10 Great Alternatives to Granite Counters

This is such a great blog post that I have to share it with you. Paul Anater has summarized beautifully these 10 counter top materials as granite alternatives: 

1.  Carrara marble
2. Soapstone
3. Wood
4. Quartz composites
5. Concrete
6. Recycled Glass / Concrete mix
7. Painted glass
8. recycled post-consumer paper mixed with resin
9. Stainless Steel
10. Corian

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Color Trend 2011 - YOLO Colorhouse

I love the colors that YOLO Colorhouse has come out with for 2011. Gray tones play a big role in their color schemes and a darker shade of turquoise still makes it into the year to come. Turquoise is still to stay after a strong year in 2010. Good news for me - it's one of my favorite colors when decorating.