How can I protect butcher block top on island in Beach house kitchen?

Ellie Stafford
by Ellie Stafford
We are going to do vacation rentals. Our biggest concern is guests mistakenly thinking it is a cutting board!

  4 answers
  • Rowgop (Pam) Rowgop (Pam) on May 26, 2018

    Ellie, leave a leave a cutting board on top of your butcher block and put a note please use this when cutting products


    https://www.oldtownhome.com/2012/11/14/Best-Method-for-Treating-a-Butcher-Block-Counter-Top/

  • Jcraw Jcraw on May 26, 2018

    I would suggest leaving Several colorful cutting boards, with a note saying they’re dishwasher safe. Put them in a pretty basket or serving tray on the counter. TJMaxx sells them in packets of three - get two. Also get several smaller boards for lemons and limes. It is the shore!

    Im sure you know to leave a note re rules and equipment usage. Mention the cutting boards.

    Leave a friendly note in a Dollar store stand-up plastic frame on the counter itself, near your cutting boards, saying Please Don’t Cut on Me - I’m a Counter, Not a Cutting Board. My friends are dishwasher-safe.

  • Have several cutting boards available, have them marked appropriately and leave a note requesting they use the cutting boards, not the counter.

  • Brenda Brandt Deason Brenda Brandt Deason on May 26, 2018

    In addition to the cutting boards, you may want to look into renting with AirBnB. They have a system of grading guests and hosts. You could limit your guests to those who have earned four or five stars. That way you have a better chance of compliance with the cutting boards.