Need suggestions for extending our kitchen
Good morning all,
we are planning to expand our kitchen.
Where the fridge and oven/microwave are located now is going to be cabinet and benchtop.
Unfortunately we can't find matching Stone benchtop. The supplier have something similar but not exactly the same. changing the whole benchtop and splash backs would increase the cost to double.
The existing benchtop is only 4 years old.
Do you have any idea what we can do ?
thanks in advance,
have a great day.
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3 years agoIf it were me I’d keep the cabinets as is and redirect the money to a whole new bench top. But as always have what you love.
The first two pics have butchers block inset to a different type of bench top.
The second two pics are stone with tile splashback. It’s very common. You can search here on Houzz and Pinterest for pics.
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3 years agoThis is the floor plan.
our plan is to increase the benchtop space and move the fridge to somewhere else :), maybe move it to where marked Blue, next to pantry. I would like to know your thoughts.
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Its about height when doing the different bench colours, gives depth and interest and doesn't look choppy. This is a island/ eating area, the principle can be applied anywhere in your kitchen. Changing the height of the extension to slightly higher or lower makes the change look deliberate rather than an afterthought if you do it right. Make sure there is a contrast.The island bench is Michealangelo and the drop down bench is ultra white.
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