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I don't see why you couldn't mix them and have the kitchen be perfectly asthetically pleasing. You're talking about mixing a neutral color and a metallic, not about mixing two contrasting colors (such as orange and blue).

White and a silvery metallic make up some pretty gorgeous mixes if you think about it:

- Alabaster white & "nickel" light fixtures
- White & Silver Christmas decorations
- White china & sterling silver (is there a more elegant way to set a table?)

You could play up the white & silver theme if you wanted to, or add white-colored decorative accesories to make it look like you really planned to do it that way!

Here are a couple other things to consider, in addition to the fact that you already own the white fridge:

- You mentioned that your sink will be white. You already have a major white element in your kitchen. Your white appliances will match that.

- Stainless fridges are hard to keep free of fingerprints. And they are big & shiny! Think seriously if you want all that metal in one room.

For the record, in my former house my ovens, microwave, range hood, and dishwasher were stainless. The cooktop was black w/ stainless trim, and the refrigerator was black. I prefer a fairly unified look, but don't think everything has to match. And yes, my house sold in what was an average length of time for the market at that time.