The completed kitchen refresh
New laminate benchtops make a world of difference to kitchen refresh.
After living in their Pyes Pa home for eight years, homeowners Ronnie and Tony decided they wanted to bring it into the 2020s. The original kitchen was in good condition with doors and panels in blue Melteca and tops in a dappled blue-grey, but the kitchen looked dated.
“The terracotta tiles on the kitchen floor were my number one hatred,” says Ronnie, “It made no sense to pull out a ‘perfectly good’ kitchen and flooring. A kitchen refresh was the best solution.”
The solution was to add new benchtops, a new sink insert and tap, repaint the doors and panels, add new handles and leave the existing floor tiles in place. They were referred to Simply Surfaces by a local kitchen design company.
While the cabinet doors and panels were painted white by a local painter, they chose their new benchtops.
“Kirsty at Simply Surfaces was amazing. She was patient, listened, and helped me narrow the samples to a few,” says Ronnie, “I took some large samples home to look at in our kitchen.”
“I was after a dark colour that would not overwhelm the space. I settled on Wilsonart – Black Alicante, which looked amazing! It worked with my budget too,” says Ronnie, “I’m thrilled with the final selection.”
New benchtops were manufactured and installed by the Simply Surfaces. Their installer carefully removed the old benchtops and replaced them with the new ones without damaging the existing tile splashback.
“The terracotta tile floor tiles remain in place and have now been given a new lease on life. I really don’t mind them now,” says Ronnie.
Adding new benchtops as part of a kitchen renovation has added value to Ronnie and Tony’s home. They would recommend anyone looking to rip out their kitchen and replace it with a new one to take a step back, look at its condition and consider a kitchen renovation with new benchtops, fixtures and paint.
“I now like being in my kitchen – and want to cook in it! It’s light, bright and modern. I love it – I absolutely love it! I couldn’t be happier. I would recommend anyone looking to rip out their kitchen and replace it with a new one to take a step back, look at its condition and consider a refresh with new paint, benchtops and fixtures.
It can make a world difference at the fraction of the cost.” says Ronnie, “I now have enough of my budget left over that I can put towards refreshing the bathrooms.
- Cabinet colour: Resene Half Black White
- Laminate colour: Wilsonart – Black Alicante
- Sink – Hafele Home Single Bowl Sink & Drainer
- Tapware – Greens Tapware Volt Gooseneck Sink Mixer Black
- Tile Splashback – existing white wall tile
- Tile floor – existing terracotta floor tile
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