With the right preparation you CAN paint laminate. However, you just can’t use any type of ordinary household paint. It needs to be specifically formulated in order to adhere to it. Laminate paint is available in a large range of colours but can be tinted to virtually any colour that you desire. Painting the cabinets…
Big Brother 2012 gives us a sneak preview of the kitchen inside the house. Housemates will be polarized by the kitsch, retro overload styled kitchen reminiscent of the 1950′s. Featuring kitchen cabinets built with face-frame construction techniques, it even includes round plastic vents to the doors, laminated benchtops with chrome edges and rounded open shelves…
The K1 Kitchen from Kitchoo is a beautiful and sophisticated compact kitchen. It has an uniquely original softly closing benchtop that hides the kitchen when not in use. This clever, compact kitchen was awarded the prestigious reddot design award in 2011. Features of the K1 kitchen are; Stainless steel (Inox) sink inset flush into the…
Whilst visiting the Taste Living (Hacker kitchen) showroom at Brookvale recently, I had the opportunity to witness a sliding benchtop in action. Dubbed the Double Flybridge, this sliding benchtop sits on top of the kitchen island cabinets and effortlessly slides apart to reveal an induction cooktop as well as a sink and pop up tap….
Get the look of granite benchtops cheaply and easily by using a specially formulated granite paint by Giani. There are other laminate paints on the market but they generally offer only a solid colour. Giani differs from the rest by offering a 3 step paint process using a primer coat, a sponge on mineral paint…
A mason’s mitre is a derivative of the mitre joint and is commonly used to join laminated benchtops together. similar to a butt joint, the mason’s mitre is used in benchtop fabrication to cut waste. Joining benchtops with a mason’s mitre The two benchtops are joined by routing out a ‘socket’ in one piece and…