[Boomer]

Hey! Why all the countertop-shaming. Geez. Sounding a bit snotty this morning. Be nice.

First of all, the OP said “rental” — makes sense to me. Why spend a fortune on countertops for a rental. If later on the owner wants to change to granite or quartz or whatever comes along next, it would be a whole lot easier to demo a laminate top.

As far as granite goes, I have seen pictures of granites that could end up becoming deal-killers in a house-for-sale. One was an absolutely dizzying pattern that could disorient somebody first thing in the morning.

I — myself — chose a granite during the “Tuscan phase” of design so popular during the first part of this century. I thought it was gorgeous, even though if I dropped my vitamin, it would disappear into the swirls and twirls and I would have to feel for it. Those countertops definitely drove the room. We sold that house years ago, so I don’t know if my “statement” choice is still there. If we still lived in that house, I would want to get rid of that granite that I had been so sure I would love forever.

Anyway, OP, go forth and find that laminate. Makes sense in so many ways.

Boomer




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