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Restoring a worktop

If you like the idea of a farmhouse kitchen and want to make your kitchen the hub of the home, then the warmth and beauty of a wooden worktop will instantly create a traditional look.

Today’s synthetic products are very smart but cannot compare to the timeless luxury of a real solid wood worktop. Unlike many other materials timber matures and improves over time and use; it takes on the patina of age and the colour grows richer. Wood is an eco-friendly worktop option too, with a wide range of suitable and FSC-certified, sustainably harvested woods available, from traditional, honey-coloured oak to the treacly tones of American walnut.

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