the butcher block came from Lumber Liquidators, i'm pretty sure (two years ago) -- i got a 8' long piece and a 12' long piece, and together i think they were about $600. it's definitely not the highest quality, but it got me started (the previous owner of my house had installed *brick* countertops, utterly bizarre -- they were gritty & uneven & absolutely impossible to clean), and they're holding up pretty well -- here are some pictures:
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before -- notice the horrible brick countertops, and the stainless steel sink that i didn't like (i bought the old stove off craigslist, & it cost more to have the movers deliver it than i paid for it!)
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after #1 (i'd also painted the cabinets by then)
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after #2, with new sink (yay!), and drawer pulls added
we had butcher block on one side of our's it was great.
