New Kitchen

Reply to: We dislike stainless and all the fingerprints (and the "no-fingerprint" brands all seemed to be reportedly too unreliable), and black appliances seemed too dark and depressing. So we went with the only white ones we could find that had a large enough fridge-- the GE Cafe Matte white-- with the warm Champagne bronze handles. We prefer and have warmer tones in general in our transitional style home that has warm oak hardwood floors (vs. the current ubiquitous gray paints & stainless look), and while the Cafe Matte white was difficult to match for cabinets/counter top, we found close enough matches to work. Our cabinet maker wanted to use Benjamin Moore paint, so we gave him a Sherwin Williams "PURE WHITE" chip to try to match, which was the closest we could find at the time (two years ago). While the Cafe white is a bit whiter than our cabinets, it blends well overall, and we have the Misterio quartz counters that go very well with both, as well as with our 12"x3" handmade white glossy tile backsplash, and a big Blanco black sink that is very striking with the champagne bronze fixtures & handles on the appliances. Their black glass helps tie in the black sink well. The best hardware we found to match the Delta Trinsic Champagne Bronze faucet and Cafe's champagne bronze handles were a mix of ATLAS "Shelley" pulls and their "Browning" nobs. All the cheaper brands we tried just did not match, IMO, and we tried many before deciding. Our main color is in the oriental rugs (rich red/gold/black/with some pale blue & green touches, hides spills/dirt well) and in the accessories we use--on the walls we used a warm creamy beige tone (a bit lighter than Sherwin Williams Eggwhite SW6364) with white trim/molding (similar to Sherwin William warm "Pure White" that matches the cabinets)-- and it all goes together well. The Sherwin Williams Pure White is a warm white but not yellowish, nor a pure contemporary clinical hospital white (like a typical GE appliance). Despite not being perfect matches, it blends well enough and was as close as we could get. ( The lighting in the one showroom that had the Cafe white appliances on hand was abysmal-- impossible to truly match any paint chips, so we just had to do the best we could at the time. I'd attach a photo but am not tech savvy enough to know how!)

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