We've debated the merits of various stones, laboratory-grade finishes and butcher blocks but we're loving the cheap and practical solution of plywood! This is especially an inexpensive and attractive solution for renters. A post from This Old House blog, The Hardware Aisle, tells you how to do it right...
According to author Mark Powers, the trick is using furniture-grade veneer plywood that is trimmed with solid hardwood and carefully sealed with a urethane or varnish. He even tells you how to cover your existing countertop with 1/4-inch plywood. Check it out at The Hardware Aisle. Via: materialicio.us and This Old House.
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Comments (10)
Hmmm... interesting. We're about to move into a home with really ugly tile countertops. The tiles are not to my liking to begin with, but the grout is just hideous. Since our countertop is small, I bet we could cover the whole thing with one 4x8 sheet. I just wonder about attaching it to the tiles...?
wasn't this just posted? uh oh!
woah, it freaks me out that there is carpet in that kitchen.
Enamorada - agreed. I guess "We're" having some short term memory issues today.
lol amt...glad "we" cleared that up for ourselves
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There's carpet in that kitchen because it's a motorcoach conversion created from a vintage schoolbus.
http://www.vonslatt.com/bus-main.shtml
(extensive photos & descriptions of how it was made)
Hmm. Would love to hear from anyone who has used this.
1/4" plywood? Um...it wouldn't matter how well one sealed it, it would be almost guaranteed to buckle and warp in very short term. It wouldn't even take a major spill and leakage--just changes in temperature and condensation of moisture in the atmosphere would be enough to do it.
There is no way in the world I would do this. It looks like a giant cutting board just waiting to soak up the germy cooking juices.
I love hardwood counter tops, but I'm also concerned about the durability of plywood counters.