We Saved This Countertop Install - DIY Butcher Block Kitchen Makeover
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- We were doing our first DIY install of a butcherblock countertop, but the wood was warped! We love the simple and natural look of the wood.
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I like the look of the countertop running flush into the window sill. A clean look and easy TO clean.
jules wins I totally agree!
Looks beautiful. 2 floating shelves to the left with the wood you cut out would look great. Regardless, this kitchen is the bomb. I love the esthetic of your overall projects from the bathroom, son’s bed to the kitchen. It’s all very cohesive and uncluttered. You make an excellent team.
Brian Parent .. I was wondering if they were going to put something in that corner..shelves made from the cutouts would look good in there..
We have a plan for that area :)
DIYfferent no doubt it will be beautiful
Looks beautiful. Those pieces you cut out would make great butcher block tables for extra food prep area . 👍🏼
or cutting boards....one shaped like michigan
Totally agree. Adding wheels, they would be so versatile anywhere in the home.
Left over wood would make a nice butcherblock table. Did a great job
Thanks
Your choice of butcher block was the perfect choice for your home. It looks so awesome. well done guys!
Such an amazing job!! Made to last forever and it just looks so beautiful!! Great job Doug and Ashley 😃😃 we both love it 😃👍
Thanks!
The kitchen is beautiful. You guys did a wonderful job. Many yummy and healthy meals will be made in there. Gathering place and heart of the family. Both of you are so talented. Take care from Indiana 😊 😁😄😃 😀😺😁
The countertop looks great, and I especially like the attention to detail in extending the wood to the window :) It looks so clean that way.
You could not have chosen a better counter top. Period. I totally blends with the entire theme of the home. Nicely done.
Use your cutouts to make some floating shelves to the left of the sink
I love the look of the butcher block and the fact you researched the antibacterial issue is amazing. Thank you for sharing this journey and I can’t wait to see the stove and sink installed
Absolutely beautiful you have enough left to make another rolling table cart shelf
Love the idea to run the countertop into the window
Love Love Love the wood countertops! I agree they fit the house beautifully. 👍
I was wondering what you were going to do with the window being the same level. Your decision to run the counter top into the window was genius! Love butcher block, it looks fantastic!
Thanks!
You chose the perfect countertop..
I love it too! I think I want a butcher block counter top now! It’s beautiful🌿
I have always loved wood counters. And you have the best ones now. It is a bit darker now but still not too dark. It is going to fit with your home style. You have some nice size pieces left over to do other projects with. I see your new fireplace in the corner there. Can't wait for seeing how that project goes. I just can not believe all you have done with the place since you have been there.
You can still use the butcher block you cut out as either cutting boards or use on to make a range cover.
Oh...and those left over pieces might make neat butcher block tables later on ♡♡♡
I’ve been waiting to see what you did with the counter tops. They look beautiful! I would like to know how you became so knowledgeable about everything you do? I know you’re a super smart guy and very resourceful but goodness, plumbing, electrical, carpentry and more is a lot for such a young man. Wonderful work! You and Ashley and your little ones stay safe and hunker down out there in your little piece of heaven😻
Just ended up working on homes/projects from basically teen years and it also helps to have the mind for it. It's been a learning process and we're still learning :) Thanks!
I think you made the perfect choice for your home. It is really beautiful!
Awesome job. Use the extra countertop for cutting boards. Beautiful!
Love the natural light in the kitchen
I may have said this before but I will say it again. It's your project and your home. Let the haters hate and do what makes you both happy. As long as you like it that's all that matters. I think everything you have done has turned out beautiful and it is a unique home and looks very warm and comfortable. GOD BLESS YOU AND Happy Easter. HE IS RISEN!!!😊
those cut outs look like you can make a little rolling cart island for the kitchen. great for bread making and chopping. I made mine a little shorter for the shorter people in my family to use.
I'm considering that idea. Thanks!
We did that with the sink cut out from our granite countertop. We put it on top of our coffee stand. It was a perfect fit.
Good afternoon! Looks absolutely beautiful.
I love butcher block. Looks beautiful. I love wood anyway. Great job guys!👍 💞carrie
PS, over here in UK. I use to fit counter tops. I always used a wall paper steamer, to steam the broads this works better and quicker. its takes about 3 to 4 hours to straighten, (jut a little tip for you guys) Steve UK.
