[Seeker]

Originally Posted by Joan.of.the.Arch

The kitchen is the one room in the house where USAmericans have the farthest to go in discarding the idea that matchy-matchy is a good look. Matchy-matchy is a mass produced look and is more subject to feeling "dated." Homes that are alive with change will not feel so depressingly dated as ones that strived to look top notch at one frozen moment in time. If you want your kitchen to look less frozen in time, less identifiable as having been remodeled in 2008, then I say go with non-matching appliances. Heck, I even say throw in some cabinetry that is not out of the same model line as the rest.

The Oracle has spoken.
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But the Oracle has one heck of a broken down looking kitchen, so weigh that against her words. The Oracle keeps bizarre wallpaper in her kitchen because it is humorous. The wallpaper is so not her own taste, yet it is immensely functional--scrubbable vinyl, you know. A real treat is that when the Oracle walks into the kitchen without her glasses on, she thinks she sees giant ,blue-grey snails arranged in repeating patterns on her walls. This makes the Oracle laugh and think about giving others decorating advice: Allow for humor. Stoves, refrigerators, and dishwashers can get too serious.

Thank you for making my night!