https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 12 Nov 2026 08:30:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2521286 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:56:34 +0000 MaryM 2521286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me, matching means color, not necessarily brand. </p> <p>I don't typically check out what brand things are. But if the colors don't match, I'll notice that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2521279 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:49:25 +0000 regberadaisy 2521279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The other thing is we're foodies that love to be in the kitchen. There are specific brands that give us what we wanted for each appliance. I didn't want to be pigeonholed into one brand for everything! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2521272 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:38:26 +0000 psw27 2521272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our house doesn't have any matching appliances, each of our appliances is a different brand. I don't think anyone would notice but me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2521179 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 09:28:40 +0000 chopsuey 2521179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: yes. very quiet! I didn't realize how quiet my machine was until I was over at a friend's house and heard hers running. 😀 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2521173 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 09:23:46 +0000 Mommy Finger 2521173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Looking around my kitchen right now, my stove/oven is Frigidaire, my microwave is Magic Chef, the dishwasher is GE and the fridge is LG. So no, they don't need to match brands but they're all stainless so I consider that matching enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2521159 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 09:17:26 +0000 krispi 2521159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Matching color will help with resale and in my opinion just looks better. Matching brand isn't as big of a deal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2521112 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 08:50:21 +0000 regberadaisy 2521112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think they have to all match exactly. But it would annoy me if my fridge was white and my stove was stainless steel! Obviously, don't care if I rented! :P</p> <p>All our appliances are different brands but stainless steel and the same finish. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2521101 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 08:44:06 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2521101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey: fancy! I think I heard Bosch makes the quietest dishwashers. True? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2521099 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 08:43:19 +0000 Anagram 2521099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would go with a matching-color-but-not-matching-brand built in microwave over just a hood for resale purposes. I would not be happy about a small kitchen with no built in microwave if there's also no counter space. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2521091 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 08:39:07 +0000 snowjewelz 2521091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also match color (stainless steel) but we have different brands. Our kitchen is 3 years old and I'm super OCD too and I think they all match pretty well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2521019 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 06:54:40 +0000 looch 2521019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not brand, but finish. We didn't replace all of ours at one, we just did them piece by piece as they died out.</p> <p>As for the microwave over the stove, I needed one that vented to the outside, so that limited our choices. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2520822 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 15:30:50 +0000 tofuwad 2520822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For my personally I don't think they need to match (either brand or color) but if I knew we were going to resell the house id have them match in color because I think that's expected. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2520815 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 15:03:30 +0000 chopsuey 2520815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our fridge, range, hood and double oven are all wolf/subzero. The company doesn't make a dishwasher, so we picked a Bosch that I love &lt;3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2520743 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 12:05:13 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2520743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I think of matching, I think of style, material, and color, not the brand. It's rare that a single brand outperforms in every appliance. I like shopping for the best reviewed/tested gadgets and pretty much just ignore the brand. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2520738 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 11:54:21 +0000 Raindrop 2520738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone! Definitely gave me something to think about. </p> <p>The on the counter microwave we ordered is stainless steel like the rest of our stuff but a totally different brand.. I guess I was okay with that since it wasn't going to be built in and we can replace it willy nilly. I think the thought of the hassle of replacing the OTR microwave made me want to stick to the same brand for reselling reasons. Now I know it probably would have not mattered. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2520735 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 11:38:28 +0000 MOMTOLITTLEB 2520735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd prefer them to match in color not brand. But function is most important. We currently have all Samsung appliances that were here when we bought the house. They're not great so I definitely won't be replacing with Samsung. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2520717 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:37:20 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2520717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think they need to match in color not brand. Microwaves are often not on-brand. We have matching range, oven, dishwasher, different fridge and micro. But all stainless... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2520707 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 09:53:48 +0000 Torchwood 2520707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you mean brand, I've never even noticed brands. But yes, I prefer the colors to match. Well, if it's a built in. Our microwave is red, so probably best we don't try to find red appliances to match. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2520705 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 09:49:53 +0000 Ms maths 2520705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you mean brand, no. We didn't even attempt to match brand, because we were looking for specific features for each appliance that couldn't be coordinated by brand.</p> <p>I wanted everything in the same color family--we went with all white to blend in with our cabinets--but I think stainless and a color could work, depending on how they integrate with the rest of the kitchen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2520687 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 08:55:09 +0000 PinkElephant 2520687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I voted matching, I meant color (not brand). I totally don't think brands need to match. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2520682 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 08:35:04 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2520682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: it's pretty much MTV Cribs around here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2520678 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 08:28:11 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2520678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: I've heard of just 4 of those brands and one only because one of my favorite bloggers featured a stove as a splurge option in her kirchen remodel. Your designed kicthens are very fancy! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2520677 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 08:19:24 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2520677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I've never used it. My go to brands are Wolf, Subzero, Bosch, Miele, La Cornue, Aga, Bertrazzoni. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2520674 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 08:12:24 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2520674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tiny threadjack.</p> <p>@oliviaoblivia: what do you think of Electrolux quality? Our new house has all Electrolux appliances except for the fridge, which we have to buy through builder or buy on our own. We're interested in the French door fridge with freezer on the bottom and not counter depth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2520673 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 08:11:57 +0000 erinbaderin 2520673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, I'd want the finish to match (all stainless) but I don't think the brand matters. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2520671 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 08:08:45 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2520671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our finishes match but not our brands. My kitchen is a year old.<br /> For the record I design high end kitchens for a living and rarely do we use matching suites of appliance brands. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2520669 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 08:06:05 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2520669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No need to match. I had the same concern when we needed to replace the stove/range/ oven when we put our house on the market.</p> <p>The previous owners bought a suite of Kitchen Aid stainless steel appliances. All the appliances have the same type of stainless steel finish and the same handle. The range style is no longer made and I didn't want to pay for a Kitchen Aid range that didn't match if I could pay less for a range that did the same trick.</p> <p>We bought a Kenmore range and it looks fine. The range is under the mounted Kitchen Aid microwave. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2520665 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 07:56:27 +0000 pinkb 2520665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had matching that we bought when we moved in. Then the fridge died and we couldn't get one that matched and fit the space. So now they do not match. If I was to buy all new again of course I want them to match but as the home ages and appliances age it seems impossible for them to match. We will be replacing our dishwasher soon and I am not even concerned with it matching anything brand wise anymore just the color. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2520662 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 07:36:34 +0000 bloved 2520662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same as others have said. Matching colors is important, matching brands not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/matching-kitchen-appliances#post-2520661 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 07:28:31 +0000 creativemomma15 2520661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Matching colors: yes<br /> Matching brands: no... I honestly wouldn't have even paid attention to that. </p>