No need to waste the cutouts. Butcher block shelves in the left corner (or anywhere in the house) would look awesome 👍🏻
What about using the larger cutout as a counter for a portable island like Sam made for Angela from Green Acre Homestead? And the smaller piece for a cutting board? Just an idea. Great job as usual, kitchen looks beautiful. Love you guys and your kids, great family. God Bless.
We will try not to waste the leftover wood :)
I love it!!! I've always wanted butcher block. It looks awesome, it's all coming together!!
I love your choice. The perfect one. I thought maybe you would go with the butcher block because of the theme in the rest of your house. I like that you take your time with everything and not rush it. It will definitely be worth the wait. I think everything you did to make it straighten out was good. You will never see the angle iron and the counter looks beautiful. I would keep the cut-outs of your countertops. I can imagine that you will find projects down the road that they would come in handy for. My first thought was to make cutting boards, but it sounds like you already have some. Although the butcher block would be good to use on your moveable island. It would be good for bread making and to cool canning jars on it if you are inclined to preserve food like that. As always, love your style and the choices you make. Love and blessings.
Excellent workmanship Doug knows how to sort problems as they pop up,ending up with a perfect ending to the project he's doing,keep up the good work best wishes and be safe.
Steve Liverpool UK.
I hope this puts all the ones who question your work in their place lol. The counter looks AMAZING! And I had no idea that wood was antimicrobial.
Thanks :)
Doug u have so much talent!! As one person said take your leftover pieces and glue together and make a portable island I think Ashley would like that.
Beautiful. And I'm so pleased about the antibacterial property of wood. I always worried about my pull out dough board.
Everything blends perfectly, from the trim to the hallway door to the counter top to even the paint in your back entry! I love the look! Very good choice you guys! This is what happens when you take your time in the planning stages.
What a great choice! I absolutely, positively love butcher block counter tops and prefer it in my home. I know it was stressful but wow it looks so good! So happy for you all. Can’t wait to see it all finished so you can enjoy it. Take care.
Happy Easter, yes success in wood working measure 3 times , cut once , very custom and durable! This will give you years of enjoyment and pride in your accomplishment! Appreciate your video and work ethic !
Absolute perfection .Stunning . Wood is seen as impractical by some . It is quite the reverse . You correctly spoke of it as forgiving , and it is also giving isn’t it . Comfortably coming into the house and offering itself in beauty and function as it did when a tree . It copes well with daily wear with only a little knowhow and care from us . It settles into life and only improves with time and care . We are seduced by granite , still a beautiful material and natural . Not however with the warmth and comfortable presence of wood . Our decor these days risks turning our homes into spaceships . And what about the bug killing aspect ! Who knew . Makes one look at the wooden spoon with no trace of suspicion at all . This video is near he top of the list for me . Thanks.
You have a delightful way with words.
🍁 do you mean me ? How kind.
The spaces you cut out be sure to oil those up as well but with whatever stuff to make them into a chopping board or use big piece as top of an island and the stove inset as a shelf below. Love your videos and the work you do.
I have learned that bed frame angle iron is spring steel. In the long run it looks like You were fortunate to have had that to help flex the top flat. GREAT THINKING!!!!
So nice to see your work and thinking, and execution of the building of the counter top! Thank you for such a nice long video. The next video might be of the sink and stove top going in! I’m excited for you.
Maybe one day you can share more about the electric heat that you went with for your home.
Thank you! God bless, and happy Easter.
Can't wait to see what you do with your countertop cut outs. Maybe a little rolling kitchen work station?
Wow! The wood was a great choice, it looks awesome! And I love how much natural light comes in the windows! Doug I love watching you figure out solutions to any obstacles! Cant wait to see what's next!?!
Absolutely gorgeous look, with the white cabinets and natural wood counters. I loved how your palm plants looked in the kitchen in earlier videos, so I am hoping you are thinking of incorporating lots of greenery (house plants or herbs) into your beautiful windows, either through glass shelving or DIY macrame hangers.
PS: The above suggestion is a good example for why your home renovation is not being done as a viewer collaboration. Please continue to use your own brilliant design ideas for your kitchen, that we viewers all end up loving anyway. :-)
The piece you cut out for the sink would make a great center island on wheels that you could move as needed and it would match very well.
