Your DIY Home Improvements - Post'em up!

[Chick_Maggot]

OK, after many many many months of waiting, and three contractors later, we're again ramping up for our 3rd attempt at a kitchen remodel. We're tired of 1993 and want to vault ourselves into 2017 with a little tropical flair.

Most of the effort to this point has been working with our cabinet guy in formulating the design, picking out finishes, tile, flooring, etc., so there are no real changes as of yet.

I was able to snag this sweet piece of South American Parota from an exotic wood joint up the street. I'm hoping the contrast of brand new dark maple cabinets against the live-edge rustic vibe of the slab will look ok.




Test driving the bar top and planning my cuts. I felt lucky to get this slab as it looks like it was grown specifically for my job.



Backside first. About 3 coats of polyurethane done. Still more to go, as well as sanding.



The poly is still a little wet here. Boy, I love the grain of this wood. The sapwood also has cool character to it. The wood is not stained, that's it's natural color.

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