2011 Kitchen and Bath Show Report – Countertops

I’m going to just say it, Granite is so yesterday (unless you are going for the pattern).  Not that I don’t like it, I have some myself, but with all the new options available for hard surface countertops which have way better characteristics for day to day living… a change is coming.

For those who like a more random aggregate look Cambria USA makes countertops of pure natural Quartz in some truly gorgeous options in their New Cambria Collection.  Nobody would know it isn’t granite accept you!

• No maintenance (sealing),
• inherently food safe,
• limited lifetime warranty and
• lasting strength are all benefits not found in granite.

Photo via Cambria

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Clearly I’m a girl passionate about color and as I strode around the aisles of KBIS here is what stopped me in my tracks.  PINK! OMG a pink quartz countertop!  Not sort of pink, but real saturated pink, and blue (“Lisa blue”) and yellow and green and orange.  LOVE!!!  I can totally see the pink in a ladies closet/dressing room.  The colors are perfect for kids bathrooms.  Sign me up!

Thank you Silestone by Consentino.

Photo from iPad, still getting used to it.

Of course what Scorpio doesn’t gravitate to water… or glass?  Think Glass Countertops had an awesome booth, filled with people salivating over their offerings.  Here is just one.

It’d be rude to stop…Oh, but why deny you of their capabilities…Art Glass by Michel Mailhot as a countertop!

Photos via Think Glass

Surely there is a countertop which interest you which is as unique as you are. 🙂