A Kitchen Countertop Using Solid Wood Has Many Advantages

A Kitchen Countertop Using Solid Wood Has Many Advantages

Gjana Construction

A solid wood kitchen countertop is a great choice of materials to use for a variety of kitchen remodel styles. Although they are mostly used for farmhouse and country style kitchen designs, it is becoming less common for homeowners to mix solid wood materials with stone materials such as granite and quartz or metal, such as stainless steel.

Some of the many benefits for using solid wood as the base for your kitchen countertop, or mixed in with other materials include first an foremost the warm and relaxing aesthetics of the material that beautifully connects our superficially created environments to our natural earth environment. Additionally, from a design perspective, they tie in wonderfully with hardwood floors, not to mention almost any type of kitchen cabinet style.

Using solid wood for your kitchen countertop also have a minimal amount of chemical components and treatments which makes them very safe for contact with food, including the occasional use as a cutting surface or meal preparation. In fact, studies have been performed by various research teams testing what appears to be antibacterial properties that exist specifically in wood surfaces. According to the studies, the antibacterial properties depends largely on the type of wood used. When compared to other materials, where bacteria is much more persistent, its easy to understand why there has been a steady incline for the use of solid wood as the material of choice – especially for the more health conscious homeowner.

A kitchen countertop using solid wood materials is also very durable and once it is properly sealed and installed, could quite literally last a lifetime. With an amazing capacity for absorbing shock, there is very little that is going to affect the surface such that it is beyond some measure of repair. Scratches or slight dents to a solid wood countertop in your kitchen has the additional benefit of being removed by sanding the affected areas – though this should be trusted to an experienced construction contractor.

Even if your kitchen countertop choice of material is something other than solid wood, a popular trend in recent years has been the mixed use of materials, including the addition or integrated presence of a solid wood butcher block, which can be found in a wide variety of wood options, such as walnut, cherry, oak, maple and even hickory or beech wood.

Whatever you decide to use for your kitchen countertop material, whether its wood, stone, or metal – consider the benefits of a solid wood surface; even if it’s mixed in with your primary selection of countertop materials.

A Kitchen Countertop Using Solid Wood Has Many Advantages

Gjana Construction