Kalmia wrote:

> I think ppl fall for the latest in kitchen decor - they're afraid
> someone will come in and think "Oh, an 80s kitchen". I would NEVER
> go for stainless myself - gives that morgue feeling to me too.

LOL, actually, the first morgue I once worked in was an old Luftwaffe
morgue in Germany lined in what looked to be subway tiles. It was kinda
neat looking. No stainless anything left by the time I worked there.

I like my stainless and the metallic look of it along with my metallic
bronze backsplash tiles which are both picked up in the granite. It
doesn't seem to require any extra attention except for the microwave
door over the range. And that is because we tend to shut it with our
hands instead of using the door handle.

I also like my granite, especially as sf said for baking. It cleans up
and I've never broken anything on it. I have chipped it in a small spot
over the dishwasher though. I think I let the wand of the cannister
vacuum drop against it.