If you are one of those people like I was, living in a small apartment with very little room for anything, then you know where I am coming from. The counter space was very limited. Well, I will tell you what I did. First I measured the only space where I could put a board to use for a counter, THE STOVE.
You will need to measure the stove top from front to back and side to side. What you are actually going to be doing is covering up your stove top burners. As this is probably the only space where you might be able to get some extra counter space by using a board on top of it.
After measuring and having the board cut to size, to make the board look more presentable than just a board, I covered it with wood grain-looking contact paper. Once this is done, you have another countertop. DON’T FORGET TO TAKE THE BOARD OFF BEFORE YOU USE THE STOVE OR OVEN!!! YOU WILL CAUSE A MAJOR FIRE IF YOU FORGET!!!
Also, let the stove and oven cool down completely before putting the board back on top of the stove.
The most important thing to remember, once you have the board ready to put it on the stovetop, is don’t turn the stove or oven on without first removing the board and putting it someplace else that is safe from harm.
Then, in between times of using the stove or oven, you have more counter space. Since I have had to have my stove shut off, I have the extra counter space all the time. If it weren’t for that board, I would have a countertop about seventeen inches by twelve inches, and that’s pretty small.