With so many countertop options out there these days, it’s hard to know where to start. The folks at Remodelista put together a helpful piece Five Questions to Ask When Choosing Your Kitchen Countertops, which suggests you stop and consider the following:

1. How will you use your countertops?
2. How much maintenance can you handle?
3. What are your kitchen requirements?
4. What’s your budget?
5. What materials speak to you?

It’s well worth reading the full piece, and here are a few more informative articles for your to-read list.

• Houzz, Your Guide to 15 Popular Kitchen Countertop Materials
• Houzz, Kitchen Countertop Materials: 5 More Great Alternatives to Granite
• Houzz, Ecofriendly Materials: Kitchen Countertops
• Remodelista, Butcher Block Countertops
• Remodelista, Concrete Countertops
• Remodelista, Corian Countertops (and the New Corian Look-alikes)
• Remodelista, Engineered Quartz Countertops
• Remodelista, Marble Countertops
• Remodelista, Soapstone Countertops
• Remodelista, Stainless Steel Countertops
• This Old House, All About Quartz Countertops
• This Old House, All About Stone Countertops
• This Old House, Engineered Quartz
• This Old House, Laminate Countertop Buying Guide
• This Old House, The Secret to Getting Great Kitchen Counters

Have questions about what countertop is right for your kitchen? Get in touch!