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[quote=Anonymous]Stainless is definitely started to look "jumped the shark" (argh hate that term but can't find a better terminology here) but the problem is that nothing else has definitively filled the gap yet.  Everyone knows that you can buy a stainless GE appliance set for $2000 and it's all junk and literally the same price as the all white junk set. The cheap stainless is basically just plastic, and looks it.  Every cheap basement apartment and crappy low-end flip will have stainless these days. Doesn't look special at all. The exception of course is some of the brands that are truly high end, and stand out - Subzero fridges, Viking ranges, etc have a distinctive look that the average person will recognize looks better than a GE fridge.  I also think most gas ranges these days are channeling a pretty high end look - even if they are in fact cheap.

The problem is that there aren't really any good alternatives yet. We are redoing out kitchen right now and opted for a sleek looking bosch white dishwasher. And funny enough, were just at friends' last week and they had just done the same thing. Dishwashers are one of the worst offenders of SS because the cheap and expensive ones all look the same - just a big ugly wall of stainless. No fancy buttons or fun gas burners that make it look cool. So I think DWs are the obvious one to try and find something else.

I'm very much liking this new slate appliance trend - like SS but looks a bit cooler and more interesting.  I'm seeing that show up in a bunch of ads right now. But was too pricey for us to justify.

We still did mostly stainless - though black glass induction cooktop and white DW take it down a notch. So just SS fridge and single built in oven and sink. We are also not doing stainless cabinet hardware  - we're looking for something like looks a little distinctive. Maybe jump on this brass trend, with the expectation it can be swapped out easily if the trend tires. [/quote]

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