Project Kitchen Up-cycle/Counter Top

[BipandBop]

Hi There,
We're just about to complete on our very first property purchase (finally).
The kitchen needs some updating (Formica counter tops, laminated kitchen cupboards etc).
Sadly we have no funds left for a brand new kitchen so we thought whilst we wait and save (for no doubt years and years) that in the interim we will up-cycle the kitchen, paint the cupboards, paint splash back tiles and new counter tops.
Has anyone had any experience just replacing an old counter top with wood/stone?
I walked into a local independent kitchen shop the other day and the staff looked at me as if I were speaking Martian......

TIA :-)

Get a joiner to fit you a new worktop. A kitchen company will want to sell you a whole kitchen hence they didn't want to help.

Don’t get wooden worktops. We’ve had them for 6 years and it’s nearly ended my marriage. Every drop of water needs to be wiped up, and they scratch and it shows. Keeping them nice is a massive pain in the arse!

We have wooden worktops and you just have to Osmo them a couple of times a year.

Thanks mangocoveredlamb. I hear you re wooden worktops - we have them in our current place. Sadly they look book then formica worktops and is cheaper than stone - so we will probably go the way of the wood as our interim fix.

Have you had a look on Ebay OP, you can get pre owned kitchens. There might be something that fits in with what you're looking for.