On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:04:24 -0400, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>I'm getting sick of HGTV and all the home magazines screaming "granite!" for
>counter tops every time they do a kitchen remodel. Formica is dated, of
>course. I'd like a glass tile or ceramic tile counter tops. Sure, both are
>breakable but I don't plan to take a sledgehammer to the counters and I'm
>not that dangerous in the kitchen Mom's neighbor has ceramic tile
>counterops; she can set a hot pan right off the burner on it without
>bothering with hot pads. It's inexpensive, very attractive and touching up
>the grout if it gets grungy is a fairly easy cosmetic thing to do.

Never liked ceramic tile, never will and have lived with them for 30+
years. UGH. I'm looking forward to granite counters with a pretty
glass tile backslash.


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