The color of plumbing fixtures surely depends on the location! I've just remodeled my kitchen after nearly 30 years of living with colored sink (yellow) and deliberately chose white porecelain with polished brass faucets and fittings to give it an old-fashioned flavor against slate countertops - except that the slate is actually a Formica honed surface. It really does look like the real thing and although everything is modern, stainless steel fridge, freezer, dishwasher and a combo washer-dryer under a counter, the white sink evokes a gentler time - and can be bleached if necessary! My choice is white in the bathroom but almond might work there, providing that even the tub or Jacuzzi matches.

I think color you use should blend in Stove and ref. The new color are great. The bold color should be a chioce of the home owener.
If bulidind a spec home go with stainsteel aplances.
Linda Bishop

I agree with the Almond choice. When I moved into my home in 1983, I remodeled all three bathrooms and put in grey tubs, sinks and commodes. Grey and mauve were the trendy colors at the time, but I thought grey to be neutral enough that it would work with anything. WRONG!
In 2004, I changed all of the fixtures to almond and had the cast iron tubs refinished in an almond color.

The first question should be who is your client? Obviously starter homes and high-end homes are not built for the same niche of the market. Once you understand your niche, your safest course of action is to install the same type of fixtures that that niche typically expects to find in a house.

If you are building a starter home then almond might be a reasonable choice since it is easy to keep clean. But, starter home buyers are generally strapped for cash and might not be willing to swing for the color upgrade so I would stick with white for that crowd.

For high end homes, image is everything and these buyers will still choose a designer color even if it is harder to keep clean. This gets more risky for you as the builder because high-end tastes are much more individualized then the general public. Sometimes the safestt hing to do would again install white fixtures so you don't lock them inti any particular color scheme - knowing that they will likely be ripped out and replaced.

If I was you I would probably suck up my desire to change the world, install white fixtures, get that house turned over faster with a slightly higher profit, and move on the the next one.

I believe that the almond choice is a excellent pick. Not only is it neutral but it is a change from bland white. Take it from a military wife every house we move into on base is white white white with gold fixtures!! Buyers will notice the change and I believe in a positive light.

For every client that wants a designer color, there will be one who wants good, old-fashioned white. If you are so desirous of a more contemporary flavor for your kitchens and baths, I would concentrate on the flooring, countertops, and fittings. The minute the new homeowner realizes they're wiping toothpaste out of the basin three times a day is the day they curse the contractor on their magic monkey paw (brushed nickel, of course.)