[aigel]

My kitchen is about 20 years old, courtesy of the previous owners.

It is white and has light green / grey corian counter tops. They look new. You would not think they are that old. You may have seen them in some of my technical images with car parts on them! The material tolerates scratches, cuts with a knife etc. almost self-healing. Zero maintenance / sealing etc.

What is really great - and your wife will appreciate it - is the fact that the sink (double sink) is also corian and molded into the countertop and so is the backsplash which is about 6 inches high. You can really wash and splash around and clean very well around the sink.

If I had to build a new kitchen, I would totally go synthetic for the fact that you can have a single piece counter. Maybe some of the composite glass / recycled materials have this option as well.

Cheers,

G