On 20 Jan 2007 14:07:57 -0800, Banty wrote:

Tile counter tops do look dated, but now that "everybody" has granite, it
won't be long before it (and stainless appliances for that matter) looks
dated, too, because.....once upper management finds that the cubicle
dwellers have them, they will have to find something new and more exclusive
for their kitchens....and everybody's quest for the newest and most
fashionable will start over again.

Hear hear. Unless you're fixing to sell (in which case why invest in granite),
that something looks "dated" is a dumb reason not to do something, if you really
like it otherwise. All this stainless-appliance/cherry cabinetry/dark
granite/wood floor/stainless hardware look in the kitchen is just gonna scream
2000-ought decade in just a few years. And it's gonna be "dated".

If you install a granite countertop it should look great and last for
years, if not forever.

But that won't be good enough for some people. I can just picture a woman
on one of those home improvement shows looking at a kitchen in the year
2015: "Granite, how creepy. If I want to look at granite, I'll go to the
cemetery." And: "Stainless steel. How tacky. I don't go into those places,
but people tell me that McDonald's uses it in their kitchens."