Circuspeanut did an amazing job making copper counters for a kitchen in a house she used to own. See her photos in the middle of the thread linked below; a couple of them show heavy patina.

Here is a link that might be useful: copper counters with patina

I know circuspeanut DIYed hers.

Circuspeanut's fabulous copper counters DIY

after a few years. I hope she will will check in and share some details. Her kitchen is one of my absolute favorites. I will take copper over stainless any day!

This post was edited by GWlolo on Thu, Aug 1, 13 at 19:51

I would do an alternate counter top for multiple uses.

GWlolo,

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I redid the links.. iPad spellchecked href :)

Dino Rachiele had some pretty ones in a video of his own kitchen on his website - www.rachiele.com.

Here is a link that might be useful: rachiele.com

Thank you for the links everyone! It was actually Circuspeanuts' I saw 2 years ago when I started planning my kitchen, but when I was searching for it this time I could not find that post. Thank you so much, it was exactly what I needed. Real usage.

snookums, would you still go with two different countertops if you also had two different colored cabinets? To be fair, I am going for a very eclectic, non-traditional kitchen with no real cabinets (no uppers at all). I would say "un-fit" but I don't have a big enough kitchen. But I am also worried about doing too many different things if you know what I mean.

Yes, I guess I would, since I have! It all depends on the specifics, of course. If you look at enough pictures, you will probably find lots of examples.

I love the look of copper, whether shiny or with patina. But something I've always wondered is how it smells. :p I've always imagined it smells like old pennies, which I'm not so sure I'd want in a food prep context.

That is a great point linelle. I never even considered the smell.