Fun thread: Upgrades

[CMcG]

Marion–

I just think granite/stainless is a fad that is gonna last maybe three years more at the very most and then it will look dated. I’ve never had stainless in any house, but I have heard that fingerprints are much more visible. Maybe that’s not true? I’m not selling, but I do understand the Realtor speak that the colors in your house should as neutral as possible.

If I was selling, speaking about your original topic of upgrading, my house is gorgeous inside but has NO curb appeal. I live on a hillside and you have to climb stairs to get inside my single-story home. I know that’s a negative, but it is especially so because the outdoors stairs and handrails look like crap. That’s what I would like to fix if I had the money.

[amy]

so what will be after granite?

[amy]

so what will be after granite?

[amy]

so what will be after granite?

[amy]

so what will be after granite?

[amy]

so what will be after granite?

[Anonymous]

AMy, depends on the trend. I’m thinking soapstone will probably be popular for awhile, but from what I’m learning, it looks best in a vintage styled kitchen.

[Anonymous]

AMy, depends on the trend. I’m thinking soapstone will probably be popular for awhile, but from what I’m learning, it looks best in a vintage styled kitchen.

[Anonymous]

AMy, depends on the trend. I’m thinking soapstone will probably be popular for awhile, but from what I’m learning, it looks best in a vintage styled kitchen.

[Anonymous]

AMy, depends on the trend. I’m thinking soapstone will probably be popular for awhile, but from what I’m learning, it looks best in a vintage styled kitchen.

[Anonymous]

AMy, depends on the trend. I’m thinking soapstone will probably be popular for awhile, but from what I’m learning, it looks best in a vintage styled kitchen.

[carlover]

It’s funny, I always hear people berate granite being used for kitchen countertops but I never understand why. Granite has to be about the most practical of choices for counter-tops. It’s smooth and easy to clean, you can place a hot pan on it without burning or marking, it doesn’t scratch so you can cut on it, you have to try hard to chip it. Compare this with really poor choices for kitchen countertops like Concrete or Soapstone or Marble with which you basically can’t do any of the above because they are all fairly soft. Usually fads involve things that have no practical reason for being used but are stylish at the time. Since granite is very practical and has been used in various forms for building throughout civilized history it’s quite a stretch to call it a fad.

This thread seems to be mostly concerned with style in which case I would predict that most of the ideas being presented are FADS.

[carlover]

It’s funny, I always hear people berate granite being used for kitchen countertops but I never understand why. Granite has to be about the most practical of choices for counter-tops. It’s smooth and easy to clean, you can place a hot pan on it without burning or marking, it doesn’t scratch so you can cut on it, you have to try hard to chip it. Compare this with really poor choices for kitchen countertops like Concrete or Soapstone or Marble with which you basically can’t do any of the above because they are all fairly soft. Usually fads involve things that have no practical reason for being used but are stylish at the time. Since granite is very practical and has been used in various forms for building throughout civilized history it’s quite a stretch to call it a fad.

This thread seems to be mostly concerned with style in which case I would predict that most of the ideas being presented are FADS.

[carlover]

It’s funny, I always hear people berate granite being used for kitchen countertops but I never understand why. Granite has to be about the most practical of choices for counter-tops. It’s smooth and easy to clean, you can place a hot pan on it without burning or marking, it doesn’t scratch so you can cut on it, you have to try hard to chip it. Compare this with really poor choices for kitchen countertops like Concrete or Soapstone or Marble with which you basically can’t do any of the above because they are all fairly soft. Usually fads involve things that have no practical reason for being used but are stylish at the time. Since granite is very practical and has been used in various forms for building throughout civilized history it’s quite a stretch to call it a fad.

This thread seems to be mostly concerned with style in which case I would predict that most of the ideas being presented are FADS.

[carlover]

It’s funny, I always hear people berate granite being used for kitchen countertops but I never understand why. Granite has to be about the most practical of choices for counter-tops. It’s smooth and easy to clean, you can place a hot pan on it without burning or marking, it doesn’t scratch so you can cut on it, you have to try hard to chip it. Compare this with really poor choices for kitchen countertops like Concrete or Soapstone or Marble with which you basically can’t do any of the above because they are all fairly soft. Usually fads involve things that have no practical reason for being used but are stylish at the time. Since granite is very practical and has been used in various forms for building throughout civilized history it’s quite a stretch to call it a fad.

This thread seems to be mostly concerned with style in which case I would predict that most of the ideas being presented are FADS.

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