Hey! What's with the "I know, I know" after the announcement of your intention to purchase an Aga? Not all of us here are anti-Aga, ya know. :-) I happen to own an Aga 6-4 (not the traditional cooker) and absolutely love it! I won't bother posting a photo of it since it's claret red and not cream in color. But you're in luck anyway! By all means, check out Nicole's (Ndvweb) beauty of a kitchen with a cream-colored Aga 6-4:

For more photos and details, you can see her kitchen on the Finished Kitchen blog.

Here is a link that might be useful: Ndvweb's Kitchen with Cream-Colored Aga 6-4

What about aqua or aubergine? Why not jump in with both feet?

I've seen the cream Aga, and it's on the ivory/yellow end, and white dove is a warm gray/taupe tone. There should be samples at the store, or that they can sent you, which you can compare to your door sample.

Sorry about the "I know, I know" part but people usually have strong feelings for AGA's, they either love em or hate em. My wife happens to love em.

Anyways, we haven't ordered it yet nor placed our cabinet order but she wants white cabinets and prefers the cream AGA. Having said that, she also hates yellow or yellow tones. To help you with our vision, we're thinking maybe absolute black honed granite and wood counter for the island, possibly black walnut. Any advice on a better choice of white for the cabinets.

I agree with jumping in with both feet. The AGA will be the center piece for sure so why not make it stand out right?

Thanks for the pic and link to Nicole's kitchen.

Pllog, you took those additional words of advice right off my keyboard! I should have added to my first post that my cabs are white dove in color and I don't think a cream Aga would go with them so well because of the conflicting grey-yellow undertones you've just described. Even Nicole states in her FKB kitchen entry that her cabs have a cream finish - not white dove. However, as you suggested, for precision in checking color compatibility, the best thing the OP can do is to get a cab door sample and Aga color samples and compare them.

Vanisleevt, not to worry. I was just joking with you. At this point, I'm quite used to the anti-Aga comments and I don't take them to heart as they are not my story! :-)
Unfortunately, I can't recommend a "better" white to go with the cream Aga that wouldn't also have some yellowish undertones. But, once again, I agree with Pllog about at least considering other color choices. Aga has so many gorgeous ones that would go great with white dove cabs!

BTW, Can I ask which Aga are you purchasing? A traditional cooker or a 6-4. . . or something else?

I suppose we should explore other AGA colors then.

We're getting a four oven cooker.

This isn't an Aga, but I've always liked Sharb's burgundy Viking. Sorry, I wasn't able to insert the photo here, but you can see it by going to FKB and clicking on her link to shutterfly.

Expo (Home Depot) used to have a cream colored display kitchen with a red Aga and I thought it was beautiful.

Here is a link that might be useful: Sharb's finished kitchen - Burgundy Viking

I would go with Pllog's advice and get a color I love but that also is a focal point. I would LOVE an Aga 6-4. But, Alas! - no gas! And it would be totally impractical for south Texas anyway.

Why would the 6-4 be a problem for South Texas, Mamalyn? It is not an "always on" unit like the traditional Aga cooker. So excessive heat should never be a problem. On the gas, thing I hear you. As a dual fuel unit, the Aga 6-4's burners can run on either natural gas or propane, but there is no electric option there. Only its 4 ovens are electric.

Mamalynn: they make an all electic Aga 64 Series range.

Here is a link that might be useful: Aga Six-Four Series All Electric

When I was drooling over Agas it was several years ago. The all electric ones had just come out and at the time had mixed reviews. And, I thought the big beautiful one I wanted was always on. I still have no gas, but at some point in my future, I'll need to redo the ranch kitchen. There's no gas there, either, but perhaps I could talk my DH into a propane tank. Marthavila, how do you like cooking in your ovens? Are the sizes a problem? Thanks to you and cookie08 for your info.

Thank you

Well, I think you should get this one.

Here is a link that might be useful: A real focal point.

That Claret is GEORGOUS! I agree with the rest if you are going to go with an oven like that  go with color! :-)

Well, at the risk of boring to death those who've seen it posted here a thousand times, and/or embarrassing myself by posting it in the same thread as that gorgeous kitchen with the claret red Aga 4-oven and companion that Sue just posted, here's my Aga 6-4 in claret red, as well:

IMO, color with these Agas make all the difference! Because they are enamel-coated, cast iron, it's like having one gigando Le Creseut pot to cook in! :-) As far as performance goes, Mamalyn -- well, I just couldn't be happier! This range does everything! With 6 contiguous burners (including wok, ultra-rapid and simmer functions), 4 continuous, self-cleaning ovens (roaster, broiler, simmering and convection), I've got all kinds of cooking capability that I had never before with my previous beloved antique range. Plus, it does all this as a contemporary, pro-style range but fits the period look I was going for in my kitchen in the first place! I'm also not the least bit affected by the size of the ovens which, admittedly, are small by American standards. No doubt that's because I'm living alone here. But I just cooked a major holiday meal for 14 with no problem! And, I'm also aware of other Aga 6-4 owners who have families of 4 or more who are as happy with this range -- small ovens and all -- as I am. It's one of the favorite choices of my remodel and I highly recommend it to others.

