Pale grey kitchen units - likely to date or classic?

[sluj]

The extension is underway and I am thinking about my new shaker kitchen. I think I have chosen white as its less likely to become dated but I keep drooling over pale grey ones. Do you think pale grey units are already dated, likely to date or a timeless classic?
I only get a new kitchen every 15 years on average so I need to get this right

Grey is old news already. Defo wouldn't put a kitchen in if that colour.

I normally favour a white contemporary kitchen. However, we may choose to go a bit more timeless in the next house. I think greige with white Silestone worktops would fit that brief. The greige just adds a hint of warmth.

Get real wood painted then you can get them resprayed.

Ignore all this grey is soooo last season, have what you think you’ll love the most.

We can't agree on a colour!
I try to imagine what colour would make me happy when I come into the kitchen for my first cup of coffee.
I still can't make up my mind 😂

My DDs new kitchen is a very pale grey. The advantage is that it’s not so stark as white and is slightly more easy to blend in with other furnishings - open plan. She has a white work top with grey speckles. White dan be dazzling in full sun but the white work top makes it look breezy and it looks great with the grey units. I don’t see why it would date. It’s not dark grey, dark blue or dark green which might date. The type of kitchens that date tend to be wood and fussy designs. Simple ones in light colours stay fresh and relevant.

I think the dove grey type is just a variant on white so won't date in the same way that a dark grey or blue would.

That said, I'm of the firm belief that if you love it and it makes you happy then it won't matter what is in fashion elsewhere.

We are getting a new kitchen in the new year and dove grey is one option we are looking at.

Everything dates eventually. Things that are reasonably plain and reasonably neutral will date less, and I think pale grey falls into that, as opposed to something very bold and in your face. Besides, most people keep their kitchens for 10 - 20 years, so everybody is generally pretty used to living with things which aren’t the immediate fashion. Just go with what you like.

I agree - go with it if you’re sure you’ll love it, light grey is pretty neutral and not “in your face”.

We had wood about 15 years ago (just about replacing it now due to wear-and-tear). at the time we thought it would be reasonably timeless... I think everything dates eventually but it doesn’t matter if it looks good in your home and you live it.

I have a very dark plain wood in our holiday home and I made the mistake of having black granite work tops. White would look stunning even now but black was fashionable 13 years ago!

buy what you like and what is practical. Is white practical?

don't worry about what may or may not in fashion now or in the future.

I have chosen white myself because it goes with every colour décor and will likely never date (providing you go for shaker or plain doors, nothing "now" like gloss or handle less).

BUT light grey is a neutral colour and pretty inoffensive so wouldn't put me off buying a house with a kitchen that colour. So if you love it OP, go for it!

"Murbblurb
I hadn't thought of that! Is white a nightmare to keep clean then?

I recently installed a shaker kitchen, originally I was set on light grey but in the end went for what I can only really describe as grey but with a sage green tone to it. I find it a bit warmer than grey (we used to have a white kitchen and I spent hours cleaning the cupboard doors) this kitchen is much more forgiving I like to think it won't date especially with silver hardware. Just checked and it's Howdens 'Burford Grey'.

@sluj

"Murbblurb I hadn't thought of that! Is white a nightmare to keep clean then?

I have matt white resin doors and fronts and yes, they show dark marks more obviously than wood or a dark colour would. They wipe down easily though and I wouldn’t say white is impractical per se, but it is less forgiving.

However, white of any material is a million times easier to deal with than gloss in any colour other than, which just shows shiny fingerprints and smears anywhere.

Would you consider an off white?

We're just installing a new kitchen and have gone with Shaded White which is a kind of off white/grey/beige colour. Not one thing or another but not as difficult to keep clean as white of as grey as grey. It actually looks a bit greyer in our kitchen than the image because it's in a north facing room but this is the kind of thing.

Sollasollew
That does actually look very nice. I was a bit worried about what worktop you would put with it but the white looks nice and doesn't make the units look "nicotiney" which is a pet hate of mine

Everything dates whether it’s the colour, the shape, style, materials, ....

Go with what makes you happy.

Grey has moved into classic neutral territory i think. White is dull dull dull. I have mid grey painted wood units (so could be repainted in another colour) but think it looks classy and still looks good. It was in vogue when I did a kitchen 15 years ago so as I say, now a classic (it replaced a burgundy kitchen, which was an awful colour).
Anyway it's your kitchen and you are going to be looking at it every day, so go with what you love (even if that is, gulp, burgandy).

Oh, we are going for teal, so totally not in the neutral grey/ white category. I think it just looks beautiful and makes me happy.

It's painted wood though, so we will be able to repaint in the future if we get tired of the colour.

I think it’s dated already.

Grey is very over. White unless you plan to stay there forever and choose a colour you love.

Grey is fine, everything is grey and it’s easy to work with. We just put our new kitchen in as the very in dark blue. It’s absolutely gorgeous and makes me happy but it might date. We’ve tried to keep everything else neutral and blue is a reasonably forgiving colour but it does show off the grease spots more than my previous cream one.

I am having a light grey kitchen installed as we speak! I was a little worried if grey might date but I do actually agree with a PP that is becoming a classic, and we really liked it! All the kitchen people we spoke to said they don’t see grey going out of style for a long time.