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Posted by mike on August 25, 2009, 4:33 pm
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While it may get dated quicker, formica isn't a bad option. It's
surprisingly scratch resistant, and it's cheap enough to replace when
it gets scorched, delaminated, or gets water-swelled joints.
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Posted by Joe on August 24, 2009, 11:30 pm
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> Are you guys seeing stainless steel? =A0Or concrete? =A0Something else
> starting to get a foothold? =A0I'm updating my kitchen (hopefully) soon.
> Or is granite here for a much longer time than I'm pondering?
Granite and silly useless little islands in the middle have just
started to work their way into house trailers. Meanwhile, some new
trends are appearing in laminates. I look for the best designers to
start using the unlimited laminate palette in attractive classical
ways, with designs that are pleasant to look at rather than the
current clash of metal and stone. Some of the current offerings in
plumbing fixtures (kitchen faucets) are outrageous examples of taking
the worst Victorian designs and making them even uglier. Checking
designs from the major manufactures (Kohler, American Standard) should
offer clues to where the design trends are heading. Lean economic
times will quickly obsolete the over the top offerings we have now and
good taste may prevail.
Me? I'm doing laminate, possibly a deep gloss color If SWMBO likes it.
Joe
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Posted by HeyBub on August 25, 2009, 3:56 pm
Joe wrote:
>> snip<
>> Are you guys seeing stainless steel? Or concrete? Something else
>> starting to get a foothold? I'm updating my kitchen (hopefully) soon.
>> Or is granite here for a much longer time than I'm pondering?
> Granite and silly useless little islands in the middle have just
> started to work their way into house trailers. Meanwhile, some new
> trends are appearing in laminates. I look for the best designers to
> start using the unlimited laminate palette in attractive classical
> ways, with designs that are pleasant to look at rather than the
> current clash of metal and stone. Some of the current offerings in
> plumbing fixtures (kitchen faucets) are outrageous examples of taking
> the worst Victorian designs and making them even uglier. Checking
> designs from the major manufactures (Kohler, American Standard) should
> offer clues to where the design trends are heading. Lean economic
> times will quickly obsolete the over the top offerings we have now and
> good taste may prevail.
> Me? I'm doing laminate, possibly a deep gloss color If SWMBO likes it.
> Joe
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Posted by HeyBub on August 25, 2009, 3:59 pm
Joe wrote:
>> snip<
>> Are you guys seeing stainless steel? Or concrete? Something else
>> starting to get a foothold? I'm updating my kitchen (hopefully) soon.
>> Or is granite here for a much longer time than I'm pondering?
> Granite and silly useless little islands in the middle have just
> started to work their way into house trailers. Meanwhile, some new
> trends are appearing in laminates. I look for the best designers to
> start using the unlimited laminate palette in attractive classical
> ways, with designs that are pleasant to look at rather than the
> current clash of metal and stone. Some of the current offerings in
> plumbing fixtures (kitchen faucets) are outrageous examples of taking
> the worst Victorian designs and making them even uglier. Checking
> designs from the major manufactures (Kohler, American Standard) should
> offer clues to where the design trends are heading. Lean economic
> times will quickly obsolete the over the top offerings we have now and
> good taste may prevail.
> Me? I'm doing laminate, possibly a deep gloss color If SWMBO likes it.
Don't laugh. I had some laminate left over from a FLOORING project. I was
able to transform random planks into a countertop that bears a fair
resemblance to butcher-block! Works swell.
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Posted by Amy on August 24, 2009, 11:56 pm
> Are you guys seeing alternatives to granite these days as something
> "in"? My eyes are starting to gloss over when I see brand new
> kitchens put in with this and other stone that just seems somehow
> (maybe?) ready for retirement only because it's been done and done and
> done.
> The reason I ask this is that already in home improvement shows they
> are removing Corian to update to stone. And Corian seems to have been
> big not even 15 years ago. But somehow stone tops are all starting to
> look the same. At least getting there.
> Are you guys seeing stainless steel? Or concrete? Something else
> starting to get a foothold? I'm updating my kitchen (hopefully) soon.
> Or is granite here for a much longer time than I'm pondering?
> THANKS!
I have had Corian for about 18 months. Wanted it for 20 years. LOVE it.
Huge bonus-sink is integrated, no place for crude and not an over mount.
Amy
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