Are granite counter tops dated? What are people doing now?

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Anonymous wrote:For bathrooms I heard that toilets and sinks were out, what's in is a room with concrete floors sloped floor to a center drain and one outdoor house bib at the opposite end to spray down surfaces.

You, I like!

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Anonymous wrote:Granite, granite, granite. Has it become passe? Love mine, but in next house what is the new thing?

Whatever the Yenta next door has.

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Whit marble Timeless.

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Anonymous wrote:Whit marble Timeless.

Red wine or jam

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I don't think it is actually the material that is outdated, it is certain color palates. This happens with all materials. We didn't stop using metal for appliances, we just stopped painting that metal gold and avocado. I think the light granites with big veins are out, but darker granite with little variation in color is a modern look.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think it is actually the material that is outdated, it is certain color palates. This happens with all materials. We didn't stop using metal for appliances, we just stopped painting that metal gold and avocado. I think the light granites with big veins are out, but darker granite with little variation in color is a modern look.

Thats good, because they are cheap now!

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Anonymous wrote:Whit marble Timeless.

Red wine or jam

You obviously don't have white marble. We do- and if it's sealed properly, it doesn't stain. We've thrown plenty of parties where red wine marks were left over night and they've all easily wiped off, as has spilled Kool-Aid and just about every other substance you can imagine. If staining were an issue, I'd still rather have stained marble than any type of granite. Luckily, it's not.

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I like any granite without big veins. Maybe I am just dated. I don't care.

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Anonymous wrote:I am in the process of buying a house with silestone counters... and I did not even KNOW what they were. They looked cheaper than granite to me, and my realtor kept insisting "No, no, these are a step up from granite!" and she's ESL so I had no idea what that meant. So I think most buyers are still looking for granite.

Silestone is fake granite.
The agent was trying to make the sale.

It is more expensive than granite because it is ground up stone mixed with resin and doesn't need sealing. I wanted to get Sillestone, but didn't want to pay $700 more for something that didn't look as nice as granite. I like the fact it doesn't need sealing.

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Anonymous wrote:All you have to do to know that granite is passe is watch House Hunters....

Ah yes, that beacon of taste and style - ha! That show is the biggest fraud on TV.

Precisely....when you see people in the Midwest demanding granite it's a safe bet that it's out of vogue on the coasts where these trends typically originate.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think it is actually the material that is outdated, it is certain color palates. This happens with all materials. We didn't stop using metal for appliances, we just stopped painting that metal gold and avocado. I think the light granites with big veins are out, but darker granite with little variation in color is a modern look.

Agreed. We have a Black Pearl granite (honed) - from a distance it looks solid black (like a soapstone), but up close has some flecks/veins of cream. Looks great with our cream colored cabinets. I think it is a timeless look as is carrera marble, but marble scratches and stains fairly easily.

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Anonymous wrote:All you have to do to know that granite is passe is watch House Hunters....

Ah yes, that beacon of taste and style - ha! That show is the biggest fraud on TV.

Precisely....when you see people in the Midwest demanding granite it's a safe bet that it's out of vogue on the coasts where these trends typically originate.

Right cause your kind is so much better than the mid west.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All you have to do to know that granite is passe is watch House Hunters....

Ah yes, that beacon of taste and style - ha! That show is the biggest fraud on TV.

Precisely....when you see people in the Midwest demanding granite it's a safe bet that it's out of vogue on the coasts where these trends typically originate.

Right cause your kind is so much better than the mid west.

No one said anything about anyone being "better" - we're simply talking about trends. Insecure much?

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People will gossip about you behind your back if you go with granite.

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Anonymous wrote:People will gossip about you behind your back if you go with granite.

Not in real life. Only in DCUM la-la land.