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Thu, May 31, 12 at 14:36
| I've been lurking here for a long time and have learned oh so much from the members of this forum. Thank you all for that! I'm de-lurking to share a photo of our new counters. We're in the midst of a kitchen makeover -besides the new countertops, we'll be adding a backsplash and painting the cabinets.
The counters are reclaimed Douglas fir from area industrial buildings. We're totally thrilled with the way they look. When the builder/installer left he told me to go ahead and beat them up because we can always sand and oil them to be as good as new. That's what a clumsy girl like myself likes to hear. |
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RE: new wood countertops installed (Yay!)
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| That countertop is gorgeous - I love the color of the wood. How is the wood treated - is it simply oiled or is there something else sealing it too? |
RE: new wood countertops installed (Yay!)
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| Gorgeous! Enjoy. My island top is Douglas fir... Out of our yard, so newer and maybe softer? But it does get beat up. I expected it, so it doesn't really bother me. I know we can do a major sanding if I want to really fix it. |
RE: new wood countertops installed (Yay!)
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Oh wow! So nice! - Your jug is cute too!
I really like how it was pieced together. |
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| Thanks! jerzeegirl, it's Osmo top oil. It has 3 coats now and they left me enough to do another in a couple of weeks. After that, I'll either buy more Osmo or use tung oil. Here's a close up in case anyone is interested. |
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| They are so beautiful! Enjoy. |
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| Now that is one (wolf whistle) beautiful countertop!! There's nothing like the warmth of wood. Congrats! |
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| Pretty, pretty! I've been collecting reviews of all these darned wood counter products. Osmo is well reviewed, but since they all sound the same to me, it's confusing. Anyway, just gorgeous. :) |
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| wow...those are beautiful. I love the unique grains!! Can't wait to see the rest of your kitchen...But I do have a question because I plan to use Osmo on my walnut countertop - do you have a sink installed in your counter and if so, did you treat it with anything other than Osmo? I wasn't planning to, but then read something breezygirl wrote recently that made me think I should do something else around the sink area. Enjoy the new countertop! |
RE: new wood countertops installed (Yay!)
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| Gorgeous wood and it has a great story too. Congrats. |
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| Hi library girl, the counters just have Osmo around the sink. I have a towel right below the sink and just wipe up the few drops that get on the counter as soon as I can. Hopefully, it'll just become a habit. We did swap out our old double bowl sink (witch had one smaller swallow side) and faucet that soaked us every time we used the sprayer. With a single bowl with a center drain and faucet that isn't scary, there is a lot less water around the sink in general now. Keeping most of the water in the sink is a totally new experience for us. I'll attach a pic that includes the sink. |
RE: new wood countertops installed (Yay!)
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| Thanks for the info - I totally know what you mean about keeping most of the water in the sink is a totally new experience for us... Good luck with the rest of your renovation!! |
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