Oh wow...how beautiful all the AGA colours are. Marthavila, yours is nothing to be ashamed about, quite the opposite, what a stunner!! When I first read the post I thought the original poster should totally go with cream or white, but now that I see the coloured ones you HAVE to do a colour!!! The cream one that Ndvweb has is so pretty. But the coloured ones absolutely sing.

You'd have to get the matching range hood. Wouldn't do it justice otherwise.

I have the cobalt blue 4 oven traditional. It is gorgeous color and goes well with my cherry cabs as well as my creme colored island. The Aga is a knock-out to look at and the food is delicious. I would never tell anyone not to get one.
Donna

Thank you, Redroze! Coming from you -- owner of one of my all-time favorite GW kitchens -- that means a lot!!

Donnaclaire, can you post a photo of your Aga? I've never seen one in cobalt blue. Powder blue -yes. And it was a stunner. But, I'm dying to see one in cobalt. Pretty please? :-)

OMG Marthavila I will never get tired of seeing your beautiful kitchen!!

Marthavila,

Could you please provide a link to more pictures of your kitchen or how can I find it on KKB? Also, I notice you have the plugmolds, how do you like them?

Personally I think the Claret looks great but my DW doesn't. For her it comes down to cream, white or black. The white is pretty stark though. Any suggestions on what white we should use for the cabinets if she must have the cream AGA?

Also, you don't require a hood with the four oven. We are having a faux hood built just for looks but there won't be any ventilation inside, just halogens.

E gads you're wasting money on an aga? They're crap, total...ok LOL I'm kidding folks, I bought one last year :oP

Lovely stove! And in a traditional kitchen gad they're beyond beyond wonderful because they "feel" so danged good! No matter the color van, you're going to love how the thing becomes a focal point of your new kitchen :)

Now I've debated the color issue before, so let me debate it with you :)

In our first kitchen we wanted a traditional stove. We went Lacanche, but basically the same aestitic, old world, cast iron with baked enamel...so the color issue is really the same. Provance yellow and a gorgeous claret spoke to me. I mean those freaking chips called me out of my bed at night to come down and lick them...umm TMI probably...anyhoo, the black, it didn't scream "lick me" it just sat back in it's dignified fashion and waited to be noticed.

We went with black (I kept the other color samples to lick as I please) :OP

It was the right choice with our cherry kitchen.

Next kitchen, we had a brick wall to contend with and again the color issue came up. This time we were Aga'ing it :) I couldn't do the beautiful claret because (IMO) it didn't work with the red of the brick. But then you get the Martha's of the world teasing you with it...I must admit, I went black LOL and it was again the right choice.

So fast forward to today...new kitchen (victorian house) and we're debating between claret, provance, black or cream :) (Lacance or Molteni, but basically the same issue, goregous stoves to drool over like your future Aga). I will have white cabinets (not really white, probably Ralph Lauren's Startched Apron which looks very tan in the sample pack but reads a wonderful soft white/ivory when on a wall or cabs...I've used it many times). Startched apron wil give you the white cab look, and will flow with any color choice stove aside from very cool blues. It's a white that pulls towards warm tans but if you put it with anything red it will pull out the pink in the color of the white which (IMO) is not so good...but if you like pink...

Anyhoo, White, ivory or black? Darling, for our next stove we're pretty much toying with the lickable colors...but when I picture the finished kitchen I'm afraid a black range always comes to mind, so range number three will likely be black....but I'll still drool over the samples and people like martha who can be bold and beautiful :)

Did that help? No heh heh Ok I vote black. Timeless and old world and for me, three times is a charm.

igloochic,

Please help. Why won't you put an Aga in your new kitchen? We are debating between an Aga and a Lacanche and need some guidance. We love the look of both. We like to cook but we don't make anything fancy. We have an old house and don't want stainless steel appliance.

THANKS

Vanisleet,

Check out Farrow & Ball's "Pointing". It is a gorgeous white that looks beautiful with cream (I know) and it is an excellent quality paint that will hold up beautifully to the trials and tribulations kitchen cabinets go through.

Marthavila, thanks for posting! You could post pictures of that Aga a thousand times and I'd never tire of looking at it!

Vanisleevt, how is it that you don't require a functional hood with an Aga? Won't you ever cook anything on the burners?

Saram, it's totally about our cooking style. We don't oven bake much (though the lacanche preforms perfectly for us when we do) but we love to wok cook and the Aga does not preform as well in that area as the Lacanche with a french top (we adore our french top for it's regular performance as well as the ability to really wok cook fabulously!). Well then there's the second thing...we adore our french top :) When not in use it's a great work surface (we have a stainless cover for it...I think they're standard but can't remember) and then when having parties it's a great option for holding dishes on the stove top at the perfect level of heat.

