A week or so before we moved into the house, our friend Kendall came over to help Matt cut and install the soapstone countertops. So this weekend Matt sanded and finished them off with a coat of mineral oil.
Ok, mineral oil?! Did you know that it’s a laxative? We went into both Home Depot and Ace looking for mineral oil and they looked at us like we had horns on our heads. Matt wound up picking it up at the grocery store where all the other laxatives are stored. I was extremely grossed out watching him wipe laxative all over our countertops to seal them.
Here are some before and after photos. The mineral oil turns the countertops really dark, but as it evaporates over a few days it lightens up. So currently the countertops are in between these two grays and we’ll see how much lighter they get. I don’t like the look of the really dark countertops, so I’m hoping they continue to lighten a bit.
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After:
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One side done, one side waiting, and our new kitchen light!
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November 30th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
gorgeous!
November 30th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
love love the light fixture!! where did you find it?
December 1st, 2009 at 1:51 am
ikea. now i’m having a dreadful time finding a mini pendant to hang over the sink that looks ok w/ it.