How to Mix Black and Stainless Appliances

Designing a certain look for your kitchen involves many factors including picking the right counters for storage. One of the key elements to designing the look of your kitchen is choosing appliances that not only function well, but also look good together. 

• The range oven is one of the key appliances in your kitchen. In order to complement your other appliances and not contrast with them, you should pick a range that has both black and stainless steel in its design. It is possible to find one that has a black-colored top usually made from porcelain or some other substance and a front section made from stainless steel.


• If you find a dishwasher that is black, it is easy to mix in a stainless steel look for it by attaching stainless contact paper to its front door. This can be done rather simply by using a putty knife in the application process. Make sure that any extra contact paper is properly cut and trimmed so that the stainless appearance will look natural.


• When picking out your refrigerator, you can find a stainless steel one but make sure that it has black incorporated into its design. This is usually done by finding one with black handles and black background in the icemaker area. If you cannot find a refrigerator with black handles in the showroom, these can be ordered specifically for your refrigerator and installed later.


• For your microwave oven, it should be easy to find a black one that looks nice. Try to find one that has stainless elements in its design as well. These often include stainless steel handles or trim. Adding contact paper is also a possibility, as you did with the dishwasher if you cannot find the right microwave oven for your kitchen that successfully incorporates both black and stainless steel into its design.