My mother called me up recently and asked if I had an opinion on stainless steel kitchen islands or butcher block islands. She was in the process of renovating her kitchen and was torn between these two styles. I told her that I didn’t know much about either but that I would take upon myself to research them so that I could report back to her and give her an honest informed opinion. She was impressed with my dedication and allowed me to complete this "assignment".
While online, I found a great source for everything that I would need. It’s a web site called KitchenIslandShop.com and is the premium web store for kitchen island related things. On the left bar of their clean web site, I found just what I was looking for: Style of Kitchen Island–Butcher Block Islands, Stainless Steel Islands, Wood Kitchen Islands, Granite Kitchen Islands and Stone Kitchen Islands. Wow, even more options than I had imagined. Now the choice would be even more difficult. Clicking through all the various styles, I soon learned that perhaps my mother would enjoy the Stone Kitchen Islands style moreso han both the stainless steel and butcher block varieties. Upon first glance, I couldn’t help but notice tha it matched all her cabinets to a tee. The walnut finished wood was elegant and modern while the smooth natural stone top capped off a great package. At that moment, I imagined my mother finding joy in carefully wiping away any dust on her new stone countertop. She tends to treat her furniture as if they were her own children. As advertised on the site, it’s "the perfect blend of casual and contemporary" and when my mom asked me why this was the choice to be made, I recited this quote and she was sold.
