Can somebody tell me why I cannot get affordable kitchen appliances in fun colours. I don’t want stainless steel or white or black. I want Candy Apple Red or Powder Blue, or Turquoise or Sunny Yellow. Cars come in all shades of the rainbow - why not appliances?
I grew up in the 60’s and 70’s when avocado green or harvest gold were standard choices. One of my aunts had a really cool copper-coloured set of kitchen appliances. Now, before you go telling me there are companies that can do it - trust me, I have researched them all and I would need to mortgage my house to order from these places. (hello Northstar - I’m talkin to you!) Besides that, they charge an arm and a leg to custom colour these pieces, but inside is a very ordinary LG fridge or stove, so it’s not like you are getting the high end guts to match the skin. Am I all alone here folks? Surely there must be more of me out there. I have never been a beige gal. I find neutral shades boring. That’s right - bit of a yawn for me. When stainless steel first hit the ground running, I couldn’t afford to kit out my space with those. By the time they did become mainstream and affordable, I stopped wanting them. They had a cool edgy feel going for them with the mid-century modern crowd in the sixties and I had a great aunt back then that owned them. Whenever we visited their house I felt like I was in the Jetson’s kitchen. It was awesome. They also had an airstream trailer I wished my parents had owned. They were so ahead of the curve. I didn’t fare too badly for a brief period when my dad bought a VW Kombi and my mom painted big bold colourful daisies on the exterior to cover the rusty bits. Maybe that’s where I got my penchant for bold and groovy splashes of happy. I love the way it feels like a shot of sunshine when I walk into a space that just bloody screams. A space that gives you a gut punch. I can be cool with neutrals as long as the art and accessories are LOUD! I want to be aroused by the dramatic, not lulled to sleep with the mundane. Hence, my frustration with the lack of choice in the appliance section. I would buy a SMEG fridge in a heartbeat if it came in a size that held more than a six pack of beer and some leftover take-away. Seriously SMEG, we’re not all bachelors or single gals on a starvation diet. I need more storage space. I actually cook. If Canadian Tire can make giant tool boxes on wheels in fire engine red, why can’t LG or Kenmore make me an Indigo Blue French door icebox? If SMEG can make Pink kettles and Baby Blue toasters, why not a full size fridge in the same colour options? I do have the SMEG toaster in the pale blue and it is the one thing in my kitchen that makes me smile. The jewel on my island. It is a talking point. When my old neighbours used to pop over, we had a running joke where we would all turn and extend our arms skywards and then bow and chant…”ALL HAIL THE SMEG!” If a toaster can be that much fun, imagine what a Tangerine range might conjure up? We’d be dancing a conga line around the joint. As for that Candy Apple Red cooling device…I’m thinking nothing short of the Tango. Pass me a rose.
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Peggy
9/13/2022 04:46:54 pm
Which i guess is why your new spread isn’t sitting right with you.
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Deb
9/13/2022 05:52:24 pm
Uh-huh! 😜
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