maylingsmom, I agree that the vinegar did not leave a smell on the clothing. My husband complained, but I think it was just because he smelled it when it went into the water, and assumed the clothing would pick up the smell. Not so. I switched to citric acid powder because it is a powder and easy to add to the dispenser. Also I get it in the mail, and don't have to lug so many bottles of vinegar home with me. (I still use it for other things.) Plus I can tell my husband that there cannot be a vinegar smell on our things as I stopped using vinegar in the laundry long ago.

No direct experience with Bodorp. I’d strongly suggest biting the bullet and buying a drawer or door for your own testing in your own lighting. While several people have mentioned they can’t handle the smudges and fingerprints on Axstad blue, my partner and I are fine with how they look dirty and our ability to clean them. I suspect a lot of it has to do with where light is entering the kitchen (because it is the glare off the oil that matters most), sight lines, and how “perfect” of a house you keep. I went into the testing very suspect that the cabinets would work for us, but there we are.

Hey all just checking in. I happened to see info about African violets above. Back when my father was much younger he was quite the horticulturist and loved African violets especially. He still has a magic touch with them. Funny (but true) family story. My aunt (mother's sister and known/admitted black thumb) expressed her absolute glee over how beautiful my father's African violets were. She was explaining that she could never ever keep anything alive but had an especially difficult time with violets. At the next family get-together, my father brought my aunt a plastic potted African violet. He said, "this is one you can never kill; I guarantee it." He thought based on that, that she knew it was artificial. About a year later we were at her house and she had it in the middle of the kitchen table and said, "Look Rick, I have been caring for it for a year and it hasn't even dropped it's petals." When he looked at her quizically, she said "I water it every day and make sure to give it sun but not too much. You were right, I didn't kill it." My entire family erupted into laughter when he explained that it wasn't real. Though crestfallen at the time, it has become quite the family hoo haw.

I've had my Viatera countertop for 2.5 years. I have never needed more than soapy water and if I am concerned about disinfecting, I keep a small spray bottle of rubbing alcohol around. That has worked for the occasional sticky label that might leave a residue behind.