Samsung black stainless steel appliances at yale appliance in framingham in terms of appearance black steel is a different hue of stainless and coordinates well with most cabinets styles.
Black appliances vs stainless steel 2015.
After using the kitchenaid black stainless appliances in the house beautiful 2015 house beautiful kitchen of the year their popularity has increased.
For example this ge range from home depot has the same price point for white black or stainless steel versions.
It looks good especially as an alternative to stainless steel and is much easier to clean than stainless.
In fact many appliance models are available in each of these three colors.
Black white and stainless steel appliances are all popular enough to have very little difference in terms of prices.
One of the biggest drawbacks to traditional stainless steel is how smudges and fingerprints seem to multiply across its metallic.
An lg fridge with matte black finish.
But that s not the only difference.
Stainless appliances can be found with more traditional arched pulls etc and really compliment an elegant country kitchen.
Chris monroe cnet likewise lg s matte black treatment is tough on smudges and prints.
Now other manufacturers are making them including lg and samsung.
Since black stainless steel appliances debuted several years ago they ve been touted as a warmer alternative to the industrial look of regular stainless.
Black is an exciting newer color and finish that we re seeing more often.
Black stainless steel on the other hand is an understated alternative to the traditional glaring silver metal and a big trend in kitchens these days.
I loved everything about them until i owned one myself.
Stainless steel appliances sometimes look like big tin cans in your kitchen.
While ge had success with the color and kept it in their lineup traditional stainless steel continued to dominate the market and the share of the market captured by slate was hardly worth mentioning.
Black while cheaper looks cheaper and will date a kitchen.
It also doesn t show smudges and fingerprints as readily.
However around 2015 korean appliance manufacturers lg and samsung introduced black stainless steel appliances.
If you are the more conservative type you might opt to go with traditional stainless steel and consider going with black stainless for your next set of appliances a few years down the line if the color has been proven and accepted by the marketplace.