[Pookie]

Hi, all -

We are, incredibly, actually moving this kitchen project from theory to practice...which is causing me to panic!!

I think we're set on Adel MB. Probably. But we are also pretty committed to going with the Pronomen (if that's the thicker) wood countertops. I am now having many doubts about having too much wood in too many tones...should I bail and go with Stat?

I really love the wood, and am hoping that the right wood selection and finish will allow it to work with Adel MB. Please, any ideas?

Birch seems so light...beech has a pink tone...oak is, um, oak-y. I am considering the dark tung oil option to darken the wood. Floor will be Marmoleum in a color to be determined by all these other choices; we may have a section of dark granite, but we are so not shiny granite people.

Eeek. Help???

Thanks -

Paula

[NBeth]

Have you seen this post? How I Stained My Butcherblock Countertop

Might give you some ideas for how to create a dark finish.

[Pookie]

Thanks, NBeth -

I think I have, perhaps, read a bit too much on this topic. Scoured the forums a few weeks ago, and then again today, including the very useful post you mention. Maybe a bit of information overload...

But I want to be sure that whatever we do looks and feels very natural and organic to the place and to the context it is in, and don't want to force the wood into a look it just isn't meant for. Maybe it's just that "I want to be sure" thing...and I really won't get that, because it's sometimes just a leap of faith. But I'd still like some informed opinions from those who have gone before me -- that's you guys. I may not change everything accordingly, but if 10 people say, wood cabinets plus wood counters = lotsa wood, I might just listen and learn.

Thanks again for all your thoughts and good advice so far!

Paula

[NBeth]

I'm not sure you can have too much wood if you love wood. But personally I'd be inclined to do the birch tops OR do birch Adel and beech top. OR.. wait for Adel beech (summer) and then, um, maybe birch tops or white quartz. OR, yes, I love the beech top with Stat. Can you guess why?

Re: Butcher block and Adel MB??? 

[kisaacs]

I have no particular comment on the wood issue, but wanted to make sure you got the right stuff - Numerar is the thicker of the two. Pronomen is thinner

Kristen

[TribalDancer]

I have the same concerns, and hoped there would be some replies with pics!

We really love wood countertops, but want the Adel Mdeium Brown, and feared it would be too much wood wood wood, and not enough mixed materials for balance. Anyone done this combo?

[jlab]

We had a similar issue. I initially wanted Travertine floors, Adel MB and we were going to so a black granite tile countertop. But...

I hate laying floor tile. Paying someone to lay it for me was too expensive.

We were not sure how to finish the countertop edge. We'd had a tile counter before, but these special edge pieces were available that we could not find for the granite....

The Pronomen countertop's price allowed us to go with upgraded appliances....

Then I decided I was trying to mix too many woods together.

Then I wanted DARK, almost black wood floors, adel white cabinets and a light, almost white, stone on our dividing wall. But then the carpet in the living room would need to be replaced... and I didn't like the tempered glass in the Adel White doors.

Then the Lidi white seemed so fresh and clean next to the cork and stone...and I live in Omaha and will probably sell the house in the next few years, so I wanted to appeal to a wider audience, so...

We went with Lidi doors, Pronomen beech counters finished with tung oil and chocolatey cork floors. We kept the paints and fabrics in a very warm, spicy palette so the white would not look too cold, and we wouldn't miss out on all the warmth we would have gotten from Adel MB.

[glida]

i'm still looking for a pic of adel mb with butcher block counters, but my gut says go for it. it sounds nice, and i would only say it's too much wood if you also had wood floors.

since you haven't committed to a marmoleum color yet, this bit of advice from a designer helped me: try to have surfaces in the same plane be of similar tones. since the counter and floor are both horizontal, you don't want them competing. maybe choose a marmoleum that sort of (but not exactly) matches the butcher block?

now, i have seen gorgeous kitchens that don't adhere to this advice, and they work. but those usually have a wood floor that continues from the rest of the house, so you don't feel a sense of competition with kitchen counters.

i hope this helps! good luck with your reno, your questions are good ones!!