[Bmorris111]

Hello everyone. We are getting ready to meet with the designers to build a cottage home in Sanibel. I have always wanted white kitchen cabinets. For those of you who have white cabinets, do you like them and have they maintained their color? I have heard that they can sometimes yellow with age.

Thank you.

[villager]

I have white cabinets. They are about 7 years old. I do like them and they have not yellowed. I wipe them down with a wet cloth every two weeks because if you are a big "cooker", they can get dirty with splatters, etc. Being white, those tomato sauce splatters will show. But, they come clean with just a wipe and look good as new again. And, no, I'm not a slob, LOL

[villager]

And, I forgot to say, welcome to The Villages and Talk of the Villages!

[Bmorris111]

Thanks for the quick reply. And, thanks for the welcome. We are excited to start the building process. What color countertops do you have?

[PJ]

WELCOME to TV!!
I LOVE white cabinets, so I say go with it!
Mine are almost white, very pretty, but I regret not just going with white, as now I realize that I like white better. I selected an off-white, cream colored cabinets, with bead board on the cabinet face, with a dark antique stain in the crevices, I believe the color of the stain is called "coffee".
Enjoy your new place!

[ducati1974]

I am a blue collar worker and when I saw the white cabinets in our prospective house I dissed it as being impractical. Well, needless to say we bought the house and I now love the cabinets! I'm sick of everything being natural wood. (our old house had natural woodwork, oak cabinets, and we had a lot of colonial furniture) I find the white to be bright and uplifting and they clean very easily. They are seven years old & look great. Go for it!

[Bmorris111]

Thank you everyone for the replies!

[villager]

My counter tops are a light beige formica. Eventually I am going to replace the counter tops and will probably get something more medium in color vs. so light. I just replaced all the carpet in the house with flooring and they are a nice compliment to the white cabinets. I don't think you can go wrong with white.

[asianthree]

White not a fan but dark counters with white is striking

[tucson]

Originally Posted by Bmorris111

Hello everyone. We are getting ready to meet with the designers to build a cottage home in Sanibel. I have always wanted white kitchen cabinets. For those of you who have white cabinets, do you like them and have they maintained their color? I have heard that they can sometimes yellow with age.

Thank you.

I've had mine for 4yrs and NO yellow at all. They still look brand new.

[Yankee Quilter]

We had white in a previous home about 17 years ago. They did yellow. But I have been told that whatever they put into those,I believe a plastic, is no longer used and they do not yellow anymore! I currently have my long dreamed of cherry,and when we get to TV will not get dark again! The amounts of dust that shows is amazing!
Congrats on the new home?

[angiefox10]

I certainly shouldn't be giving anyone advise... but I think if you've always wanted them... By all means! Live your best life and get them!

[CaptJohn]

to TOTV.
I've had white cabinets for years in several houses. No problems. My present house I've had for 9 years and they're still clean. Makes the room look larger and brighter.
When selling real estate I've noticed most yellowed cabinets come from gas stoves or smokers (the people kind).

[gadaboutgal]

I have had my white cabinets for 10 years, and they have not yellowed. They are easy to wipe down, and I like actually knowing when they are clean -or not. Had dark cabinets up north and never could see whether they were truly clean.
Oh, and I have a gas stove here in TV that has had no effect on them.

[shcisamax]

The bigger problem with getting the white cabinets is the granite selections in this area are generally geared to be with darker cabinets. Danby marble, the Quartzites, the really white granites and marbles are really expensive. If you have an endless pocketbook, take a look at a quartzite called White Macaubas.