The pieces you cut out you should build a small kitchen island.
I was thinking they would make a nice pair of chopping boards .
Great idea. That would be so cute. So many things you can do with that wood.
Love the butcher block top. Your home is going to be wonderful I can’t wait to see it finished. Haven’t you done well with it all. Take no notice of anyone saying anything negative about your home or how you choose to do it. When these people are paying your bills they can have an opinion, until then they should keep their mouths shut, good luck to you all. 🇬🇧
It's GORGEOUS ❤️😍 Super impressed with how you dealt with the setbacks!
I'm so glad you went with wood.
You did such a great job with those cuts! You should be able to make a chopping board or an island cart with the offcuts.
The two pieces you cut out of the counter would make great cutting table, or even cutting boards. I have a fold-able/collapsible kitchen tray on wheels that has a thick butcher block on top.
make sure to treat those cut outs and keep this as chopping blocks... they will be an asset
It came out awesome, you should use the sink cut out to put it back into the sink for even more counter space when prepping food and it can double as a cutting board
Too heavy to take off and put back on.
@@janetthurston852 true didn't take that into account 😅
I hate high pressure expensive material projects with zero room for error. You pulled it off with style. Looks boss too. Great job!
Dudes! I was just thinking about y’all needing to drop a new video! Thanks!
The project took a little longer than expected :)
You should make a portable, wheeled island with the sink countertop that you cut out?!
We may do that :)
We did butcher block countertops also. We use the sink cut out and made a cutting board.
I usually don't comment on videos but I just wanted to tell you that I think you'll have a very nice place when you're done. I'm cheering you on! God bless. Janie
I love it ! I think you made a great choice .
You made the best choice. I've heard that concrete is really not a good DIY project.
That looks beautiful, matches my old farm table. Where you did the cut outs for sink& stove you can buy cast iron legs( find your style) and make small tables,you can use next to to rocking chair,sofa or put plants on it...your choice 👍😄❤️
Just a ideal with the left over butcher block you could make 2 or 3 floating shelves on the left side of the sink.
Good idea, but we have a plan for that area :)
@@diyfferent I'm sure whatever you do is going to looking great
Looks great. I like that the kitchen is so open and not cluttered.
Perfect choice for your home! 💖The warmth of the wood butcher is beautiful against the clean white lines of the cabinets! Your kitchen carries through the theme of the rest of your home and I love it! Your ingenuity and patience produced yet another great outcome! 👍
Even Doug is trying to flatten the curve. The scientist is making up as they go too, so hopefully they will be as successful as Doug
chick256 that’s a great analogy!
chick256 , I know, we all need to help flatten the curve any way we can!!! 😁
I am thoroughly impressed with your job on the kitchen counter top. Just when I think you can't top yourself, there you go Doug! You and Ashley make a great team.
Your reasoning for picking the butcher block top and going through the other choices that you had really helps the viewer to see why you picked the butcher block. I think it looks fantastic. It really looks magazine worthy in my opinion...
Making decisions and changing your mind as you go through a renovation is actually a good thing. You don't box yourself off into doing things one way and then second guessing them afterwards. You alter things as needed, IF needed...very wise indeed!
Again, congratulations on another fabulous job...
You have two amazing cutting boards from the cut outs of the sink and stove, great way to repurpose.
I'm thinking the same thing😊
The countertop is beautiful! I love the butcher block look in contrast to the white cabinets and think it blends very nicely with the rest of the natural wood you are using in your home. Again, Doug, you have shown your resourcefulness when it comes to fixing problems, like the warped wood. I can't wait to see how it looks with the sink and stove top installed.
I must be the odd ball. I really love laminate for a variety of reasons BUT, i love your butcher block! Sooo beautiful!
@Tommie Jones yep! And cheapest to replace if need be. But i am rough on my counters and laminate takes the abuse . also, SO many colors and styles to choose from. Glad to meet a fellow oddball!
The counter as the window sill is one of those nice little details that you really only see when someone puts a lot of thought and love into a project.
Restaurants usually use a butcher block for that very reason its safer and can't hold bacteria. Looks very nice, and I agree concrete would not have looked right.
