Our Custom Wood Countertops Blog features the industry’s most talented and innovative designers throughout the United States and abroad. This featured kitchen includes an Oil Finished Walnut Countertop designed by Todd Wiley, Senior Designer, TruKitchens.
Todd Wiley, Senior Designer of TruKitchens
About the Designer: Todd Wiley, TruKitchen’s Senior Designer, has been working in the industry for the past 25 years. His passion ignited in college when he started working for a builder and cabinet shop owner. Realizing that he had to immerse himself in the industry to learn, he took a job at local shop on the Lake Michigan shoreline. As his passions grew, he moved on to Standard Kitchen Distributors where he continued to master the trade. This experience gave him the exposure to the systems and process that he was searching for. Feeling like there was more to learn on the design-end of the business, Todd then spent 7 years at a Cascade based design shop. For him, this experience gave him what he needed to further pursue his passion and open his own design shop, which is where he is today.
A Tip from Todd: “The client was looking to maximize counter space to accommodate multiple cooks in the kitchen as they like to entertain often. The homeowner had a completely different kitchen design in mind when they first came to us that didn’t take advantage of the space that was occupied by a window seat. By bumping up the window seat to convert it into a bay window, we added a second sink and more prep space. Also to avoid seams in the stone but also allow for a large island, an inverted an L-shaped slab of natural quartzite was paired with a custom L-shaped walnut with oil finish wood countertop.”
Oil Finished Walnut Countertop designed by Todd Wiley of TruKitchens
Design Details
Cabinet Manufacturer: Grabill Cabinetry in Glacier White and Nut Brown Walnut
Cabinet Hardware: Polished Nickel
Flooring: Refinished Maple
Countertops: Grothouse Walnut Countertop finished with Grothouse Original Oil™, Natural quartzite, Etched stainless steel
Faucet: Riobel Fuego kitchen faucet with spray
Backsplash: Full slab natural quartzite
Wall Color: Sherwin Williams Accessible Beige
Stove: Wolf
Dishwasher: Miele
Other Appliances: Refrigerator: Sub-Zero, Coffee Machine: Miele, Steam Oven: Miele
Additional Comments and Advice: Fidler furniture – custom stainless steel work; builder is Insignia Homes.
Walnut Kitchen Countertop with Grothouse Original Oil Finish
Walnut Wood Kitchen Island Bar Countertop with Original Oil Finish
Walnut Countertop designed by TruKitchens
See more designs by TruKitchens by checking out their website, Facebook, Houzz, Pinterest, and Instagram. Visit our Countertop Image Library to see more kitchen designs including an Oil Finished Walnut Countertop.
#CustomWoodCountertops #WoodCountertops #KitchenDesign
