Beltsville, Maryland (PRWEB) February 08, 2012

My Home Granite started planning the construction of their online portfolio of residential granite countertops in Maryland and other areas they serve last fall, and has finally made it live on their recently launched website.

Ideas don’t come easy to a human being when they are constantly under different types of stress. “It is very difficult to think outside of the box when you are constantly worried about things that demand your full attention, such as the kids, work, groceries, cooking etc., so in turn it is very difficult to get your creative juices flowing; well, we’ve tried to simplify this by providing our clients with endless options for their redesign projects, such as their kitchen, bathroom, bar top etc.” says president of My Home Granite.

Natural stone has now taken a different turn over the past decade. Granite countertops were once one of the most popular applications of granite and natural stone, but due to its popularity and automation of the industry which has helped to bring overall costs down, people are getting much more creative with what they can use granite for. We now find people doing shower surrounds, fireplace surrounds, bar top areas, laundry rooms, shelves, dinning and coffee tables and hundreds of other applications which are all human created.

“We wanted a place on our site to provide our clients with different ideas and options for their granite countertops, and I think we’ve accomplished that” says Joe – sales and marketing vice president.

My Home Granite is a leading granite countertop fabricator located in Beltsville Maryland. They have been around since 1997 and specialize in natural stone surfaces. You can visit their website or contact them at (240) 607-6470.

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28-01-2012 17:19 http://www.indianagraniteexpert.com Granite Countertops Indianapolis If you're looking for the best price and highest quality fabrication of granite countertops in Indianapolis, then look no further than StoneCraft of Indianapolis. At StoneCraft Indy, we enable you to cut out the middle man, which can save you 50% on the cost. We are Indiana's granite expert, offering granite countertops, fireplaces, bathroom vanities, fireplaces, conference tables, bartops and custom headstones throughout the state of Indiana. We also provide repair and maintenance on all granite and stone products. Our customers remark that when it comes to buying granite countertops in Indianapolis, there really is no comparison when it comes to price. We provide the highest of quality in terms of fabrication and installation, and boast a 100% customer satisfaction rate. Owner James Palmer is personally involved in every aspect of every project. From assisting you with color and style selections, to the installation of your granite countertops - James will deliver superb craftsmanship, no surprises, and thorough attention to each and every detail of your project. StoneCraft of Indianapolis offers you a wide variety of granite countertops that will highlight and accentuate your home in ways that no other material can. No other material provides the warmth, beauty, and durability of granite. While working for granite countertops fabricators in the past, James saw many situations where customers were taken ...

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In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth, including a form of igneous rock called granite, a mass composed mostly of silica and aluminum that makes up a large part of the continental crust, and comes in all the colors of the rainbow and signifies majesty and serenity. On the kajillionth day, or thereabouts, we mined that granite and we made countertops.

We laid those countertops in kitchens all across the land, in condos and co-ops, in Pittsburgh and Portland. Now that the entire United States has been good and covered, from slab to shining slab, we can take a step back and analyze the age of the granite countertop. Think about what it’s all meant.

It’s meant that we wanted something easy to clean.

What else does it mean?

The Kellys, Paul and Joyce, bought the house 30 years ago, from the ex-wife of the guy who built it. He’d designed it in the spirit of a California rambler, then run off to actual California, leaving his ex to live in his dream. The place was a disaster back then — oh, you should have seen it — powder-blue carpet, white grand piano. And the kitchen? Walls, blocking the dining room, blocking the view down to the river. Formica abounded, or maybe it was another kind of laminate. Paul redid those countertops in the 1990s. He used tile, which was popular then. The Kellys lived with the tile for 20 years, but it was the kind of countertop that you could scrub and scrub and never get to sparkle.

“It was starting to rot, and the grout was all yicky,” explains Joyce.

Some women in her book club were getting new kitchens. Several of them on this Silver Spring block — bip bip bip, all in a row, new countertops. It became a thing as they all decided they wanted to age in place, but not if their places had disgusting kitchens. Joyce looked at her friends’ ambitious kitchen plans, and decided it was time. In October, the Kellys went to a granite dealer. They ordered granite countertops.

“This was the most expensive granite they had,” says Joyce, explaining that they splurged on materials and saved by doing the installation themselves. “It has totally fabulous flow.”

“Joyce walked in and immediately bonded with the granite,” says Paul, a retired mathematician.

“It’s very hip. It has green and rust,” Joyce says, which brings out the cherry in the cabinets. It has a name: Crema Bordeaux. Anywhere in the world, granite of this color is called Crema Bordeaux, just like anywhere in the world, an Ikea Poang chair is an Ikea Poang chair. “Just look at it.”

It looks — it looks like granite. It looks like lovely granite, but granite is in the eye of the beholder, and the unique characteristics of one’s own granite are not immediately apparent to a newcomer. One’s own granite sings a special siren song. All around the country, couples leave parties and get in their cars and say to each other, “I’m so glad we went with the Santa Cecilia instead of the Kashmir Gold.”

Joyce pauses. She looks concerned.

“I would be more comfortable,” she says, “if we were talking about something that was important.” Something that mattered. She is not a frivolous person. She knows the difference between what matters and what doesn’t.

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When did granite countertops become more than just granite countertops? wapo.st/xqVHUd

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 7, 2012

Oh sure, scrutinize the granite countertops: meanwhile, the $700 juicer and self-sharpening knives can get away with anything.

Watch Werner Herzog diss chickens for being stupid--VIDEO: slate.me/x4OjIu

— Slate (@Slate) February 7, 2012

It delivers what it promises: Werner Herzog lighting in to poultry.

Which cataclysmic disasters are Twitter users worried about? Our Doomsday #Preppers dashboard has answers: on.natgeo.com/y2DWM9

— National Geographic(@NatGeoChannel) February 7, 2012

The usual: brief Twitter outages, underwhelming award show hosts, up-tempo college basketball games, modified book titles. Standard disaster stuff.

Halliburton to Switch to the iPhone on.wsj.com/zXZDkb

— Personal Technology (@WSJPersonalTech) February 7, 2012

This is a big step. Halliburton must be pretty confident they can handle that iPhone keyboard. Not everyone is that bold.

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— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) February 7, 2012

Nobody expects the cute animal video switcheroo. That's why it's a switcheroo.

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