Butcher block was definitely a great choice. Your home is coming together so nicely. I always look forward to your videos.
You are the smartest young man I have ever seen. I'm 68 years old and I learn something every time I watch your videos. Great job.
Way to DIY on the FLY! Love how you worked out the warp. It looks gorgeous! You taught us lot of tricks of the trade today. Now you have two nice pieces of butcher block for tables or shelves! I am seriously smiling from ear to ear seeing it all in place. Love what you did with the window. So much cleaner than all those nooks and crannies!
Nice old timey sign off! Take care!
My granddaughter and her husband are presently retrofitting a prefab storage building into a tinyhome. They were here for Easter dinner when I watched this video. When they saw your counter tops both of them immediately said that is exactly what they want in their kitchen. I had previously offered to build their cabinets for them so I will be installing this for them.
Ashley, I can only imagine the feelings you will have when the kitchen is finish and all yours. You both are creative and talented. This could be a income job in the future but the the owner will need to give you the total freedom to produce. Blessing and joy in your new family center. 😊😊😊🙏🙏🙏🎶🎶🎶
As always your choices are spot on! I’m loving your kitchen. Just an idea, buy a small cart put some of the leftover wood on top and make a rolling butcher block island. Happy Easter to all of you.
The countertop is super nice! I'm always amazed because everytime I watch your videos I learn new things about wood xD
I love the counter being the window cill! I had to shake off the outrage for you getting a warped counter top. Enjoyed your repair of the problem. Reason to be proud.
Great job! Looks beautiful! My husband, daughters and I built a 3 level home 30 yrs ago. It took us 10 yrs totally doing all the work. But it was so worth. We paid as we went and when we sold it 15 yrs ago we made 6 times what we had invested! We sold it because our daughters were married and gone and I have arthritis and climbing 2 sets of stairs was becoming a problem. We moved to a home about 1/3 the size no stairs. But our girls still drive by the house we built. Our youngest girl has befriended the new owners (not the ones we sold it to) and they've shown her around and allowed her to take pictures. It will always be our family home in our hearts.
With the left over wood you now have 2 cutting boards 😉
I think you made the best choice for counter tops.. I like the way you made it part of the window sill...the oil made the wood really pop out.. are you going to put shelves in the corner by the sink?
Thanks! No, we have a plan for that area :)
The Butcher Block top looks amazing, it pulls the cupboards together, it's just beautiful. You have had a few problems but you have over came them, well done Doug and Ashley ❤️, love and blessings from Scotland, Happy Easter to you all ❤️❤️
A little table and benches for Maverick with that extra wood. Maybe corner or floating shelves. What a beautiful countertop! Another great renovation.
Awesome idea to run the countertop into the window sill.
You did a fantastic job leveling out the cup in the countertop.
Very beautiful!
I don't think you will have a problem with the warp. You took a lot of stress out of it by cutting the stovetop hole.
oh , Perfect Choice for your kitchen !!! and Butcher Block is just timeless and gorgeous... concrete is industrial. wood is natural, plus as you point out, so much healthier
Kitchen looks bright, clean and aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Great choice to going along with the rest of the theme of your home!
Oh my! I love the counter tops.
Please! always stay humble, and light!
You and your wife are so different from other youtubers. A breath of fresh air.
Doug and Ashley, I really like the countertops. It just looks so nice and clean. I think the two of you made an excellent choice. With one of the big pieces of butcher block you have left, you could make Ashley a rolling island. Just a suggestion!
you could use what counter top you cut out and make a kitchen island
The wood is perfect. This looks so good.
Absolutely beautiful! So happy for you! Especially happy you can see the light at the end now. You have nothing to apologise for or explain you guys make great choices for yourselves. I know folks on CZcams can be critical but ignore them.
Make a dough board for your wife. Give it short feet and use a a cutting board over stove or sink.🤓
I think it would look nice to use the left over butcher block to make open shelving on the upper left corner.
oo good idea
Looks great. As the surface finish wears away, applying mineral oil is a good and quick way to preserve the wood. Also, you could use the cutout pieces to make some floating shelves on the left and right sides of the window.
Oh my goodness! That is beautiful, guys! So excited for y'all 💖💖💖
Looks clean and simply !! We have butcher block for 2 years now with no problem and love it. You will also!