We spent a lot of time trying to decide what to do for our kitchen counter top. There were two primary requirements – it needed to be light and it needed to be durable – and for a bonus we were hoping it would be cheap!  Once you start talking about light weight, you pretty much eliminate all stone countertop choices and durable takes away glass, ceramic. I’m no expert, but this pretty much left us with wood – solid or laminate.  We started exploring the butcher block style, and while it met our criteria being durable, relatively light and relatively cheap, ... Read More