No problem gabrieledwards. The marine ply detail is fantastic, but can be expensive, so I suggested a PVC edging called 2mm abs which can come in a ply edge look, this means you can have standard faced laminate doors which are wipe able and more durable han marine ply with the edging they will look like the real deal. I'd go with this on the base cabinets for practicality using block colour, and then build the wall cabinets in marine ply. I even like the idea of ply pegboard backing in open cubbies, and float them on the wall rather tHan to the ceiling, as this was the usual in this era and suits a relaxed fitout. I'd consider your island to have a steel frame like a prep bench, maybe movable on castors for a flexible space, and the feel frame again makes it feel more beach shack than boho chic! I'd also contrast a flat faced fitout, meaning no profile doors with vj board or lining board panels on the wall. Applied vertically they are reminiscent of this era, and of holiday homes, although the modern day version is far more impressive. This detail could I vertically lift your space, drawing your eye upwards towards the marine ply cabinetry, and could integrate he kitchen with other rooms adjoining this space. Vertical boards or planked walls are very 70s, very coastal, and also very linear (on trend). The key to replicating style eras, is to emphasize and interpret the good, but leave out the bad. There are some unique printed laminates in the innovations range which offer specialty laminates. Printed, patterns embossed etc, and one called bold clone could look great as a backing to cabinets in your Brunswick kitchen. As a kitchen designer myself, I love to use a specialty or standard colour laminate in the top drawers of my kitchens, perhaps the cutlery drawer as it introduces a personality and is often a detail that is overlooked. Laminex also have a new board product which is suitable for doors in gloss white, which is both magnetic and a whiteboard! And a matte blackboard door. It is double backed, so great for pantry doors. My main emphasis would be on highlighting clever use of space and form. Use integrated lighting on the upper overheads, even led strip lighting under your kickers to highlight the perimeter and give it a lively, ambient glow. Have a look at the innovations range cor some cool colour options. Here's a link to bold clone or pure clone which is white. Maybe the pure clone in he shack, and bold clone (black) in Brunswick. A nod to your stamp on both. The bold clone can be interpreted many ways, and would suit industrial, warehouse looks, to really architectural inner city fitouts. Urban chic. http://www.laminex.com.au/products.php#!/specialty/innovations/bold-clone

HI, thank you so much for the comments. I will ask the builder for some before shots. :)

That looks beautiful.

Daphnemaria, the cost was $12,000.00. That was for the veneering of the benchtops and splashback. I have a large kitchen and I had been given an estimate of an entire kitchen replacement, with polyurethane cupboards and engineered stone benchtops, of $38,000.00, not including stove and sink. As it was, I kept my existing stove and sink, but had I opted for an entirely new kitchen, I would have had to replace them, which would have added another $5,000-10,000 I suspect. So for my purposes, I think it was a reasonable cost, only took three days, with virtually no mess or disruption.