Backsplashes and Countertops - Page 10 of 20

This commercial-grade concrete mix comes in standard gray or as a lightcolored tint base for use with Quikrete liquid cement colors.

Climbing Vine mosaic Manufactured by: New Ravenna Mosaics 757-442-3379;NewRavenna.com Cost: $34.50 to $200 per sq. ft. Although Sara Baldwin’s New Ravenna mosaics are handcrafted in Virginia, the company’s founder and…

Designing a small house for a large, busy family is a challenge, but it can be a fun one. Even reconsidering the mundane task of taking out the garbage can…

Volcanic Rock Countertops Manufactured by Pyrolave, USA (919)788-8953; Pyrolave.com Cost: about $280 per sq. ft. Looking for something a little more exotic than honed granite for your new countertops? How…

Learn how to form a countertop in place and then reinforce, pour, and finish the slab to create a beautiful custom surface in your kitchen.

See the smart techniques and unique materials designer and builder Alex Nerland used to convert his outdated kitchen into the heart of his antique home.

UltraGlas Countertops Manufactured by UltraGlas 800-777-2332; www.ultraglas.com Cost: $160 to $200 per sq. ft. Glass may look fragile, but consider this: It’s denser than marble or granite, says Margaret O’Connor,…

Polished, honed, leather, flamed, and river-washed

As a professional woodworker and remodeler, I have worked with most every countertop material available. I’ve glued up my own butcher-block counters, and I’ve subbed out acrylic, quartz, and granite…

Cost: $78 and up for stock products; custom products must be quoted