Solid Wood Ikea Countertop. This wood countertop combines the best of solid wood and veneer. Overall, the Ikea Karlby countertops are very gorgeous and a cheap way to decorate and organize your room.
We chose their better line of wood cabinets, solid birch. Normal variations in color, texture and Beech is hard wood with an even grain through the timber. First of all, I have to say that while you can sand your counters down and refinish them if you ever need to While it would be fine to cut directly on your IKEA wood counters and use them like a traditional butcher block surface, we still usually use a cutting board.
Note- I found this idea from Pauls hardware and JayzTwoCents.
White corian (matte solid surface) countertops.
Ikea sells a number of quartz and granite counters and they are definitely worth taking a look at. You can really work it — through cutting, painting and/or staining. Solid wood can be sanded and surface treated as needed.