Kitchen Trends: Options to Spice Up Countertops

How can you spice up your kitchen countertop? By using different materials such as limestone, marble, granite and quartz.

• Quartz is quickly becoming the mineral of choice for countertops. Cambria’s Ian Thorburn says that it's stronger and more durable than granite and won't stain.

Designer Kevin Cooper says travertine is a versatile stone that's available matte or honed, which is a more polished finish.

Aran’s Steven Curtis says a translucent glass countertop goes well with a high-tech design.

Designer Marjorie Skouras displays a stainless steel countertop in her kitchen, which she says is ideal for a kid-friendly kitchen.

Designer Fu-Tung Cheng has invented a synthetic material called Geocrete, which is available in different colors and with different inlays.

countertops - Cambria
glass countertops - Aran USA
Geocrete - Cheng Design

Guests
Fu-Tung Cheng
Designer, Cheng Design
Website: www.chengdesign.com

Jean Grace
Residential Sales Manager, WBP Associates, Inc.
1001 W. Kirkwall Rd.
Azusa, CA 91702
Phone: 626-812-0700
Cell phone: 626-926-5178
Fax: 626-812-6203
E-mail: jeangrace@yahoo.com

Marjorie Skouras
Interior Designer, Marjorie Skouras Design
451 N. Fairfax Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: 323-466-6110
E-mail: Marjorie@marjorieskourasdesign.com
Website: www.marjorieskourasdesign.com

Cameron Snyder
Interior Designer, Kitchen Concepts
159 Washington St.
Norwell, MA 02061
Phone: 781-878-6542

Steven Curtis
President, Aran World USA
1855 Griffin Road, Ste A 264
Dania Beach, FL 33004
Phone: 305-932-5057
Website: www.aran.it

Kevin Cooper
Owner, Cooper-Pacific Kitchens
Pacific Design Center
Center Green 299
8687 Melrose Avenue, G229
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Phone: 310-659-6147
Toll-free: 800-743-6284
Fax: 310-659-1835
Website: www.cooperpacific.com

Ian Thorburn
Director of Residential Sales, Cambria
11000 West 78th St. Suite 220
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Phone: 952-944-1676
Fax: 952-944-7675
E-mail: ian.thornburn@cambriausa.com
Website: www.cambriausa.com
Also in this Episode

Kitchen Trends 2005 : Episode HKT05-112
•	Updated Ranges
•	Malibu Glass House's Kitchen With a View
•	Convenient Small Appliances for Your Kitchen
•	Kitchen Trends: Options to Spice Up Countertops
•	Designer Kitchen
•	Old World Kitchens
•	Quick-Fix: Recycling Roundup