I agree, it's much better in white and I'm glad I chose that colour, I would have selected a white frame back when I bought it however it wasn't available at the time.
I don't like wastage and feel there's too much of it, people buying for the sake of buying rather than caring for what they have to make it last, or fixing what may be broken. In this case, because I'm not a fucken lazy bastard, I chose to give it a new lease on life with a little effort...it worked out really well and I'm happy with the end result.