new kitchen what benches

[toon_town_nutter]

Designing my kitchen and although I love stone I'm seriously considering laminex benchtops.

Anybody used freeform for square form in the last couple of years? Can you post a pic?

[toon_town_nutter]

No timber, my sisters ex built kitchens and said they can warp. Plus I don't own a dog because it would make the grass look untidy. Having possibly bamboo flooring tho.

Buzz I LOVE pressed metal splashback!

I live in the boonies so supply and looking at examples is extremely limited.

Martini I'm not on the computer atm I'll email you a pic I found of a kitchen I'd love to replicate somewhat. I'm so totally horrid at picking colours.

We are thinking about moving away for a few years and letting our house out. First priority is making best use of small space and then cost.

[acacia_pycnantha]

Kitchens can warp?

But if the timber is thick enough and the right timber, it looks better than granite (imho) is probably more hygenic and feels better to use.

Whenever I put a cup or glass down on a glass table for instance, it makes a harsh noise and jars my hand. it's nothing really, but it irritates me a bit.

If I had to live with granite bench tops I would buy wooden cups. 😉

[i-need-a-martini]

No probs. Email me a pic and I can give you some laminex colour options. Also let me know what region/state you're in and I will try and find a pressed metal supplier near you.

[tulip*place]

I heard that Caesar Stone can chip with just the slightest knock.    Went and looked at a display home a couple of weeks ago and the  benchtop was either Carrara or Calacatta  polished marble, it looked beautiful.  Then I have heard that marble is not recommended as a benchtop material because it is porous and could stain.   So many options these days.

[tulip*place]

This is a pic of the kitchen I mentioned in my previous post

[acacia_pycnantha]

Sometimes it depends on what sort of look you want for your kitchen. The above pic'd kitchen looks altogether too sterile and neat to me. Not lived in, and for me not able to be lived in.  I don't like the look or the feel of hard stone surfaces.

But, it's your house and you do what you want to with it.

This is my kitchen. It has that lived in look which I love.

[acacia_pycnantha]

Sorry, just messing with your minds. This is my kitchen.

Nice, huh ?

[i-need-a-martini]

Tulip - caesarstone is as hard as you can get and won't chip. You'd have to take a hammer to the edges for it to chip. It is the most durable product on the market. But there are quite a few 'pretend' products on the market and these are inferior. What makes caesarstone unique is that the company guarantees it so heavily - if it cracks or stains, they will replace it if they can't fix it.

Any natural stone will stain if not maintained. As long as it is sealed every so many years it is fine. But gees a marble kitchen looks good.

[toon_town_nutter]

This is the kitchen I found on homeone forum, bench $2,100; cabinets $4,400 The bench is 180fx laminex

[crystal**flake]

caesarstone............thats the stuff I want in my new kitchen.