oh sorry, when I referred to the white section I was thinking of the zincworks, it looks great along side the moose, but more so with the new basmati, because the zincworks is quite grey, whereas the moose alongside the white truffle- the moose has a brown undertone . the zincworks visual texture has a grain direction, perhaps you can have your cabinetmaker have the moose all vertical, while all the cabinets in zincworks could go horizontal. In your case the back cabinets and overheads, including the base island units. If you do agree to do the back bench in Moose, this will only be more impressive with the zincworks drawers below it. These two decors were actually the ones selected for the silk kitchen featured on the brochure, where you can clearly see how well they team up, they are closer together than you would think. If you don't go with the timber accent, use the moose in its place.. except the bar-back panel under the island, go with Zincworks there if timber is not an option, because it will stand out against the moose tall box at the sink end of the island. I am new to Houzz OZ too, we all are, but I'm a fan of the US site. You're welcome, I get my rewards when I start renovating...Q&As from me too :)

Thank you all for your timely responses. I too have always enjoyed the convenience of my two ovens which can be used independently of each other, which is why I am seriously considering the 1.5 double oven option. I have also researched the idea of two compact ovens which include microwave and steam options, (Bosch, Miele, Smeg AEG etc) and was all excited about that idea, but to install two of these is far too expensive. ($5000+ minimum) The freestanding convection microwave options all stipulate minimum 10-20cm airflow at the top of the unit, and the ones that do come with trim kits still all end up being too large for the space...frustratingly, often by only 2 or 3 cm! And yes, I've also lusted after an induction cooktop, but the expense of chasing wiring down a solid brick wall and disrupting backsplash tiling has put the kybosh on that idea. Anyhow, I have slept on this (again!) and have come to the conclusion that a 1.5 oven without an integrated microwave is the only way available at a reasonable cost.... A small microwave inside a cupboard might just work.... It's both interesting and noteworthy that convection/microwave +/- steam, with regular multifunction oven combinations although expensive, are readily available in several brands in the US......I'm jealous!

We have a 90cm gas cooktop and a 60cm electric double wall oven (the upper one being standard size while the lower one is two-thirds of a full oven). We have two deep drawers under the cooktop in which we store all our pots and pans. But our beach house has a 90cm Ilve upright stove - gas cooktop and a single 90cm oven. So having both versions, while I love the Ilve for its quality, I have to say I find the separate cooktop and wall oven works better for me. No bending over to glance in the oven or to take hot pans out. If you have the space, I'd seriously suggest you look at wall ovens. Here in Melbourne, Camberwell Electrics will let you try out their appliances by cooking a meal. (A friend was looking at a new oven and they let her cook identical meals in both a steam oven and a standard convection oven so she could compare the two. It certainly won them her business and solved her dilemma too.) Maybe a store near you will let you try out the different ovens for yourself?

Thanks for all the ideas siriuskey - I like being challenged with some left field ideas I hadn't thought of before. For colour schemes we're thinking of a white marble Caesar top with warm white laminate cabinets on the island, then charcoal laminate cabinets against the wall. For splashback we're thinking a high gloss white caesar. This is all just our initial thoughts and we'll probably get the colour consultant back to help us refine those plans and tell us where we've gone wrong :) With regards to getting the rangehood in over the island, I don't think I could swing the industrial look first idea, but the roof-mounted box to bring it down closer to the island top could work. Mounting some downlights into it as well should make lighting more effective too! I'm also warming to your idea of wrapping the cabinetry around onto the return wall and housing the ovens there. It does mean they're a fair hike away from the fridge, but it gives us a LOT more cooktop space which more than likely outweighs spreading the "triangle" out so far. So much to think about! I'm loving all of the ideas though :) I've been thinking of building some seating into the bay window (we've had a couch JAMMED into our bay in the lounge room and its a messy look) so maybe a banquette seat (never knew thats what they're called haha) would work. I just need it to sit relatively low-profile against the wall so that it doesn't make the gap between the seat and island too tight to get through.