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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]... Simple white slab cabinets and the [b]Barkaboda walnut herringbone countertop[/b] (it's gorgeous but I'm still somewhat skeptical about long-range durability). [/quote]

As you should be. I have that in my office.  My son left ice water on it and the condensation bubbled up the veneer. Very pretty, but it is one step better than pressed cardboard. I think the "walnut veneer" is a few millimeters thick.[/quote]

Just FYI- the solid butcherblock countertops from "hardwood reflections" at home depot are quite reasonable. We got an unfinished 8' counter of walnut for about $300, and finished it ourselves with waterlox. It looks really nice and is much better than the ikea butcherblock (even the solid one.) [/quote]

Good to know. I will say that ikea counter she is talking about is very pretty. The one I have spans a 10 foot stretch in my office. Because it is such low grade quality it is very cheap. I'll just replace the desk top if it bothers me with the same thing,  or the next time my kids leave a cuo sitting on the counter.

I can't imagine having that particular ikea top in my kitchen. [/quote]

PP who has it in the kitchen- it's been fine so far. I don't think that it's a forever solution for us, we just needed something cheap to get our kitchen up and running on a bare bones budget and it was beautiful to boot, and could be delivered with our cabinets by Ikea, so it made sense at the time. We also don't have kids which makes it a lot easier to control things like water sitting on it for more than a few minutes.[/quote]

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