I get a lot of questions on my butcher block countertops. The main thing I get asked is if I like them and how they are holding up. When we remodeled our kitchen in March of 2015 (you can read more of that HERE) I knew I really wanted to do butcher block countertops. For a couple of reasons, I love the warmth they add to a kitchen, the price and how quickly you can get them verses having a template made and not having countertops for a week or two. We actually had our kitchen cabinets refaced as we lived in the home so cutting the down the time that we could have a functioning kitchen was important.
We don’t have a lot of counter space, but even if we did I would still have went with butcher block countertops. I am even happier with them now than I thought I would be.
The first week we had them a cup was left on the counter that leaked and left a little pool of water sitting on the butcher block all night. When I saw it I gasped like I walked into a crime scene, but all was good, no ring of water was left. I also get asked I cut right on the butcher block, and the answer is no. Even when I had granite counter tops I didn’t cut right on them, I always used a cutting board.
Not all butcher block counter tops are alike. I had Ikea butcher block counter tops in our basement kitchen in our Utah home. You had to seal the Ikea butcher block counters and you couldn’t leave a cup or anything on it with out leaving a ring or being worried it would leave a mark. There are still things that can stain my current counter tops, vanilla extract, grape juice and I am sure other things I haven’t noticed. I was able to get a vanilla extract stain off with soap and water.
We did hard maple butcher block counter tops on our current home. Maple Tops are manufactured from tight grained, hardwood that resist denting and scratching. Maple tops are less absorbent than other hardwoods, making them so they repel water easily.
My butcher block countertops are 110″ wide on the wall with the sink and 25″ deep and 1 1/2″ thick
I have had a hard time finding the exact source of the countertops- I will report back. The company I ordered them through was Heartwood Cabinets they are who did our cabinet refacing. He reported back and told me that THIS company is who they ordered my butcher block counter tops from, I don’t see it on their site but you could contact them!
Here are some more butcher block counter inspiration (source)
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If you do have the Ikea butcher block counter tops I thought THIS was a helpful post from one of my friends, Driven by Decor on preventing it from staining.
If I had to rate my counter tops I would give them a 10 out of 10, I would do them again on my next house and bring along my marble cutting board.
Shawnna says
hey girl love the counter tops, so cool!
Kelley says
We have had maple butcher block counters since 2008 and I love them. We initially sealed with Waterlox but that didn’t hold up perfectly so we eventually sanded down and seal periodically with mineral oil. The longer I have them the more bullet proof they seem to become. I love that when/if something stains them (my kids and a permanent marker, for example) I can fix it in 5 minutes with a scrap of sandpaper. I love them and would chose them again in a heartbeat. (But like you, I think cheap ikea ones don’t hold up as well.)
[email protected] says
You have had yours a long time! That is a true testament right there!
Nan, Odessa, DE says
Did your table come with the marble top or did you have the marble cut and added.
where do I go to get this table top?
How do you treat this marble?
[email protected] says
I bought it like that at an antique shop. I shared other marble top options here- http://nestingwithgrace.com/topinstagramquestions/
Dulce says
Where are your butcher block countertops from?
[email protected] says
I posted the link in this post, they are from here- http://www.webstaurantstore.com/3063/wooden-cutting-boards.html?vendor=Bally-Block&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=TEST%20Smallwares%20%7C%20Vendor&utm_term=bally%20block&utm_content=Bally%20Block
elizabeth says
I am only seeing small butcher block cutting boards…do you have to call to get a custom counter top?
[email protected] says
I think so. I had the people who did my cabinets order them. That is the link they gave me. Give them a call:)
Marlene says
Hello!
I love your countertops and your blog. We are currently building our retirement home and we are putting in maple butcher block countertops. Are your countertops lacquered?
Marlene
[email protected] says
They are a pre treated- I am not sure what they apply. I put a link in this post to the exact counter tops that we have.
Best of luck!