Comments on: IKEA Countertops http://thedevinehome.com/ikea-countertops/ Creating the home you want, within the house you have! Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:08:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Michelle http://thedevinehome.com/ikea-countertops/comment-page-1/#comment-1100 Michelle Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:19:14 +0000 http://thedevinehome.com/?p=819#comment-1100 Hi there! Your Southern kitchen is beautiful! I am a southern girl myself down in the peachy state of GA. I would like to know how your countertops are doing with the waterlox? We have just installed butcher block and I love them. We initially thought we wanted to oil them, but with three kiddos and a busy kitchen I think I would rather finish them. Does the varnish scratch easily? How is it holding up? Any advice you can (application tips, drying tips) give would be wonderful!! Thank you so much! Michelle Hi there! Your Southern kitchen is beautiful! I am a southern girl myself down in the peachy state of GA.
I would like to know how your countertops are doing with the waterlox? We have just installed butcher block and I love them. We initially thought we wanted to oil them, but with three kiddos and a busy kitchen I think I would rather finish them. Does the varnish scratch easily? How is it holding up? Any advice you can (application tips, drying tips) give would be wonderful!!
Thank you so much!
Michelle

]]> By: Donna at Funky Junk Interiors http://thedevinehome.com/ikea-countertops/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Donna at Funky Junk Interiors Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:15:05 +0000 http://thedevinehome.com/?p=819#comment-295 Honestly, my budget didn't allow for anything extravagant, so I went with laminate for counters (which fool everyone thinking they're granite!) It's what I did with my kitchen island that is worth writing about! I had a friend fabricate a sit-on-both-sides METAL topper, supported on it's own legs above the framework of the island. This thing is a workhorse and it's got that downhome funky rustic charm I adore as well. We aren't careful on this top. I use exacto blades right on it for art projects and such. (In a perfect world, I would have chosen butcher block style counters right alongside antique quite cupboards too!) If you'd like a peek at the island top, here's a full link to the kitchen... http://ourextremehomemakeoverexperience.blogspot.com/search/label/Kitchen Donna Honestly, my budget didn’t allow for anything extravagant, so I went with laminate for counters (which fool everyone thinking they’re granite!)

It’s what I did with my kitchen island that is worth writing about! I had a friend fabricate a sit-on-both-sides METAL topper, supported on it’s own legs above the framework of the island. This thing is a workhorse and it’s got that downhome funky rustic charm I adore as well. We aren’t careful on this top. I use exacto blades right on it for art projects and such.

(In a perfect world, I would have chosen butcher block style counters right alongside antique quite cupboards too!)

If you’d like a peek at the island top, here’s a full link to the kitchen…

http://ourextremehomemakeoverexperience.blogspot.com/search/label/Kitchen

Donna

]]> By: Diana @ The Devine Home http://thedevinehome.com/ikea-countertops/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Diana @ The Devine Home Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:46:15 +0000 http://thedevinehome.com/?p=819#comment-191 Hi Michelle. I was in the same boat as you - dreaming of redoing my kitchen . . . someday. I suggest to all my clients that they create a "Style File" for their projects. Start "collecting" photos of kitchens you love. If you see something in one of your magazines, pull it out. Get a file folder to keep everything in one place. Write on the magazine pages you collect what it is you like about the picture (you might forget otherwise!) Of course the internet is another great souce for photos. I keep many years of past catalogs and go thru them when looking for inspiration and ideas. As you collect, you will start to see trends that develop. It will become relatively easy to make your selections when it comes time to redo your kitchen because you will have a "road map" so to speak. What to use on countertops? Look at your Style File. What materials have you selected? Is it lots of quartz? If you have an island, are you going to done one material on it and another on the perimeter countertops? What about flooring, back splashes, cabinets, etc??? So many decisions to make - your Style File will help you stay on track. Hi Michelle. I was in the same boat as you – dreaming of redoing my kitchen . . . someday.

I suggest to all my clients that they create a “Style File” for their projects. Start “collecting” photos of kitchens you love. If you see something in one of your magazines, pull it out. Get a file folder to keep everything in one place. Write on the magazine pages you collect what it is you like about the picture (you might forget otherwise!) Of course the internet is another great souce for photos. I keep many years of past catalogs and go thru them when looking for inspiration and ideas.

As you collect, you will start to see trends that develop. It will become relatively easy to make your selections when it comes time to redo your kitchen because you will have a “road map” so to speak. What to use on countertops? Look at your Style File. What materials have you selected? Is it lots of quartz? If you have an island, are you going to done one material on it and another on the perimeter countertops? What about flooring, back splashes, cabinets, etc???

So many decisions to make – your Style File will help you stay on track.

]]> By: Michelle http://thedevinehome.com/ikea-countertops/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Michelle Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:25:40 +0000 http://thedevinehome.com/?p=819#comment-183 I love the look of your countertops. I dream of redoing my kitchen someday. Right now (this can change as the wind blows), I would choose a quartz countertop. I have read a lot about quartz and it seems to be more durable than granite and I like that you can get it in warm, rich tones. Thank you for your blog - I get many ideas for my dream kitchen from you. I love the look of your countertops. I dream of redoing my kitchen someday. Right now (this can change as the wind blows), I would choose a quartz countertop. I have read a lot about quartz and it seems to be more durable than granite and I like that you can get it in warm, rich tones. Thank you for your blog – I get many ideas for my dream kitchen from you.

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