"Al Fresco" > wrote in message
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> If you were building a new kitchen, what kind of counters would you have?
>
> I like stainless, but I know it will scratch up eventually. I'm thinking
> I should get something like Corian, made with a seamless joint where the
> wall meets the counter, with the Corian running all the way up to the
> bottoms of the cabinets.

Al,
We built this house three years ago.. hubby told me to get whatever I
wanted, because I was going to live here all my life. heh.. So, I got
marble countertop on one area, Corian on another (hard to explain.. I should
post a pic I guess).. and a mosiac tile design on the backsplash, and up
around the sides of the kitchen window that's above the sink. I love mosiac
tiles.. I could have really gone nuts with it, without some guidance.
I got marble because the decorator told me it is good for baking.. but I
haven't advanced that far in my culinary skills yet. I'm still on good terms
with the Stouffer family. <grins>
lucy