood=>dark wood=>white/gray over the past 20 years. I don't think we'd go back to dark wood so soon so maybe light wood is the trend for the next five years

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were they every stylish? All white everything and gray is just a safe boring play.

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Anonymous wrote:There's no such thing as a "timeless" kitchen design. Kitchens get dated; it's just a fact of homeowner life. If you're remodeling to sell, then check current trends and design accordingly. If you're planning on staying in the house for another 10-15 years, just do what looks good to you. The odds that a kitchen design of today will make a hypothetical buyer happy 15 years from now are so low that they aren't worth worrying about, IMO.

I disagree. Some combos hold up well over time. White cabs, and wood or black granite countertops with stainless appliances are pretty timeless. I recently ordered back issues of some home magazines from twenty years ago. That combo did not dradtically date itself.

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Drastically

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I'm not sure why some people are obsessed with "style" or "dated." Just do what you like.

As regards white kitchens and subway tiles, both are certainly "classic" because they've been around for multiple generations.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure why some people are obsessed with "style" or "dated." Just do what you like.

As regards white kitchens and subway tiles, both are certainly "classic" because they've been around for multiple generations.

Might be wondering for resale.

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Anonymous wrote:There's no such thing as a "timeless" kitchen design. Kitchens get dated; it's just a fact of homeowner life. If you're remodeling to sell, then check current trends and design accordingly. If you're planning on staying in the house for another 10-15 years, just do what looks good to you. The odds that a kitchen design of today will make a hypothetical buyer happy 15 years from now are so low that they aren't worth worrying about, IMO.

I disagree. Some combos hold up well over time. White cabs, and wood or black granite countertops with stainless appliances are pretty timeless. I recently ordered back issues of some home magazines from twenty years ago. That combo did not dradtically date itself.

DP. I don't think it's an either/or choice between "timeless" and "not timeless". It's about how fast it ages. The classic white kitchen is going to age slower than many of the trends that flash quickly then date themselves quickly. So, yes, if you go with white right now it may not have as much wow factor as some other current choices today but may still outlive them.