Backsplashes and Countertops

The perfect marriage of cost, aesthetics and performance is what suits your lifestyle and budget bestby Scott Gibson

by Duane M. Dionne

With store-bought moldings and a router, you can give laminate counters the monolithic look of solid-surface materialby Herrick Kimball

An experienced fabricator explains the process from the templating to the final setting of the slabsby Joe Ranzoni

Solid, durable and attractive, an uncommon countertop can be cast from common materialsby Thomas Hughes

Synthetic materials can be worked like wood and polished like stoneby Sven Hanson

Cutting shears and spray adhesive are among the tricks that make the job easierby Herrick Kimball