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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi everyone, would appreciate your advice on this one. I would like to put a kitchen like this in my 1920s Craftsman Bungalow (white "retro" white cabinets, wood countertop, probably different door handles and for the floors i hesitate between tile and hardwood floors) http://www.ikea.com/fr/fr/catalog/categories/departments/kitchen/roomset/20151_idki08a/

I feel like it matches the rest of my Craftsman well. BUT I am a foreigner, and my american husband think the wood countertop is absurd. We should do granit. When I check the US version of this Ikea kitchen I can see they only present wood for the kitchen Island http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/kitchen/tools/conk/roomset/20153_cosk30a/

So I am wondering if there is a cultural diff at stakes and using wood for countertops is indeed something that most people here would hate? (It is somewhat common in France I would say)[/quote]

It wouldn't be a deal breaker if I loved the home, but I would replace the counters.  Wood is beautiful but more high maintenance than other surfaces.  You have to oil it, it stains easily with red wine (and I'm clumsy.)  Wood also burns easily, so if you accidentally put something too hot on the counter you'll get a burn mark.  I like light colored granite, it is easy to keep clean.  My favorite is bianco romano, it looks like marble.[/quote]

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