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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]White is classic and never off trend. My parents did a mid-range raised arches kind of white kitchen in 1989, with plain white corian counters and a white ceramic sink. The white appliances had all been swapped out over the years for stainless steel, and the room had been painted recently with more current colors. When they sold in 2009, they swapped out the old white ceramic door hardware for brushed nickel -- and the realtor told them the kitchen was what sold the house (sold the day it hit the market).

As others have said, yes, the combo of maybe nickel hardware with subway tiles and white cabinets may look very 2010s right now..... but if you stick with neutral countertops, then you can simply swap out the hardware, appliances, backsplash and lighting and basically have a new kitchen in 20 years.  I liked white kitchens in 1989 when my parents did it, in 2004 when I bought my first house, in 2012 when I gutted my second house, and still like it now as we are in the midst of yet another kitchen reno (we move a lot for my husband's job). Yes, I have liked some weird accompanying stuff over the years (I think my parents' 1989 reno involved ceramic tiles painted with pastel flowers) that didn't stand the test of time, but the cabinets always did. [/quote]

hah. We bought a house with this very kitchen in 2013- but they hadn't swapped in nickel hardware or stainless steel appliances. 
The all white corian counters and white (small) ceramic sink were awful. I couldn't wait to rip them out, along with the shiny square white backsplash tiles that looked like they belonged in a bathroom (with decorative tiles of flowers here and there, of course). This look is all so 80s, and not classic. I agree that white is classic, but there are components that are not.[/quote]

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