Observation of dealer lot inventory

[Underboss]

So while waiting for my build I have been perusing the current Newmar DS inventory. I still see a few 25's and a decent number of 26's on the lot or being built. The one thing that 99% of the current inventory have in common is white cabinets. The two tone design with white uppers. I personally do not like them and neither do other folks that I have talked to. I am surprised that they will still be an option on 2027's
I have to wonder what the percentage of coach sales or orders actually have white cabinets. Resale is always a challenge but when you buy something unpopular thats a difficult and costly change you really are taking a chance.

 

[Neal]

I think color choices in a RV or even S&B (homes) go in cycles. I think around 2022 the lighter colors started where back in my buy time of 2017 it was the cherry/walnut color era. My house built in 2005 had dark cherry cabinets, I don't think that's the fad now in 2026. It also depends on location. I think those in warmer climates such as when I lived in Tucson, AZ preferred lighter/white cabinetry and if you go to an area such as the North East they prefer darker colors.

 

[lostinfla]

Personally, I prefer the old style stained wood cabinets. Every time I look at a newer coach, I cringe when I see painted cabinets. Just my opinion though.

 

[Underboss]

Personally, I prefer the old style stained wood cabinets. Every time I look at a newer coach, I cringe when I see painted cabinets. Just my opinion though.

I agree to a degree. Every rv I have ever owned has had stained cabinets. While they will never go out of the new rv equation, I welcome some changes. I always liked the antiqued off white cabinet choices the last 5 years. They are timeless and gave some freshness to the builds. I personally ordered the Morel color on my new coach as in person it looks fresh to me.
As a kid, I never gave any thought that wood paneling in homes would go out of style but it has. The younger generation wants color. Many are tired of stained cabinets or wood work. In home building, this has been the trend the last 12 years or so. I used to do some ornate coffered celings on homes and they were all stained. When I built my last personal home in 2003, I decided to paint the woodwork, who knew that that trend would start.
More and more residential kitchen cabinets sold today are painted. Its only natural for this to transfer over to rvs.
Personally I like both, I just do not like stark white unless its in a laundry room.

 

[lostinfla]

The younger generation wants color. Many are tired of stained cabinets or wood work. In home building, this has been the trend the last 12 years or so.

I guess that confirms it.... I'm old.

 

[Richpatty]

I had not looked at the new models in sometime….i did just now and i agree…dark lower cabinets and white uppers looks pretty awful…to me anyway. I guess I am old too.

 

[GypsyR]

Years ago I had a neighbor with a carved wooden eagle in his yard. Great big one. Stained and mounted on a tall stump it was a pretty impressive hand-crafted piece of art. One day he decided to paint it brown. White head, yellow beak and claws. And just like that it went from handmade art to some random piece of whatever junk in the yard. If you didn't know, you'd think it was just a ten dollar blow-molded plastic thing from Wal-Mart anymore. I feel the same way about stained cabinets. You may not like them or think they are fashionable but they are only solid stained wood once. Once painted there's no practical difference between my solid cherry Newmar cabinets and the laminated chipboard ones our old Coleman popup had. My wife may not understand it but it's been made clear to her my dowdy old wooden cabinets are definitely off-limits. Seeing them the first time is a good part of why I decide to buy this camper.

 

[Underboss]

I guess that confirms it.... I'm old.

Well, as are most of us.