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work in progress: IKEA® base + bamboo countertop
What’s it made of, how does it fit together, what holds it up? One of the things I’ve always loved about design is learning about what’s behind what you initially see. Best way to do that is to look...
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Another green countertop option: New River
New River Concrete Countertops Got a call recently from a company in Grayson County VA that makes concrete countertops and sinks. They sent me 4 samples of their countertop materials. They’re...
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What else is Not So Big?
Remodeling! Sarah Susanka’s new book, Not So Big Remodeling is now available in hardcopy & getting good reviews. The message? Improve the space you have. And a great endorsement of IKEA for...
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What's in progress? color/material selection
From 1940 to 2009 We’re updating a kitchen in a 1940’s house that currently has solid pine paneling. The room gets fantastic light, as it faces south, but the paneling is quite dark & the room is...
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In the NY Times Home & Garden section this week, there was a small article on another recycled aggregate concrete countertop option: Eco, by Cosentino. If you’re like everyone else, if you hear the...
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Material: Enviroslab countertops
I like the larger ratio of aggregate to field in this chunky countertop from Enviroglas. Photo by Alan Klehr.
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Suberra cork countertop material
Weigh in! Calling kitchen design comrades and / or anyone who has this product in their kitchen. How is it? A client is after a softer, warmer material for their island in their new kitchen, &...
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The Humble Countertop
I love Houzz. I do. There’s a really great ideabook over on Houzz about kitchen countertops. It covers how countertop templates are made & installed, and the options for materials that can be used...
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Countertop material alert: Durat
Somewhere between Quartz & Concrete Pricewise, that is. Durat runs about $65+/-/SF installed. It’s been around for about 17 years & is made in Finland. Made from post-industrial plastic waste,...
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New material alert! Environite
New green countertop option! My good friends over at Common Ground Green now carry a countertop material called Environite. Locally made from a proprietary recipe of epoxies, recycled glass, refractory...
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