I have DARK cherry cabinets w/ ss range, wall oven & frig. DW is black. I wanted the DW to blend into the cabs, rather than stick out.

I have dark cherry cabs with all black appliances. I did this becauseI wanted the appliances in my kitchen to blend in, not become focal points. You can see pics of them in my Southwestern Hacienda thread here.

We have mahogany cabinets, which are similar in tone to medium-dark cherry. We have a range which is ss&black, a ss fridge, ss dw (dishdrawers), and black and ss&black mw.

I really like having a combination.

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I didn't want to go with all stainless either. My lower cabinets are stained in wenge and I wanted the DW to blend in -- it's black. The oven is black and stainless as is the microwave. I was going to attach photos but you can't really see the DW.

Most stainless steel appliances have some black on them already, so I don't see why you can't mix black and ss. My ss stove has a black cook top, black knobs, and the front of the control panel is also black. In my opinion by black dishwasher looks fine. What isn't so great is that my stainless refrigerator is much less shiny than the stainless stove.

My kitchen is still in progress, with mostly new SS appliances, but I elected to keep my old black dishwasher, and thought that whenever I replaced it I'd get SS. Thing is, I LIKE the black, since it does blend in so well! (I have dark counters). My range is SS and black, and my old microwave is black. I will hopefully get the floor in this coming up weekend, and then the range and fridge in, and I'll post pics of it, but from what I can see so far, SS and black are going to be fine together.

I really liked how lynninnewmexico has black appliances "except" the refrigerator, which is panneled. I just cannot like black refrigerators, they are big and growling and may me afraid.

This is the kitchen in the house we used to live in. SS fridge, all else black. Terrible layout, but pretty space.

I went through the same thing...only reversed. I have a black range and everything else is stainless. I have natural cherry cabinets which will darken over time. Initially, I didn't know what to do for the DW and fridge. I guess that I could have done paneled, but I am not a huge fan of hiding the appliances. My decision was made for me, because I bought them at a warehouse sale and stainless was what was available on sale. Here are some pictures. It is kind of hard to get the overall impression, but I think it looks OK.