Anything But White

For years, whenever you purchased new appliances all that you could get were white appliances. If your walls were white you had a very bland kitchen and the only way you could brighten it up was with accessories.

Well in the late fifties and early sixties we started to get calls for some appliances on other colors. We would relay this information on to the manufacturer and they must have listened to their customers because we got some new colors. The new colors in the late fifties were, Petal Pink, Turquoise Green, Statford Yellow, Cadet Blue, Canary Yellow and Red that were offered to the customers.

We never sold any red that I know of but we sold a few of the pink, but more of the yellow and turquoise. What a difference this made in the kitchen. Cadet Blue proved to be unpopular and so it was discontinued.

In the sixties we had Coppertone, Harvest Gold and  Avocado Green. These were the popular colors for that remainder of the sixties and mid seventies.

In the late 70's the color Bright Poppy Red made another appearance but it didn't last long. In the late seventies to the early eighties new colors arrived on the scene. These colors were, Natural colors that better suited the kitchens of the seventies and the eighties. Harvest Wheat, Onyx Black, Coffee, Fresh Avocado and Almond were introduced with Almond and Harvest Gold definitely taking the lead. The 80’s saw Coppertone and Avocado fade away.

From the pastels of the fifties, the earth tones of the sixties and the off-whites and return the whites in the eighties and ninties, today kitchen designers often choose stainless steel for an efficient utilitarian look or black for sleek sophistication.

White still remains popular and is still the most popular choice among home owners today.

Who would ever thought in the 1950's, 1960's, 1970's and 1980's that they would sell refrigerators with a bumpy texture under the paint. Or even sell them with computers or even tv's.

We have come a long way over the years, and even with all of the choices that are available for the kitchen most still choose white appliances.

Palmer Waters