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The look for less: kitchen and bath bargains

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• 3 Kitchens, 3 Budgets

A perfect patina on a tin backsplash adds loads of character to a kitchen, but that look can take decades to achieve and finding one for a remodel is a pricey proposition.

Opt instead for ACP's Fasade, which is made of a composite thermoplastic and goes for $4 per square foot. (Real tin is at least double that and often more.)

The backsplash, which was actually introduced for the first time at last year's show, has a faux patina right out of the box so no one will be the wiser.

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Last updated April 24 2008: 5:11 PM ET

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