Could you use the same glass as behind your cooktop for behind the sink? Kitchens generally use the same material for all the splashbacks or it can look disjointed. Have a look at photos of kitchens on this site to get some ideas.

Thanks bigreader for your advise. Whites are SO HARD. I have done a test patch with the Casper white half and fear it is too grey/green and too modern. The rest of the house is more warm white tones and the floor boards are warm. Confusing as the laminex bench top has grey tones and the splashback is navy? Leaning now more towards Snowy Mountains Half or Natural White - but what about trims??? Really trying to avoid the yellowish/old look that warm whites can throw as half done the bedrooms trims and doors in Antique White and they look old/tired already after 3 years. thanks for your time

Hi Claire, It really depends what your budget is. If you can't live with the current look until you can afford a total refit, I would agree with girlguides. A lick of paint and new bench tops will bring this baby into the now. Laminex has a new bench top range that looks great and fits the "budget" brief. A couple of pendant lights over the bench top would look good as would some thick floating shelving above the microwave...better yet, if you can stretch to some new cabinetry to get the microwave off the bench, that would free up some bench space and improve function. I actually like the brick! I was doing a houzz search for a solution to one of my many dilemmas and saw an island with brick ends. It looked amazing! Good luck!

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