Wine Cork Countertop

We started installing the kitchen counter top today which will be made out of wine corks. We used flat iron for the front edge and back splash.

Hundreds of wine corks (250) were cut in half and the bottoms sanded smooth to allow for an even surface for the glue. The corks were then glued down in the desired pattern.

After all the corks were glued down we applied a dark wood stain over the tops of the corks. This covers all the cork graphics. Let it sit for an hour then take a rag and wipe off the stain from the tops of the corks, leaving it darker in the cracks.

After the stain is fully dried (24 hrs) we poured seal coat of Envirotex Lite over the tops of the corks which worked its way into all of the cracks between the corks. Once the this dried (24 hrs) we applied the second an final coat of the same stuff but this time we poured enough to cover the whole cork (3/4in)  to create a smooth even surface.