Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: Please show me your laminate benchtopped kitchens :) 22Feb 02, 2010 2:39 pm vid, I'm very much in love with your benchtop! If my kitchen colours had gone a different way (ie. white cupboards opposed to chocolate brown), I would have chosen stipple cocoa or stipple seal over my toffee mineralstone! What edge do you have out of curiosity? Looks nice... oh how I wish I could do my kitchen over again, and it's only just gone in! Re: Please show me your laminate benchtopped kitchens :) 23Feb 02, 2010 10:45 pm katie81 vid, I'm very much in love with your benchtop! If my kitchen colours had gone a different way (ie. white cupboards opposed to chocolate brown), I would have chosen stipple cocoa or stipple seal over my toffee mineralstone! What edge do you have out of curiosity? Looks nice... oh how I wish I could do my kitchen over again, and it's only just gone in! I think they just call it a "laminated edge", we first saw it at the laminex showroom. Re: Please show me your laminate benchtopped kitchens :) 24May 12, 2010 5:05 pm vid, if you don't mind me asking, what colour/paint are your walls? We are looking at Rock Salt for our kitchen cupboards too, so it's helpful to see your pics to visualise it in our space. Re: Please show me your laminate benchtopped kitchens :) 25May 12, 2010 5:43 pm mek I didn't want granite or stone in my kitchen (wanted cupboards same colour as tops) so I went Laminex Charcoal all the way with 15cm thick tops: http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x94/renc_photos/010.jpg That is one great looking kitchen - mag worthy Re: Please show me your laminate benchtopped kitchens :) 26May 12, 2010 8:09 pm Hi there, here is ours, Diamond gloss laminate in Stipple Seal with diamond gloss edging. We had been debating laminate vs stone for ages. Several people have mistaken it for stone - even friends who have recently renovated with c/stone themselves! We're very happy with it. http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/5003/kitchen3.jpg http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/6229/kitchen2n.jpg http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/1483/kitchen1r.jpg Re: Please show me your laminate benchtopped kitchens :) 27May 12, 2010 8:44 pm Rae vid, if you don't mind me asking, what colour/paint are your walls? We are looking at Rock Salt for our kitchen cupboards too, so it's helpful to see your pics to visualise it in our space. Hi Rae, Our paint colour is Wattyl Bikram, I have an idea that it is now a discontinued colour but there would be another that is probably the same with a different name. Re: Please show me your laminate benchtopped kitchens :) 28May 12, 2010 8:47 pm newby126 Hi there, here is ours, Diamond gloss laminate in Stipple Seal with diamond gloss edging. We had been debating laminate vs stone for ages. Several people have mistaken it for stone - even friends who have recently renovated with c/stone themselves! We're very happy with it. http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/5003/kitchen3.jpg http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/6229/kitchen2n.jpg http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/1483/kitchen1r.jpg Hi newby126, When I looked at your images I thought part of it was our kitchen, we have the same colour benchtop and the stove looks almost identical as well, I think we even have the same tea towel! has your stove got the wok burner in the middle? Re: Please show me your laminate benchtopped kitchens :) 29May 12, 2010 10:27 pm Hi Vid, OMG that benchtop looks awesome. How do you find it for scratches and cleaning? We are planning our kitchen at the moment and unfortunatley stone is out of the budget. Re: Please show me your laminate benchtopped kitchens :) 31May 13, 2010 12:05 am bendo Hi Vid, OMG that benchtop looks awesome. How do you find it for scratches and cleaning? We are planning our kitchen at the moment and unfortunatley stone is out of the budget. Stone was way over our price too, so far (6 months in) it's okay for scratches and for cleaning we just us a damp microfibre glass cloth and it is great! newby126 Hi Vid, great minds think alike! Yes, the stove does have the wok burner in the middle - its a Smeg - LOVE IT. Our wok burner is on the left (as you look at it) but the rest looks the same (6 burners) the amount you can fit in the oven is fantastic! Re: Please show me your laminate benchtopped kitchens :) 32May 13, 2010 5:14 pm We did our son's new kitchen with Diamond Gloss Starlight..... http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad291/Notsubtle_album/Image0017.jpg http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad291/Notsubtle_album/Image0063.jpg http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad291/Notsubtle_album/Image0016.jpg ...and ours has just been done in Diamond Gloss pure mineralstone http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad291/Notsubtle_album/Photo0276.jpg Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Please show me your laminate benchtopped kitchens :) 33Jul 09, 2013 3:26 pm Does this bench have acrylic edging? looks beautiful! ...and ours has just been done in Diamond Gloss pure mineralstone http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad291/Notsubtle_album/Photo0276.jpg http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad291/Notsubtle_album/Photo0291.jpg[/quote] Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66238&p=1053710#p1053710 Re: Please show me your laminate benchtopped kitchens :) 34Jul 16, 2013 11:57 am Wow so glad found this thread! Hubby and I are in the process of renovating a 1970's house that we have just bought. We move in on Saturday and we have no kitchen or laundry aarrrrgggghhhhh!!! We have chosen our kitchen cabinets etc but we still need to choose benchtops. We are looking at doing the diamond gloss laminate as well. We had our heart set on stone but then found out our entire plumbing needed to be redone in the house so the budget for the benchtop has shrunk considerably Did any of you have the benchtop made and install it yourself? If so was it hard to do? Re: Please show me your laminate benchtopped kitchens :) 35Jul 16, 2013 2:05 pm Mitchandamy Did any of you have the benchtop made and install it yourself? If so was it hard to do? Its not an easy job but if your handy and can use an electric plane then you could easily do it yourself. Cutting Edge Kitchens and Cabinet Making http://cuttingedgekitchens.net.au http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cutting-Edge-Kitchens/290484196676 Mobile : 0419 430 575 PH: 9452 4772 Fax :9452 4772 cuttingedgekitchens@outlook.com Re: Please show me your laminate benchtopped kitchens :) 36Jul 16, 2013 5:02 pm Mitchandamy Did any of you have the benchtop made and install it yourself? If so was it hard to do? I did it in our laundry and kitchen. Dont get the people making it to cut sink holes etc out, you want to do that on site. It's pretty easy to be honest. I didnt use a plane though? A decent jigsaw is a must though. Re: Please show me your laminate benchtopped kitchens :) 37Jul 16, 2013 5:25 pm craigmh Mitchandamy I didnt use a plane though? A decent jigsaw is a must though. If your walls are out of square or are not straight then a power plane is a must. Its how the tradies do it. I also use a cordless circular saw for the sink/cooktop cut outs. So much better than a jigsaw but probably not for DIY! Cutting Edge Kitchens and Cabinet Making http://cuttingedgekitchens.net.au http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cutting-Edge-Kitchens/290484196676 Mobile : 0419 430 575 PH: 9452 4772 Fax :9452 4772 cuttingedgekitchens@outlook.com Re: Please show me your laminate benchtopped kitchens :) 39Dec 27, 2013 11:44 am Hi, This is a before and after photo of our renovated kitchen, done about 2.5yrs ago. 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