If you like cottage-themed houses or farmhouse decor, you may be interested in butcher block countertops. Butcher block countertops are solid wood counters that can come in a variety of different woods, designs, and colors. Let’s talk about butcher block countertops.

What are butcher block countertops?

The main draw of a butcher block countertop is how easy they are on your knives. Butcher block countertops are the only countertops that can be used as a cutting surface because they will not dull your knives. If they leave marks, the marks are easy to get rid of.

These countertops are also cost-effective, easy to clean, and can last for a long time. Butcher block countertops are not as cheap as laminate nor as expensive as natural stone. Instead, they fall somewhere between $30-$40 per square foot. They are easy to clean because they do not need any fancy cleaning solutions. You can clean them with a sponge dipped in warm water. Finally, they can last for decades with adequate maintenance.

Butcher block countertops have many benefits, but they still have some disadvantages. One major disadvantage to butcher block countertops is that they are not heat resistant. If you are looking for a heat-resistant surface, you will be sad to find that when you place a hot pan on the butcher block, it burns. Butcher block countertops can also dry out and show crumbs and dirt much easier than other surfaces.

Even though they have their disadvantages, butcher block countertops are a great option for many homes. While they can last for a very long time with the simplest of maintenance, if you want to make your butcher block countertops last for a long time and look just like the day they were installed, Homeline Coatings has a collection of products that can protect and seal all of the surfaces in your kitchen.