KITCHEN BACKSPLASH IDEAS FOR GRANITE COUNTERTOPS
**intro music** alison victoria (av): hi, i'm alison victoria and welcome to my sweet home chicago. i'm here at room and board asking questions about design. let's see what the shoppers have to say. question: are granite countertops going out of style? male shopper: i think granite is great. you can bake on it, roll on it. it's nice and cold. i think it's a good surface. female shopper: i'm in the real estate business, av: okay. female shopper: so it is something that people are still looking for. they see it as a mark of quality. av: right, like it's kinda high. female shopper: yeah, it's high end. male shopper: more places are finding those as the upgrades. av: okay, so people think it's a higher
grade of countertop? male shopper: it's a high grade of countertop. av: granite countertops in the kitchen have been a staple for years, but if you want the look of granite without the maintenance, you've got a ton of options. you can gowith a manufactured stone or quartz product but what i found out today, is granite isn't going anywhere. to findout more ways on how to use granite in the kitchen, check out my design board on designmine.