Beautiful Work How To Darken Butcher Block Countertops
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How to darken butcher block countertops. I t sounds like you are giving your butcher block a spa day but this method is effective at removing mild stains. I especially love the area around the kitchen window. Single-length countertops such as a butcher block island countertop are the easiest to install.
I also wanted a treatment that easy to apply AND with easy clean-up. Check out butcher block manufacturers on line - 12 years ago I had specific size 2 of them counter tops made Brazilian Cherry a medium dark color made for my kitchen no longer own that home. If you have a long expanse or the countertop must turn a corner such as in an L-shaped configuration youll need to connect two pieces of butcher block.
I think I paid about 400 total for the tops plus shipping from. When it came to searching for the best treatment to protect the butcher block food safety was also at the top of the list. I also knew that to make butcher block counters as highly-functioning as possible you need to seal them up so they dont soak up every water oil and food stain that.
We still love the butcher block. For coloring a water based dye stain is appropriate. We sanded the butcher block down to bare wood.
Shortly after you could really see that the Waterlox did darken the counter tops a bit but it also gave them more of a yellow hue than I wanted. Butcher block countertops ding easily. Turns out maple is pretty hard to stainhere is everything I t.
Watco checked all the boxes. Ive been asked a number of times recently what my favorite project is to date and hands down its still the kitchen so far. When you apply it use a rag and pour a generous amount of oil directly on the counter.