IMHO, the decision bet. SS and Silgranit does have to do with looks, but also has to do with cleanability. We were about to pull the trigger on a Kraus 16-gauge stainless sink for our kitchen redo. But then we thought about our current stainless sink's water spots and also how quickly the sink looks dirty or dingy. Yes, it shines beautifully immediately after cleaning, but that doesn't last long. We changed to a Blanco Silgranit, and while it's not installed yet, what a relief it'll be not to have to deal with the water spots any more. We chose the Anthracite color cause it'll look good with our granite. We went single bowl, without hesitation. The kitchen is small, we have room for a 30" sink max, and we didn't like the idea of bowls too small to soak the largest pans. The topic of single or double bowl sinks is discussed A LOT on this forum. One point mentioned frequently that resonates for me is that double bowl sinks were great when many people didn't have a dishwasher. But we spent $$$ on a dishwasher, and can see no reason now to have a double bowl for separating clean water from dirty, or soapy water from clear water or whatever. That, plus our 30" maximum size, made a double bowl not make sense for us.

Thanks to everyone for all your feedback! I'm happy to go either way (SS or white) but just trying to visualize what will look best in the space. I think SS would look great but wonder if it won't segment things a bit... I hear the feedback about the whites never truly matching, so either way the dishwasher would stand-out/break up the run of white cabinets... I can't seem to find any dishwashers that are in the mid-range for price and panel-ready (would answer all my dilemmas;-) If only life were that easy! Maybe Santa will bring me a panel dishwasher if I'm really nice this year!

I prefer all white appliances. I can't stand Stainless Steel, it feels hospitalish, and shows every single fingerprint. PLUS, EVERY house/apt you go in has it. ZERO uniqueness. Black shows EVERYTHING, just like a black car, same with the new black stainless. I looked at slate and decided no. There is something about it that makes me believe it will not age well and will become the gold/green/copper of days gone by. White is eternal. For me white is it and I hear it's coming back. It never left for me. I've replaced with white TWICE. Do what you want in your house.

There are many manufacturers who now offer print resistant stainless steel appliances.