Wood Counter Tops—Use To Create An Earthly Look To A Room.
June 25th, 2008
If you are looking for a warm, fuzzy and earthy room, a wood counter top would be a nice counter top suggestion. Wood can be finished or it could be left unfinished. It’s important to recognize that wood can be warped and crack over time. Wood counter tops are also prone to stains, because it has a porous surface.
If you want a low shine wood counter top, the counter top should not have a gloss sealant. You can plan on preserving it with a mineral oil application. You can choose what type of wood you would like, such as oak, maple, cherry, red beech, walnut, teak, and mahogany and more.
Wood is one of the more sanitary products for the kitchen; make sure you have inherent properties within the wood to protect it from bacteria build up. The are many different type of products to achieve that, but be sure to pick a product that is specially designed for wood. Wood counter tops are typically known as butcher block top. This is not a solid block of wood, but rather wood segments that are glued together. How the wood segments are arranged determines the grain of wood.
