If you are looking for ideas - we installed butcher block a few years ago and love it. It was very inexpensive - just a couple hundred dollars for each side of my long galley kitchen.
There are many new laminate countertops that look like granite and marble. Check out Home Depot and Lowes for selections. They are very reasonably priced and if you take a drawing/diagram of your current kitchen counters, they can give you a rough price on what it cost.
I bought two 8 ft slabs of post form counter tops from Lowes. They would not do the installation without measuring for stove top/sink which I did not have at the time...
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If you are looking for ideas - we installed butcher block a few years ago and love it. It was very inexpensive - just a couple hundred dollars for each side of my long galley kitchen.
I love the marble look that you can make with paint- the expensive look but very budget friendly! Checkit out: http://www.hometalk.com/diy/kitchen-dining/kitchen-dining-furniture/faux-marble-painted-countertops-13687018?expand_all_questions=1 and http://www.hometalk.com/diy/paint/furniture/faux-granite-painted-counters-with-craft-paint-3068533 http://www.hometalk.com/diy/kitchen-dining/kitchen-dining-furniture/easy-faux-granite-counter-top-11441901
Faux Marble Painted Countertops
Faux Granite Painted Counters, With Craft Paint!
Easy Faux Granite Counter Top
Used a Rustoleum product called Countertop Renewal -love the look-and it has held up beautifully for two years -comes in diferent colors.
There are many new laminate countertops that look like granite and marble. Check out Home Depot and Lowes for selections. They are very reasonably priced and if you take a drawing/diagram of your current kitchen counters, they can give you a rough price on what it cost.