“I’ve gone through this process myself, and having a designer help you pick what to choose is worth the extra cost,” Schmitz said. This is where Schmitz and Champley agree that an expert designer can be a worthwhile investment. If it’s balanced, you don’t have to follow any design rules.” It’s actually a more beautiful kitchen because it’s yours and it isn’t like anyone else’s. They tend to have a look acquired over time, a mix of new and old. “People are mixing metal finishes more and more intentionally,” Schmitz said. Choose the thing that makes your heart go pitter-patter.” And if you can’t decide between black or traditional stainless, try mixing things up and using one black-stainless appliance as a statement piece. Schmitz’s biggest piece of advice: “Don’t be swayed by trends. Scratches aside, perhaps the biggest question on the mind of those about to invest thousands of dollars in new appliances (depending on the brand, black stainless can run an extra hundred or so per appliance) is whether it will become a decision they’ll regret in a few years. The survey results revealed that 7 percent of homeowners who are planning, working on or have completed a kitchen renovation are choosing black-stainless kitchen appliances. Houzz editor Sheila Schmitz said an increase in user-generated images featuring black stainless prompted the site’s research team to add it to the 2017 Houzz Kitchen Trends Study. “It’s going to be quite a few more years before it goes mainstream, and you’re already ahead of the game.” market any time soon, that doesn’t mean homeowners shouldn’t consider it now. Champley, winner of “Ellen’s Design Challenge” and a spokesman for the National Kitchen and Bath Association, said that although black stainless won’t dethrone classic stainless in the U.S. There’s no denying that this new shade on the block is sexy - well, about as sexy as dishwashers, ovens and refrigerators can get - but does it have staying power?Īccording to home improvement expert Karl Champley, whose job includes traveling the world looking for the latest design trends, the move toward darker appliance finishes started in Europe and is slowly making its way westward. What major appliance manufacturers such as LG, KitchenAid and Kenmore are trumpeting as “black stainless” is essentially traditional stainless steel coated in a sleek, dark finish. Houzz editors even used an image of the art-deco-meets-modern kitchen to accompany a poll on black-stainless-steel appliances, in which users voted in favor of the new finish by more than two to one. The finish, combined with custom cabinets painted Benjamin Moore’s Florida Keys Blue and penny tile floors, not only thrilled the homeowners but also made a splash on the online community Houzz.
When the Toronto Interior Design Group dreamed up a kitchen for one of its cooking-obsessed clients late last year, it opted to anchor the space with a suite of black-stainless-steel appliances from Samsung.
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