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Butcher Block Kitchen
Anyone have a custom butcher block island or counter top in their kitchen? Thinking of suggesting to DH as idea for the kitchen, but wondering about thoughts on why it would, or would not, be a good idea. Thanks!
Re: Butcher Block Kitchen
I hope it is a good idea considering me have a family room full of butcher block countertops watiing to go in
We decided to do it becuase we wanted to replace our countertops but didn't want to spend a fortune since we have sold a house (at a huge loss), bought a new one, and had a baby in the last 9 months. I found this blog and we decided to give it a go. I will update everyone when we are done which should be in the next few weeks:
http://stillwaterstory.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-to-stain-butcher-block-countertops.html
My parents have a big butcher block island that they love. It was something my grandfather built- so it's been around for 80-something years. We use it every day. My parents love it so much that they specifically built a full butcher block into their cabin when they re-did the kitchen.
My say: after growing up with one in my parents' house and my parents' cabin- I would definitely want one in a home. We used it almost every day. It's beautiful decoratively and is also very functional. So I'm all for it! I say do it!
We had one in an old house. And I would consider it for my current kitchen when we're ready to get rid of our laminate.
At our old house, it was just a section of the countertop that was done in butcher block. We used it as a cutting surface and it was a bit beat up, but I thought it looked fine.
To me, the blog link that was posted above shows gorgeous wood countertops, but I don't consider them to be butcher block anymore because you can't cut on them once they are stained and sealed that way.
My other concern would be having it around the sink unless you are doing it like in that blog post. Because I really want an undermount sink. And because DH has never wiped down a counter in his life (it's his biggest failing, but I suppose I'll live with it!) So they would be water stained pretty quick. But as an island or accent? I'd love it.
ETA: and the only way I know to leave burn marks on the butcher block is from setting oven-hot cast iron on it. Especially if the burn mark is a ring shape and not a whole circle, I would bet it's from cast iron. A stainless fry pan or cookie sheet should not mark it.