The original Model-T cars were all black, but it’s hard to imagine that the lack of options would remain competitive today. And yet, whenever we look at refrigerator and freezer boxes, they are almost always silver, specifically stainless steel.
‘Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black.’
– Henry Ford.
Stainless steel has several advantages that make it favorable. It is easy to keep clean, durable, and resistant to high temperatures.
But are there possibilities of other comparable materials? And most importantly, NOT silver? Indeed, there are classic refrigerators that have been upgraded to look modern.
Classic Refrigerators Made Modern For An Aesthetic Kitchen
Let’s examine what else is on the market and determine whether any of these selections compare or have options other than silver.
SMEG 50’s Retro Style Aesthetic
These Smeg retro-style refrigerators are part of the vintage fashion trend in appliances. They come in bold or pastel solid colors in the 1950s icebox style, perfect for a kitschy kitchen.
Smeg also offers classic refrigerators with hinges on either side of the door. Those with braver interior design aesthetics also have refrigerators with a Union Jack flag design.
WHIRLPOOL Sunset Bronze Collection
The Sunset Bronze collection from Whirlpool offers a metallic surface with a twist. If you like colored metals and rose gold but want to avoid pinkish tones, this is an excellent alternative. The amber hue on this surface will add warmth to your kitchen, notably lighter and brighter spaces.
This is a different kind of neutral that will make many visitors take notice, even when this color is subtle. Although this option deviates from other classic refrigerators, it changes the traditional stainless steel look.
BIG CHILL Classic Fridge
This looks like a high-end armoire, but this structure from Big Chill is actually a refrigerator. Big Chill presents this from their line called “Classic Fridge” and is an industrial icebox with metallic trims.
The nice part is that this refrigerator resembles an Old West bank vault. This is the type and style of appliance that will be your kitchen’s centerpiece.
LG Smart wi-fi Enabled Instaview
This LG Smart wi-fi Enabled Instaview refrigerator is the most high-tech designed appliance on the market. It has a see-through glass panel door, a water and ice dispenser on the other door, and freezer drawers below.
The refrigerator is still stainless steel this time, except that black stainless steel looks more sophisticated. The LG Smart refrigerator can be the future of how appliances will function.
JENN-AIR French Door Panel Ready Refrigerator
This Jenn-Air refrigerator looks indistinguishable from a set of natural wood kitchen cabinets. Complete with French doors and a drawer at the bottom, this is perfect if you want your appliance to blend in.
However, you can twist things by making your refrigerator natural and choosing metallics for other appliances in your design. This refrigerator has an interior water dispenser to preserve the look of the exterior.
HEARTLAND Classic Collection
This two-tone cranberry and pewter refrigerator from Heartland would be a striking piece in your kitchen. The look plays on the current two-tone cabinet trend in kitchen design.
It has a little bit of stainless steel without reading like a silver metal block that you see in every other refrigerator. Heartland also offers different color options like cobalt blue, black, ivory, and vintage white.
NORTHSTAR Model 1950
Northstar is not subtle when they call this refrigerator model “Model 1950.” This bright candy apple red icebox is reminiscent of diners from that era and even Coca-Cola vending machines.
The site Elmira Stoveworks also lists other appliances in the same color if you want to coordinate your kitchen. Their most unusual offering is their Keg Fridge, which dispenses beer on tap in this same bright red color.
VIKING 5 Series
Viking has this high-end refrigerator in bold cobalt blue with a bottom-drawer freezer. It has precise temperature controls, LED lights, and glass shelves designed to contain spills.
There is even a drawer that allows you to adjust the temperature and moisture of vegetables even further. This refrigerator comes in six colors: apple red, burgundy, and graphite gray.
