Posted: 12/23/2010 7:17:30 PM EDT
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So, I'm looking at my builder grade counter tops and I'm thinking about some changes. What I'm thinking I would like to do is replace the counters with brushed stainless steel and replace the counter on the island with half brushed stainless and half butcherblock.
My wife isn't sure about this idea. What say the hive? |
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not sure where in texas but in Beaumont/Vidor they have a shop called Kommercial Kitchens that does exactly what you want.
and yes its spelled with a k. im sure you know this already but be prepared to spend some cash on stainless. the thicker the better,stainless is a heavy strong metal but thin stainless over plywood can be dented by falling cans. cant help with the butcher block. would look for something that drops in and depending on price get a spare one for down the road. its much easier to get two made than trying to have one made to match im sure you already have seen it but they make some really nice stainless backsplashes my favorite is the big diamond pattern |
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I like the look of stainless counters in an industrial setting but not in a home. It has no warmth at all, it will show every smudge, it scratches very easily. It's a fast way to give your kitchen the sterile feel of a hospital. To me, the builders grade counters are more sterile. Granite is overdone. I don't know what else to do.... |
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I've never bought into the thought that granite is "overdone." I spec granite for all my houses because it is a durable, great looking product with heat resistance and natural variation. Another thing about granite is that it doesn't have to be the high polished look you noramlly see. You can also get a surface with some texture to it.
Other options are formica, which is what I am assuming you have already. Corian, which looks like formica but costs like granite. Soapstone, which is soft but really, really nice. Silestone/quartz - I like the stuff but would never choose it over granite. Marlble - once again another soft stone, but some great looking slabs out there. I have also seen some poured concrete counters before but have no expirience with them. |
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You can do counter tops in almost anything you want... as long as there's some sort of food-safe coating on it...
Granite/stone - looks good and is pricy Poured concrete - can be customized with all sorts of different things like colors, embedding accent pieces of whatever into the concrete and polishing it to a glossy finish then sealing it Stainless steel if you want a modern industrial kind of look Billet Aluminum 
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