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In reply to the discussion: Shopping for Furniture or Cabinets? Buy Only Items Made of Renewable Woods. [View all]Sissyk
(12,665 posts)24. Go for it!
There are so many types of counters now made of concrete, or you can pour yourself with the exposed agg. Ours doesn't have exposed agg but is not smooth either. It has minor swirls, feather strokes (I call them, lol) and other imperfections but looks great.
The exposed aggregate would look great, also. A friend did an outside bar top that way. Looks awesome!
When we looked, I was amazed at what you could get. Colored concrete frames that fit over your existing counters, concrete slabs you could cut to size, and so on.
Look around and you may change your mind from tile.
Also, sorry to get your thread off track from exotic wood.
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