DIY Reclaimed Wood Kitchen Countertops

Hey!  Do you remember me?  

I've been hanging out over on Instagram and had pretty much given up blogging, but blogging was my first social media love, and I really wanted to get back to it.

I wasn't even sure if I remembered how to blog.  But here I am, trying again.  I thought I'd start with some exciting news - we did a magazine photo shoot this past fall, and it will appear in a Fall 2019 issue.  More details to come...

The magazine shoot gave us the push we needed to take on the countertops we planned, but were a little afraid to start.  We used the last of the floorboards we pulled up from the attic.  These boards are 187 years old and have so much character.  We really wanted to use them where we could see them everyday, plus, we needed an inexpensive option for wood countertops.

They may not be for everyone, but we love them.

Now I'm just going to do a photo dump of the process we used.

After pulling up the boards, we laid them all out on the deck and puzzled them together before making any cuts.  We had to find boards that were the same thickness for each section. Every board seemed to be of a different thickness and width.

The boards, sanded and cut to size.

Some of the boards sanded down better than others, but we were fine with that.

The sink corner was the trickiest part.

We were just fitting the boards for placement here, we added a plywood base under the boards.

The pieces are coming together.

We used a biscuit tool to connect the boards with biscuits and wood glue.

The boards were finished with Watco Danish Oil in Natural and then sealed with many coats of Spar Urethane.

Clamps for days. 

 My dream was a farmhouse apron sink, but that would have meant reconfiguring our kitchen, moving the sink and dishwasher, and a lot of money.

I settled on this cast iron sink which I think gives a similar old-fashioned farmhouse feel and it was a bargain!

I love the faucet we chose.

 We added White Washed Wall Boards 

from Weaber Lumber. 

 Here, we are just starting to piece them in.

http://www.weaberlumber.com/

We are thrilled with how the countertops and backsplash turned out.