I think people will be able to be more helpful if you add some pictures of your current ideas.

I like your selection

Thanks both, the below is currently going with the cabinets, question is do we make more of a feature out of the benchtop...we are novices when it comes to interior design so any advice appreciated, for example if we go with more of a vein benchtop may that become outdated...

A veined stone is a classic and will work with your tap ware, the Caesarstone Fresh Concrete , as it says is more industrial and will also work with you tap ware, any better photos of flooring cabinets benchtops and what colour walls you are going with

Thank you Siriuskey, am struggling to find decent images of the cabinets, walls are to be polar white quarter, same as the cabinets, so strong white kitchen overall

I think that there is more chance of the Ceaserstone fresh concrete benchtop becoming outdated than a classic veined marble-look benchtop. Veined marble slabs have been used in building for thousands of years. Concrete-look benchtops have been used for perhaps ten years. In another ten years time a veined marble-look benchtop will still look classic, and a concrete look benchtop will look very early 21st century.

Build your kitchen to be understated, classic and timeless in a new home, rather than on-trend fashionable, unless you can afford to update it in ten years time.

Best of luck,

Dr Retro

of Dr Retro House Calls

Thanks Dr

Looking at the difference between Intense White which we are now considering, and Fresh Concrete (see below) we think the Fresh concrete doesn't go as well with the white cabinets, contrary to what our interior designer recommended - each to their own!

I like both, the concrete look is more on trend/industrial and as I previously said the veined is classic. What profile doors are you using?

We haven't specified any particular door profile, what options are typically available?

It will also depend on what you choose for your splashback. It appears that you like the cooler tones of colours based on your wall colour and the polar white cabinets?, so maybe the intense white will suit that look more than than the fresh concrete. I like the fresh concrete as it appears to be closer to an offwhite than a grey concrete (which I agree with Dr Retro that concrete look is likely to date). It does depend on the overall look that you are trying to achieve. Why don't you ask the designer to show you some examples of how the colours go together and ask for larger samples of your short list from Caesarstone.

Re door profile, I'am not aware of what profile your designer has in but in my words, a quare edged flat profile with or without handles, and shadow line, another really popular choice is Shaker which fits with many styles beautifully, contemporary but not Industrial.

I love your white walls with matching cabinets, the choice of flooring and without seeing an actual sample of the benchtop I think that your designer has made a good choice.

Importantly what style house are you building and what climate

Thank you creativelychallenged and siriuskey, square edge flat profile without handles is my understanding of what will be installed but we'll double check. The cooktop is against an external wall so we have selected a transparent glass splashback.

(house is a modern townhouse in Melbourne)

So going with a Modern Town house in Melbourne keep it simple and a bit edgy, , Does that mean you will see bricks or outlines through the splash back.

sounds good, there shouldn't be bricks or outlines visible through the splashback, it will be similar to the photo below (except we aren't going for openable).

window splashback then as opposed to glass against a solid back.

Sorry window splashback