Butcher Block Kitchen Islands

I thought, why not give the island a makeover complemented the rest of my kitchen? So off to Ikea we went (130 miles one way) to purchase two of Numerar Walnut Butcher Block countertops. The original island design wasn't the best -- it was shallow with Q. My Shaker-style kitchen cabinets are a warm cream with a matching cream subway tile backsplash. Countertops are absolute black granite. The walls are a warm blush/beige color with white trim. I would like to repaint the walls a lighter neutral and because of its “good-looking and sturdy” butcher-block top with “nice, thick wood,” he said. “Just remember to treat it right and oil it once a month.” He also liked a double kitchen island with a stone top, also from Williams-Sonoma Pick the right surface. If you already have a dining table and will be using a kitchen island primarily for food preparation, find an island that's topped with a butcher block. Strong and thick, it provides the best cutting surface. Also, butcher blocks Q The butcher block on our kitchen island is getting stained from foods and blackened from newspaper ink. What's the best way to clean and maintain it? ATry window cleaner, suggests Steve Reichart, customer service manager for Bally Block Co., a Q. I am having a walnut butcher block countertop made for a 4' x 5' kitchen island. What is the best finish to have applied? We do a lot of cooking and have two teenagers (!) with their requisite friends--so there'll be lots of activity at this island! .

For her own kitchen, Simon picked up a butcher block at IKEA and stained it a gorgeous chocolate brown to give it some character. "We wanted to bring some warmth into the space," she said. Whether your island is industrial style like Simon's or similar to If you have room for an island, hurry up and get If you have tight quarters or a compact kitchen, San Francisco-based designer Lou Ann Bauer suggests opting for a small portable piece such as a butcher-block counter on casters in lieu of a built Butcher Blocks manufactures and installs Kitchen Islands, Counter Top Systems, Kitchen Tables, Restaurant Tables, Cutting Boards, Bar Backs, Indoors or Outdoor Systems, Odd Shaped Counters, Pony Walls, and Extra Wide or Over Sized Kitchen Islands. When Liz Flinn of "Designing Domesticity" needed extra counter space in her small kitchen, she decided to get creative with a sofa table. Flinn added bun feet to add height to the short table, then attached a butcher block counter top to make the island .