20 - Friday, November 3, 1989 - North Shore News

Hardwood is practical in the kitchen

WYOOD CAN GIVE KITCHEN WARM LOOK AS
WELL AS BE A TOUGH WORKING SURFACE

FOR YEARS, we’ve heard
what a crime it is to put
solid hardwood countertops
and flooring in a kitchen.

The unwritten law said they
wouldn’t be practical because
moisture and everyday traffic
would be too much for wood to

withstand.
“Design laws were made to be
breken,”’ says one kitchen design-

er.
“The kitchen should be livable.
Hardwood is practical in the

kitchen and it makes you feel com-
fortable, especially when it’s com-
bined with soft, pastel colors.”’

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ting board in the shape of a farm
animal, the one your father made
in high school? Your mother used
it and now you're still using it.

It's in one of your kitchen
drawers and it’s probably your
favorite cutting surface. Sure it has
cut marks and scratches — call
them character marks.

Some people like those character
marks — they think they add to
the charm of the cutting board.

But like scratches and cut marks
in a solid hardwood countertop,
they can be sanded out and

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refinished very easily. With ad-
vanced finish treatments, few ma-
terials are as resilient and easily
repaired as wood.

What about moisture, glass rings
and household detergents? Won't
they mark up- that solid oak
countertop? Not treated counter-
tops — they repel everything from
household solvents to giass marks.

Your friends or neighbors may
have told you that wood counter-
tops are not sanitary.

“But the new finishes eliminate
penetration of bacteria into wood.

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The fact is that bacteria will grow
on any surface that is not kept
clean,’’? says one designer.
“Cleanups after each use are
essential, no matter what type of
countertop you own.’’

This may come as a shock, but
some people stil! believe hardwood
flooring doesn’t stand up well to
constant abuse.

But an oak strip floor that is
treated with a very strong
polyurethane finish withstands

spills and everyday mistreatment.
Caring for this floor is simple.

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Experts say vacuuming is your best
bet, because a good sweeper
removes dust that accumulates in
the grooves of both strip and plank
floors.

Like countertops, everyday
Maintenance is important and
spills should be cleaned up im-
mediately.

The old-time concept of having
to get down on your knees and la-
boriously clean and wax a couple
of times a year no longer applies.
In fact, manufacturers of most
prdéducts recommend that the floor
not be waxed, since a wax coating
would interfere with recoating
worn areas later.

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