I have posted a number of the pictures I took while visiting Cambria’s KBIS booth, because it brings me to a quartz surface material so cutting edge that just damned near any superlative I might come up with would fit it just fine. Their latest, the Waterstone Collection, was introduced at KBIS.

I have always felt that people let their fears of what can happen with Formica impinge upon their enjoyment of what Formica can do for them. And now, to the obvious benefit of a much lower price for a finished countertop, we must add the many glorious stone finishes Formica has invented.

Bamboo plywood (laminated bamboo) is getting to be very popular these days, and for good reason. It’s environmentally friendly, sustainably harvested, harder than Maple, and it mills and looks like solid wood. This is information based on our own experiences working with bamboo plywood.

Vetrazzo Recycled Glass Surfaces is a company that has taken one of the more ubiquitous items of trash in this world, namely, glass, and put it to a new and different use. And done so with a considerable amount of flair and grace.