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Can I see your ikea butcher block?

16 years ago

We are ordering ikea numerar butcher block. I am too far from an ikea to go see them so I am ordering on line. If anyone has their birch or beech I would love to see a picture before I decide which. I don't think Ikea could have put a smaller picture on their website. thanks

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rgillman
16 years ago
I don't have IKEA butcher block (or any other butcher block) but DH and I were in IKEA over the weekend buying cabinet pulls and he remarked on how nice the butcher block counters were. Don't know what the wood was, but FYI - we just ordered a table elsewhere and the beech was very light. You might call IKEA and talk to a real person in their kitchen department to see what they have to say.
staticfritz
16 years ago
Go check out the IkeaFans website and look around, plenty of pics there.

Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.ikeafans.com
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We just bought an entire kitchen's worth of Numerar countertops (30 feet of perimeter plus large island) a few weeks ago. Numerar's one of their most popular countertops, so I'd be surprised if it's not readily available in several lengths at your IKEA. You can certainly call the store ahead of time and ask (IKEAfans.com has great details on how to get through directly to the Kitchen department at any given store), and since it's a long drive, it's probably a good idea. But I wouldn't have any real worries about it not being in stock or on the verge of being discontinued or anything.
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They have stock sizing. We used the 73" X 39" for our separate peninsula and had a woodworker to the sink cut-out and routing. We also used the Lagan (now discontinued) for the seat of our banquette, which DH cut and joined together himself; the joint is covered by a cushion. IIRC, Lumber Liquidators also sells BB countertops in longer lengths. Or did you mean deeper, as in from front to back? You may have to go more custom route if you have more depth. BTW, we have plenty of cut BB scraps, and none of them look like EmikoF2's. That definitely looks like a "bad" batch. So sorry. :(
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Yup, mine's solid (thick strips). DH will be the first to say that it was really thick and difficult to cut (for the sink - cutting the length was fine though). I have a slightly uneven hunk of butcher block that I end to have made into a cutting board (definitely need both hands to lift it)
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Thanks, writersblock. Reshal's amazing transformation and precise instructions are what gave me the idea I might be able to do this in the first place. And the fact that brickmanhouse used India ink stuck in my mind even though I hadn't bookmarked that thread. I am assuming that s/he tried stains called graphite, ebony, etc before deciding on the opaque ink. I am not so much thinking of opaque, and in looking at Cabot's line of custom tint interior stains, it occurred to me that maybe some more adventurous soul than I had tried Vermont Barnboard, Nutmeg, or even Horizon on the palest of the Ikea butcher block offering. I guess the right question would have been, "How quirkily has anyone stained Ikea butcher block?" Cheers. Here is a link that might be useful: color chart
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birkie_2006
16 years ago

I have the birch Numerer butcher block from IKEA. I love it. The colors are hard to photograph and the lighting makes a big difference, but you can see my blog post on it below, and also check out the photos of the wood when I was trying to find a paint color. (you might have to register)

It seemed to me that the birch was lighter and more golden. The beech is also lighter with a slight reddish hue. The oak is darker with more "character".

I wanted to have the horizontal lines in my kitchen (floor and counters) have the same color value, so I chose birch to go with my maple floors.

What are your cabinets?

Here is a link that might be useful: IKEA birch counter top
jra2127
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks, I that was helpful. We ordered oak cabinets, but they are coming unfinished. We plan on staining they a darker gray shade vs a reddish shade-we will know for sure when we come together on a granite for the rest of the counters. We are also having a light oak laminate floor. I think the birch is the way we are going to go. Thanks! Great pictures!

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