Hi there! Is this photo from Houzz? If so, you can ask a question directly on the photo and the professional who has uploaded it will get notified and hopefully be able to give you some answers :)

Suy When you approach a school project - in fact, any project - you need to think about 'what is the real question here?' What you need to think about is the environment in which the building is to be placed Wind, salt, moisture, strong sun, abrasion from sand all have effect in an ocean area All building materials will weather - it is their nature Perhaps you could use this to your advantage and go 'Wabi Sabi' with your design Best case scenario - minimise damage and choose materials that need minimum maintenance as a boutique hotel will be busy and have minimal staff Enjoy the project and research involved

Hi, I'm far from the expert on this one. When I did a search for UV resistant woods/laminates up came ads for UV resistant sealer. So I looked into it and didn't find a decisive one product for the job. Olympic Maximum Exterior has a four year wear life. If you can deal with a darker than preferred stain on the first go, I'd go the real timber route; go heavy on the sealer& dark stain.. thats noticeable to fade. .. see how it wears in three years /50-75% of suggested time. Then you can sand and stain to preference; retouch as needed.

Hi Kylie, We have put together several dedicated pages on our website for each of these materials where we discuss their Pros and Cons. We not only have individual pages for each of these face material types but also have pages for different kitchen benchtop materials and splashbacks. (Follow this Link) or just go to our Compass Kitchens Materials main page. Hope this helps, Malcolm