You remembered correctly, Joyce! I knew someone did, but I had to google to find it. Posted by janie-k (My Page) on Thu, Apr 23, 09 at 12:19 ''We have the Wilsonart oiled soapstone laminate. We had planned on soapstone but this was a whole house reno and ran typically over budget... so the counters were our budget cut because they are an easy swap out later. I have to say that I'm totally happy with the laminate and now it just seems silly to spend $$$ for soapstone that wouldn't look very different. Anyways, we just went for the standard straight edge (which also saved a lot of $$$) I took a Sharpie to the edge to hide any of the brown that was showing at the seam. It looks great and I like the simple straight edge.'' Posted by janie-k (My Page) on Thu, Apr 23, 09 at 12:25 ''Oh, I forgot to add that we made our counters 3cm thick to simulate real soapstone thickness. I'm happy with the way it looks... I really prefer this thinner edge.'' I think the thinner edge is part of what makes janie-k's kitchen stand out in so many memories, too! Well, that and the gorgeous floor. ;) Here is a link that might be useful: Which laminate counter edge did you choose?

MCM has two options: a super-light floor like the Golden Butterscotch or a much darker presentation like Walnut (3 steps darker than the Golden Oak). Cork was used in MCM homes and it is MUCH lighter. It is more like the Butterscotch than the oak. I prefer a lighter floor because I prefer the look of Scandinavian Modern more than MCM. You are showing some darker corners in the home, which tells me the Butterscotch can be used to lighten the whole space. Please do NOT use laminate in a kitchen. It has issues with spills and steam from dishwashers.

I have hardwood floors on the main level of my townhouse. Carpet on the stairs leading to the bedrooms on the second floor. The second floor hall and bedrooms are also carpeted. I want to replace the carpeting in my home. I plan to replace the carpet on the stairs with carpet, because the stairs are in the rough. They are the original structure, nothing done to the stairs. However, I wanted to replace the carpet in the bedrooms and hall with a laminate or something less expensive than carpet. What do you suggest.

Kristine Kelly, At first I was using premixed Murphys Oil Soap that comes in spray bottle. Supposed to not leave any residue. But after a lot of research am now using just plain water. Works well. Shaw makes a spray that you can find online too. Haven’t tried it yet.