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Had white cabinets with white appliances in CA. I loved it. Here the house came with black appliances, black patterned granite and medium cherry colored cabinets. I don't mind the black appliances, they coordinate well with the countertops, but it does make the kitchen a bit on the dark side. Since I'm not going to change the granite for quite a while, when appliances will be replaced, they will be black. Stainless is a pain to care for.

Did you say what color your cabinets are? Do you get lots of light in the kitchen? Do you prefer light and bright or dark and warm? Either way, there are textured fronts for fridges that help hide fingerprints, but a squirt of Windex on a paper towel does a good job of cleaning dirt, smears, smudges from stoves, dishwashers, fridges.