tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post6985247020239591327..comments2024-02-16T11:32:52.407-05:00Comments on ModernSauce: Queen of IKE-RA: Madame Sunday chooses a countertop.ModernSaucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08993930835985764220noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-75773171612021149322011-03-16T16:53:15.103-04:002011-03-16T16:53:15.103-04:00veaplan - how sweet of you! Thanks so much for al...veaplan - how sweet of you! Thanks so much for all of your advice too! You sound like you know your stuff! Question then: I heard that since I have such large windows in my space that repeated exposure to sunlight might discolor the wood over long periods of time. Maybe a very very light stain would set a "color" and then I oil on top of that... Is that really crazy or really smart? ; )ModernSaucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993930835985764220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-68323306933395970972011-03-16T16:24:34.048-04:002011-03-16T16:24:34.048-04:00ModernSauce: I'm just happy I found you, this ...ModernSauce: I'm just happy I found you, this is a wonderful site :)<br /><br />You can seal it with lacquer, different kinds of polys or wax, but sealing it completely is impossible, so the wood will still dry up and possibly crack.. it just takes longer. <br /><br />I've sealed my oak dining table with lacquer, but that was already dried up and cracked. Oiling really is the best alternative on a surface that isn't fully dried up and takes as much abuse as a kitchen countertop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-43406998086811462392011-03-15T11:51:30.855-04:002011-03-15T11:51:30.855-04:00The Oopsy is mine. Dunno why I thought it said Hom...The Oopsy is mine. Dunno why I thought it said Home Depot. Freud?Becky / @ecomodhttp://eco-modernism.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-53198732705210434222011-03-14T19:31:42.802-04:002011-03-14T19:31:42.802-04:00veaplan - Thanks so much and welcome to the Sauce!...veaplan - Thanks so much and welcome to the Sauce! I'm furiously writing down all of your simple and wonderfully truthful advice!! I've heard of other people using products other than oil - just sealing it with polyurethane - to finish it but not sure if I want to do that...<br /><br />Becky - Srsly. Thanks for your help! Feel free to quote me "buttcheeks unclenched" on your upcoming brochures and website testimonial section. ; )<br /><br />I was in an Office Depot - what did I write?! Oopsy!!ModernSaucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993930835985764220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-73683741597286483822011-03-14T19:16:46.497-04:002011-03-14T19:16:46.497-04:00LOL!!! Srsly.
I'm wondering if I should add b...LOL!!! Srsly.<br /><br />I'm wondering if I should add buttcheek unclenching to my menu of services now.<br /><br />Also, you were in a Home Depot when we had that call?!<br /><br />*veaplan speaks the simple & wonderful truth about wood countertop maintenance.Becky / @ecomodhttp://eco-modernism.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-59787470228086913462011-03-14T16:24:53.149-04:002011-03-14T16:24:53.149-04:00Love the way you write! :)
There's only trut...Love the way you write! :) <br /><br />There's only truth about oiling wooden countertops people, and that's the fact that you have to oil when it's needed. Not once a week, not once a month and not once a year.<br /><br />Spray water on your countertop to see if the wood soaks it up. If it does - sand it down, wipe off the dust and oil. Repeat if needed. If it doesn't, don't. :) Oh, and IKEAs cheap oil is actually just as good as a lot of MUCH more expensive products out there.<br /><br />(Oiling every 4 to 6 months doesn't sound like enough to me, but what do I know. The air is really dry where I'm from, so our countertops are thirsty)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-68166720167236724722011-03-14T12:05:52.479-04:002011-03-14T12:05:52.479-04:00Alycia - I have no problem if my posts lead to org...Alycia - I have no problem if my posts lead to orgasming but at least wait for something really worthy!! But I frequently have decorgasms - no shame!<br /><br />It's a shame to hear about the La-Z-Boy recliner market. Maybe they should start making their chairs transition into coffins...<br /><br />Izzy - I'm a formidable opponent! Those goblins bettah recogniiize...<br /><br />Good to know about Danish Oil - I've been researching mineral and tung and Waterlox and all kinds of finishers and sealants!ModernSaucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993930835985764220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-62011506718826763152011-03-14T11:41:39.300-04:002011-03-14T11:41:39.300-04:00Clearly your goblin horde has either vacated the p...Clearly your goblin horde has either vacated the premises, or decided to play nice (surely they realized that messin' with MS could only result in their suffering).<br /><br />While I'm no woodworker, I hear Danish Oil every 4-6 months will keep your Numerär (what you can't get an umlaut out of your keyboard?!?) in excellent shape.<br /><br />Anyway...izzydarlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748792419053087114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-87232214902463820042011-03-14T10:14:37.009-04:002011-03-14T10:14:37.009-04:00Yes! Yes! Yes! Um... I'm not orgasming...well ...Yes! Yes! Yes! Um... I'm not orgasming...well not right now, anyway. But, YES! <br /><br />"Expensive AND geriatric finishes? Um... I think that's a business model doomed to failure Corian."<br /><br />There are times when I wonder..."Who still buys that?" It's like when I took clients to La-Z-Boy to help them with a sectional. They had recliners for graves (my slang for old people, as in they will be in the grave soon) with typical old people fabric on it. Like pink ones and blue ones with that 80s car upholstery. <br /><br />The sales lady tried to convince people still buy it. I of coursed figured that was somewhere only in the mid west where trends are trapped in a time warp of decades. <br /><br />Yet, I then had to figure that no company was going to manufacture multiples of grave recliners just to sit and look, er, pretty. So there is a market there, but it has to be small. Really small. *shudder*Alycia Wickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425191481917297250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-10871502119960803472011-03-14T09:38:34.427-04:002011-03-14T09:38:34.427-04:00David - what goes on between you, your wife's ...David - what goes on between you, your wife's uterus and a cow is none of my biznass. Tell those kids to behave or else you won't leave the windows cracked this time.ModernSaucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993930835985764220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-91688773107350190972011-03-14T09:20:53.586-04:002011-03-14T09:20:53.586-04:00Birth control? Sure, mock those of us for whom th...Birth control? Sure, mock those of us for whom that cow has already left the barn (note to my wife: it's just a figure of speech). Where am I supposed to leave the little, uhh, darlings if not in the car??David Mathiashttp://www.wood-and-light.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-14326733955114492882011-03-14T08:36:35.264-04:002011-03-14T08:36:35.264-04:00Nick - Ektorp is one of my favorite words of all t...Nick - Ektorp is one of my favorite words of all time. After 'cinnamon rolls' of course.<br /><br />Hollie - just so happens I left juuuust enough room for a mini yurt (or mini mini barn) in the corner of the former hellmouth! BYO pizza rolls though...ModernSaucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993930835985764220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-57687618652235043612011-03-14T08:18:58.566-04:002011-03-14T08:18:58.566-04:00THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID.
couldn't hold it in...THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID.<br /><br />couldn't hold it in. <br /><br />that's such a great idea. i have a feeling when this is all said and done i'm going to move into your kitchen. i'll only require a mini-yurt in the corner and a small water ration.holliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05793429235687244124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-65388301168234622252011-03-14T00:26:12.338-04:002011-03-14T00:26:12.338-04:00Classic as always... Can't wait to see the pro...Classic as always... Can't wait to see the project come together!<br /><br />Ektorp... I just wanted to type that. Also, cinnamon rolls.Nick Loveladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08559118263073230914noreply@blogger.com