Kitchen

Antwort auf: You can Osmo away to your heart's delight and do away with marine varnish altogether if you just use a soapstone surround for the actual sink. i know you ignored it the last time I recommended it, but it's the best way to protect the wood and make it a truly carefree counter - just keep the wood away from the actual sink.

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Antwort auf: I really like your counter selection, but if you're goal is to brighten the kitchen, how did you decide on a black island? fwiw, I considered a black island but decided against it - would be too dark, even with light stone floor. But I did do a black hutch in the hallway between kitchen and laundry room (first thing you see when coming in through the garage) and I love it for that space, but glad I did not do in kitchen. I have three counter materials (antique pine - island, granite - perimeter and laundry room, and new pine - black hutch). Three paint colors, one stain. Three back splash materials (tile - range wall, T&G - black hutch, and copper sheeting - pine hutch and laundry room). We love our wood counters (9 years now), but we don't cut on them. You do have to be careful with some things, like no hot pans. We're both good about wiping water splashes before leaving area. That said, I would do again in a heartbeat. More kitchen pictures, here.

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