see what restaurant use everyday
follow them

Solid wood you still need to maintain by adding some mineral oil if you didn't apply any paint on it. Also note that wood surfaces have grains in them and these collect dust and stains and not one professional kitchen uses wood for their counter tops.

SOS
I designed my own kitchen

some extra maintenance might be needed

as that place will be main location to contact with water

This post has been edited by fantasy1989: Jul 20 2023, 09:45 AM

they use stainless steel top you know

quartz and marble just look good...

for practicality, just make a concrete frame and tile it. virtually maintenance free

Hahaha restaurants use stainless steel bro. It's cheap and easy to replace. Not the best for home kitchen.

Yep as per my post on top of you.

Concrete is porus and will be dusty. Try visiting those gen z cafes with concrete everything. Run your hand through the surface and it's dusty as hell

that is why need to tile it lol

Quatz is better, can tahan heat and cheaper cost

marble look better, but cannot tahan heat, so usually use on rich ppl kitchen and seldom using...

who can do that? need specialist to do?

any contractor can do cause its just cement and then polish with coating. no need put tiles.

this, i feel like having a breakfast/bar counter with wood for my upcoming house

but man the amount of maintenance needed to do in future..

i wanted to use full steel for wet kitchen but my gf is like lolol

Got anyone use PVC foam board for cabinets?
Water and termite resistant.

full stainless steel if use good grade stainless steel actually look very nice

workmanship also important, polishing and welding

yeah but issue is she said it looks too much like commercial kitchen than a home kitchen haha

not something she wants. for me i wanted steel cause damn easy to clean and maintain

like this not sexy meh?

Stainless steel will fade over time (I donno the exact word) and there will be scratches (look closely at your car). Plus if you drop something on it, there will be a dent. I don't suggest this.

yeah this is expected cause the shiny polish will be gone and replaced with scratches. not a biggie IMO, i treat them as wear and tear feel

i dont mind those, but main concern OFC is rust as usual

sexay, but my concept was completely different

something like this, this is why she said like commercial kitchen and a hard no

As a husband. Listen to your future wife or you will never hear the end of it. Also this design is very cold. You do not want this in your personal kitchen

This post has been edited by Avangelice: Jul 20 2023, 10:25 AM

im already 70% adapted to this mantra now

"happy wife happy life"

When I designed my kitchen I had to let the ID meet with my wife and he basically said the same. I'm Married with kid already and whos in the kitchen most of the time?

Me 😂.