We had acquaintances who were remodeling their house and had a large kitchen with Corian countertops they were replacing with granite. The Corian is a very pleasant "sand" pattern. They gave us all the Corian. It was easy to remove as it was only set down with little dabs of some sort of silicone and came up easily with no breakage. So maybe with a search of Craigslist or a construction recycler you might find some lightly used Corian or other solid surface. We were able to do our whole galley and bar top. My husband is a shipwright so has all the tools. To do the rounded edges he used carbide bits in his router. It came out gorgeous. And I got a new stove with a wonderful oven as part of the remodel of our galley. You can see the galley with the new countertop and stove on our website: www.woodrummarine.com Click on Interiors. Sue M/V Eureka 41' Monk Trawler Sausalito, CA