The grey finish oozes luxury and craftsmanship, is the first thing you'll notice for its understated beauty and elegance. The aesthetics is simply nice with chrome only present on the control knob, around the washer & door. This color has a stunning reflection and appears to be made of liquid metal. The performance of the washer in washing and drying your clothes is just as important as how they look. Simply put, it excel ls at carrying out its primary duty. Despite the fact that I haven't yet laundered a thick blanket, I am confident it will fit, which is adequately big to handle huge loads like comforters.