tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760299934809570995.post2899000004054873619..comments2024-03-14T02:12:45.617-07:00Comments on Redo Redux: Revisiting Past Projects: Wood Counter Top: KitchenSusan Hirneise Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814835923673867388noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760299934809570995.post-73102058288040809302013-10-16T01:32:24.767-07:002013-10-16T01:32:24.767-07:00Please, please let me know how it turns out. I'...Please, please let me know how it turns out. I'd love to know! <br />The wood is soooo easy to cut, as you'll be cutting in small increments - the size of your board, only. <br />We glued and screwed that wood down, by the way - liquid nail and then screws. <br />Whew hew! I envy you this project; it will be so much fun!<br />Susan<br />Susan Hirneise Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814835923673867388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760299934809570995.post-17746054905058379192013-10-15T08:09:19.328-07:002013-10-15T08:09:19.328-07:00Thanks! I am going to do this in our kitchen, whe...Thanks! I am going to do this in our kitchen, when I have time, as it needs it sooo bad! The counters we have in our 100 year old house are so non-uniform that we'd have to order custom ones to fit so I'd rather try this!The K. Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675796170138967108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760299934809570995.post-38485316956388326972013-10-07T15:09:09.832-07:002013-10-07T15:09:09.832-07:00I forgot to mention that we went right over the ed...I forgot to mention that we went right over the edge of the old sink when we applied the wood. The wood is thick enough that there is NO noticeable slope at the edges of the sink. This worked great. Once again: No need to buy a new sink, to spend money for that.<br />Susan Hirneise Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814835923673867388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760299934809570995.post-86241032112333754452013-10-07T15:05:26.294-07:002013-10-07T15:05:26.294-07:00I'm so glad you asked about the counter top be...I'm so glad you asked about the counter top because I was just thinking about this very thing: Why don't more people use wood for counter tops? I think it's because there's not a lot of profit for the companies that make other types of counter top materials; that's the ONLY reason I can think of . . . . because there's not a day that goes by that I do not enjoy that old wooden counter top.<br />I think I mentioned this in an earlier post, but if not here goes: If I had it to do over again, I would fit the wood, then sand it, then coat the top of the wood with tung oil, and then fill the spaces between the boards. I mention this because I make my own filler - with glue and sawdust created by the wood being cut - and I filled the cracks, then my husband sanded and it was hard to sand off the excess filler. <br />Please note, too, that once the cracks are filled the goop can shrink after a few days. Go ahead and fill and sand and tung-oil the wood, then fill any shrunken areas with more homemade filler. It's that easy. <br />We also have wooden counter tops in the bathroom - made with hard wood pallet wood. The floor in the bathroom is also pallet wood. So I know whereof I speak when I declare that wooden counter tops (and floors) are awesome. <br />Please let me know if you try wood for a counter top; I'd love to know how it turns out. <br />PS: There is a blog entry about the wood in the bathroom, in this blog. Please check it out. The bathroom post is in the May of 2012 list, listed as Pallet Redo In the Bathroom. <br />PPS: So enamored are we of this whole wooden counter top things, if you visited our home you'd find old wood on the top of our dining room table, and on the island top in the kitchen, and on the floor in the kitchen/dining room area. Can't get enough of the warmth of wood!<br />Susan Hirneise Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814835923673867388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760299934809570995.post-22444865684757488962013-10-07T12:32:45.059-07:002013-10-07T12:32:45.059-07:00Okay, now that you've used your beautiful wood...Okay, now that you've used your beautiful wood counters for awhile, any further advise or comments on it? This is something I would love to do but worry about water stains more than anything.The K. Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675796170138967108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760299934809570995.post-69633355926398745232013-06-04T03:42:16.956-07:002013-06-04T03:42:16.956-07:00Yes! Timeless wood! People wonder why I like old t...Yes! Timeless wood! People wonder why I like old things, and I tell them that I am reminded, when I look at old things, of the history of that thing. All the people that used it, handled it, loved it....<br />Susan Hirneise Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814835923673867388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760299934809570995.post-57383792852839573312013-06-02T07:34:52.778-07:002013-06-02T07:34:52.778-07:00Wood is timeless! I like that!Wood is timeless! I like that!Dinakar KRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148152470155668711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760299934809570995.post-13213952823531979132013-05-02T02:53:15.339-07:002013-05-02T02:53:15.339-07:00Hi, Autumn! I'll tell Bill you want to hire hi...Hi, Autumn! I'll tell Bill you want to hire him! He's a dynamo, for sure. You'd like him for sure....<br />I really am convinced that people though those formica counter tops were stylish at one time. Perhaps they didn't have a lot of other options! And here's a thought: Imagine the hassle it will be to remove those now-popular granite counter tops everyone loves so much , when they go out of style! At least you can change your counter top easily....<br />I'd recommend you find some old soft-wood barn wood, Autumn. The hard wood was a bit harder to work with than soft wood would have been. You could even use pine; I've seen that done successfully. <br />As my brother Paul says, 'If you're going to put wood where you'll be using water, GLUE and SCREW!<br />By the way: We did not buy a special under-mount sink; we simply applied the wood right over the edges of our old sink....<br />Thanks for your comment, sweetie. <br />How I do run on!<br />Smiles. <br />SusanSusan Hirneise Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814835923673867388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760299934809570995.post-42820729149142749532013-04-29T08:50:37.413-07:002013-04-29T08:50:37.413-07:00it looks just like my kitchen, your before pics th...it looks just like my kitchen, your before pics that is! haha yellow countertops and the same yellow backsplash! Is Bill for hire???? :) Looks great, I wonder...but we are novices on a sub novice level but at least there's hope :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135753002861004897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760299934809570995.post-6996280567425914232013-03-27T04:51:03.421-07:002013-03-27T04:51:03.421-07:00Thanks, Milliscent.
I'm sure that yellow spec...Thanks, Milliscent. <br />I'm sure that yellow speckled counter top was considered modern at one point! I like the characteristics of wood over granite: Warm, welcoming, forgiving, and it looks better and better with each passing year.....<br />Wood is not modern; it is timeless.....Susan Hirneise Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814835923673867388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760299934809570995.post-35407249536380500102013-03-26T12:37:58.660-07:002013-03-26T12:37:58.660-07:00I like the outlook of the countertop above but som...I like the outlook of the countertop above but some prefer to use granite or marble for the modern design of it. -<a href="http://www.kolgranite.com/" rel="nofollow">granite countertop installation NJ</a>-Milliscent Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433319171442324444noreply@blogger.com