sandesigns's Profile

I have had stainless appliances and they look great if you like high tech (which as a former bistro owner, I DO). They look and ARE very functional for people who really DO cook. They are NOT, however, elegant-looking, so when people put stainless appliances (especially the less expensive typical appliance brands with the black plastic handles)...in elegant kitchens with granite topped mahogany furniture (whoops...I meant to say cabinets)....it's like "what's wrong with this picture? Elegant furniture-quality cabinets should be paired with appliances that are covered with the same wood as the cabinets. Since people don't usually cook in this type of kitchen, a stove is probably not necessary. Have your microwave inside a cabinet. You can do your cooking (which is impossible to do without making at least a little bit of a mess), outside on your gas grill (you DO have one, don't you?). If you have $60K that you don't know what else to do with... and still want an elegant kitchen, serve food from your local deli when the weather won't permit outdoor cooking/entertaining. As for me, I have a very functional kitchen with a 2 foot by 4 foot Boos chopping island, above which hangs my colorful LeCrueset and Chantal cookware. For a refrigerator, I splurged on the JennAir cabinet style with freezer drawer on bottom in the floating white glass with straight stainless handles...no black plastic anywhere. We live in the heart of West LA with lots of well- known eateries but enjoy cooking and dining at home almost all the time except when traveling to other cities to visit loved ones. So, no I would not spend money to make white appliances "look stainless".... or even buy stainless to begin with... anymore.