I have thrown together a few "unique" (read:Â odd) kitchen countertop ideas, if you're feeling a bit worn out by all the Corians and granites out there.
Alrighty, yes, I have added in some conventional countertop ideas, such as quartz (Caesarstone) and modular granite (Pedra...or didn't you know about the modular twist on slab granite?).
But here are a few unique countertop materials you might want to consider:
...because here's the deal: someone comes back and says, "Why did you rate granite countertops higher than solid surface, when in that incisive article of yours written 4 years ago, you said that solid surface was better than granite?"
To which I scratch my head and say, "I dunno."
Whimsical Countertop Ratings?
Many people and organizations who rate best countertops (and other things) don't like to admit the "whim factor."
Slowly, About Home Renovations is becoming something like Tile Backsplash Central of the Internet. I swear.
I have published (seemingly) thousands of tile backsplash ideas, and will probably continue to do so until cobwebs grow between my fingers and the Men From the Asylum have to forcibly carry me out.
But I love it.
Cheap and Easy
Backsplashes are one of those secrets of home remodel...
It's funny how trends in kitchen counters come and go. Granite slab countertops definitely had their heyday around the turn of the millennium.
Yet granite slab does have many good points, chief being that they are mostly seamless. Laminate counters (Formica, WilsonArt, etc.) have the seamless thing down pat, but they feel chintzy.
Solid surface (Corian, Formica Solid Surfacing, etc.) ar...
Looking for bathroom renovation ideas? I used to think: Gosh, who really needs ideas? Isn't it obvious?
Then, I started wracking my own brain for ideas and came up with squat. So, I began looking around...
One thing that's pretty cool is using tin ceiling tiles in lieu of beadboard. Beadboard is nice, but it's hardly unique anymore. The pictured bathroom remodeling idea from Rejuvenation Hardware, of ...
Think of this as more of a private diary entry than anything. I'm starting to reconsider my championing of laminate counters as an inexpensive countertop choice for kitchens and baths. Here's why.
In house-shopping, as I have been doing of late, I get to see kitchens. A lot of kitchens. And in that mess of kitchens, you hit all levels of quality. Just in one day, I found:
- Home-made wood counters.
