We used Kitchens By Alliance in Brisbane. They didn't make us sign a liability contract to use it. They fitted our whole kitchen and were excellent.

We have had the the Laminex diamond gloss mineral stone for over a year in our kitchen. No scratches and I do a lot of cooking. I use…

I would put thin felt over it and then the bubble wrap or something like that. We have the diamond gloss. It is perfect and nearly a year…

What about tips for preparing your house for resale?
Current storage trends for glassware etc. (Are people using open cabinets, glass cabinets, buffet units, hiding them in the kitchen cupboards???)

This is probably way off but what about how to protect wooden floors? what to put on the bottom of dining room chairs, under couches etc and how to…

If I was to put wine racks in the pantry. I'd put them down low as heat rises. I think the pic at the top of this…

I have a small pantry and making the most of all the space available took some tweaking. The thing I really like that I did was placing containers up…

Another vote for Option 1. Go for the bench space. The more the better I say.

Lovely

I don't know if the people that did our kitchen will install just a bench top. You could ring and ask. We had the whole kitchen made by…

Beats me! I have no idea. As you can tell from my highly intellectual description of the ducting stuff, I am not the world's expert on electrical matters.

We have the Miele range hood. It is 600mm as we only have a 600mm cooktop. The range hood is fantastic. VERY quiet and efficient. Our…

We have drawers on one side of our kitchen (Bank of 9) and two pot drawers under the oven. We also have a couple of cupboards. Love both…

I think I've written this before, but, the microwave is one of the first kitchen items kids are allowed to use. If it is low down, and they pull…

There is a lot of support for timber and yes, it is great. I like it too. BUT, we went for tiles in the kitchen and they also…

You can go to see a demo by Neff (and other makers). They have people that go into the big stores and cook up a few things for you…

My kitchen designer suggested an under-the-bench microwave. We didn't get it, but his logic wasn't too bad. He said the first kitchen cooking appliance most kids use is…

Ick
I wouldn't overly worry about people throwing keys on your benches. They are pretty good. I can't see too many scratches (actually I can't see any!) on ours…

Yes, I just didn't get any responses here so I posted in the kitchen section too.

I might just have to give it a go sometime.

Does the bonjella work?

Hey, didn't the old guy in My Big Fat Greek Wedding use Windex for everything? He even used it on pimples.
Actually, we also use Windex on our Diamond Gloss…

I have just worked out a way but I am no expert....
I upload photographs onto photobucket.com (it is easy to follow their steps)
Then under the first photo you upload it…

Gee, I don't know about asking all those questions. I know you should do a bit of a background check but I must admit, I didn't do more than…

Hi Suh
There are other colours but that one was the best choice by far. I am planning to put wallpaper on a part wall next to the kitchen so…

Ok, so it's about an even split between the middle one and the white one. It's like my head has typed all the replies!! Looks like it doesn't…

Thanks everyone. I had just decided on the right one until I put it across the window frame and it creates a big dark line down the middle. ...…

Hi Guys
I haven't had a reply to my blind dilemma in Michelle's Lounge so I thought I'd post here as well. Pleeeeeeease help.
I don't know which roller blind fabric…

Oh, I forgot to mention that there are 9 drawers along the side you can't see. They are fabulous. Much better than cupboards.

Hi
This is my new kitchen. There is breakfast bar to the right and a couple of bar stools which I haven't photographed yet.