We’re planning on designing a new kitchen but meanwhile the island counter needed something immediately! Thankfully my husband is very handy with building and designing so I searched out counter tops that wouldn’t dip too far into our kitchen fund. I thought butcher block would be the way to go and I almost died at how much they were. The size we needed would have been almost $600. That was too much for me to spend for a temporary band aid so my husband bought wood, sanded, and shellacked the hell out of it. If only I knew about THIS DYI butcher block kit!
You can easily transform old laminate kitchen countertops into the look and feel of butcher block for under a hundred dollars.
The new coating technology is a mix of earthen pigments and acrylic resin designed to be brushed over any existing laminate countertop to create the effect and feel of butcher block in approximately three hours of wood graining.
According to Google Trends – searches for butcher block has been growing an average of 36% the last three years – coming in third behind only quartz and granite – Plus – Home Advisor states the average installed cost of factory butcher block is $3,355 – As a result – the first creative path to butcher block is poised to assist a lot of homeowners – Every kitchen has a story Rachel ! – Tell yours with the new Giani butcher block!
The Kit Contents include –
- Wood Base Coat
- Wood Graining Coat
- Clear Protective Top Coat
- All water-based safe, low odor, low VOC
- All necessary applicators and Step-by-step Instructions
- Covers 35 square feet or 16 running feet of standard 24″ wide countertop – which is the average amount of countertop area in US kitchen