Both fit the old world style, and both really are lovely. I think the Lacanche will be more expensive, but for the way we cook, it's the better answer. Ohhhh and one more item...the warming cabinet (which you get depending on the size of lacanche you get). We use that daily and abuse it when cooking for large groups :) With the Aga you could use one of the ovens for that I suppose, but it's not as functional.

Then we have the space we are working in. With aga i'd have to order a couple extra stoves to fill the ten foot space we are trying to fill. With Lacanche it's all one big unit (not the entire ten feet...cabs on both size...but aga does not go as big as we want).

I loved the aga, (not a traditional one by the way) but the look of the things...I've always loved them. I did toy with getting a traditional one for this house, but was talked out of it because of it's stove top function compared to how we cook.

And both a traditional Aga and a French top are good options if you live anywhere from Puget Sound to the North, as Igloo does.

If you live someplace where air conditioners are more important than heaters, neither are good options since they both heat the kitchen.

Vanisleevt, people are giving your very good advice about paint colors, but has your wife seen the cream Aga in person? Or at least a metal swatch with the real paint color on it? It's very yellow for someone who doesn't want anything yellow.

plllog,

Yes, we've seen a cream one at the dealer, although it's surrounded by wood cabinets so it's hard to tell how yellow it is.
We almost bought a used cream one last weekend but that a whole other story, I don't think the seller REALLY wanted to sell it as much as her DH did.
Regarding heat, lucky for us we're even further north then igloochic. VanIsle is short for Vancouver Island.

Vanisleevt: Congratulations on asking the $64 Million question about where's the link to more photos of my kitchen! So here's my 2 cents answer: There ain't one! LOL! I'm sorry. I really need to stop posting those same photos that show only the range and fridge wall of my kitchen and nothing else. It really is getting to become a bit of a tease (or a bore) for some. But, the truth is, I'm just not ready to post the whole finished kitchen online as yet as there are some issues still to be resolved on the sink wall side of this galley-style kitchen. So, now let me make the same promise to you I've been making everyone else: I promise to post my whole darn kitchen reno in the year 2010! In the meantime, if you are seriously curious, just email me offline. I don't mind sharing "secret" photos of my whole kitchen, one-on-one. :-)

As for colors, I totally understand your DW's take on the red. You really have to be a certain kind of person to invest in a red range. One who not only likes and can live with bold color (as Igloo notes) -- but also is not overly concerned about design trends and resale value. As a baby boomer who is nearing retiremenet age, this happens to be the only major kitchen remodel I have ever done or ever hope to do in my lifetime. As such I've decided to "just do it!" in terms of going for the things I really want. Funny thing is -- when I first started out, I was determined to buy a black Aga! However, after I saw one in the showroom, it impressed me as too severe. Unlike Igloo's gorgeous black Lacanche, for example, with it's fancy trim, the Aga's trim is fairly minimal in comparison. Further, the 6-4's black enamel rangetop, combined with the black range body looks almost funereal to me. (My apologies to anyone reading this who has a black Aga 6-4!; Just expressing personal biases here). At the same time, the moment I saw the claret red Aga in the showroom, I knew my search was over. That color on that range just sings to me! Indeed, I often say that range chose me. And when you have such a feeling, then you know you've done the right thing by answering that call -- whether anyone else hears it or likes it or not. (Although, most visitors to my kitchen like it a lot as well. Woo hoo!)

While I prefer the Agas in colors (not just claret red), I can also see why your DW is taken with the cream Aga. It looks gorgeous in cream! But, again, I'm at a loss as to what white cab color to suggest in that case and I continue to think your best bet would be to get an Aga cream color sample and use that to help you in choosing your cab color.

One last thing I'd like to say to all that are reading this post because maybe you're curious about the Aga and perhaps are even considering buying one (this is not meant for you, Vanisleevt): Beware of a huge amount of confusion in the marketplace as to what is an Aga! In short, there are three kinds of Aga: (A) the the original Aga cooker; (B) The Aga 6-4 and Aga Companion and (C)The Aga Legacy. Although all three bear the Aga name, they are seriously not the same machine. From one unit to another, not only their looks but also their performance functions can vary significantly. But that's a whole other thread for another day! For now, I'm out of here!

P.S. Judy -- ditto to you girlfriend! I could never ever tire of seeing that fab kitchen of yours! And Igloo- I can't wait to see what you are going to do with your grand Vic; From what I've seen of your creative hand already, it will be a masterpiece, I'm sure!

Marthavila, I'll be here on Dec. 31 looking for that sink wall!

LOL! Pllog, I personally promise you: you will NOT have to wait until 12/31 to see my sink wall! And that's especially so if you promise you won't make me wait that long to see your kitchen.:-) From what I can gather, it's going to be a true Pllog work of art, for sure!

I am still trying to figure out how to post a picture! I will post a picture of my dark blue aga then. If you have a dealership, they should have samples of all the colors. Did I tell you how great the food tastes? Or perhaps the microwave, toaster and crockpot are now in the garage?
Donna Claire