Dilemma #2 Here's an elevation of the powder room which has a 120mm drop down in the stone then a 180mm laminate panel... The idea is for it to look a bit (although not exactly) like this... Our floor tiles are similar (if not the same) as the above photo and go up the wall to below the vanity, the 180mm panel (which photo doesn't have - incidentally, what do you think of the shelf underneath the vanity?) is a black laminate and the feature tile between the vanity and the mirror (incidentally, should we take the mirror to the ceiling?) is Jewels Preto: So which colour should we go for the stone top, Lagoon or Blanco Zeus??... I'm swaying towards Lagoon as it's a bit more of a feature than just plain white, but I'm unsure :/

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Does Lexicon Quarter look a little beige? Kitchen company wants to use Polytec Classic White in the pantry. However I wanted Laminex Polar white but clearly Classic White is a better match to the Lexicon Quarter/ Quantum alphine white benchtop. Just feeling its all looking beige where I wanted a cool white. Cheers

Hi Watchedpoppy, in short the answer to your question is that it can be whatever you want. If you want the Dekton Quartz Face surface on the underside of your overhang and your tops are at least 24mm thick or thicker then all you need to do is make this requirement clear to your fabricator / Kitchen manufacturer and they can be made this way. Your tops can be fabricated to have face material on the underside; it is a dearer option to do this but it can be done and does look (and feel) a lot nicer. The other option used by Stonemasons is to have a Dekton edge returned down to the desired thickness of your top as a rim and then have a smooth white product like Eco-Cell set in underneath behind the rim, flush with the bottom edge. For the other part of your question about how much of an overhang can you have on a breakfast bar? Well surprisingly this Reconstituted Stone material type is actually very strong. As an industry standard for an unsupported breakfast bar is around 300 mm overhang; which will give you a 900 mm deep benchtop. The kitchen photo that you have used above has butt jointed waterfall end where this construction when used at both ends can allow you comfortably push this overhang out to 500 mm - 600 mm depending on the thickness of your stone and how it is fabricated. Some Island Units have cantilevered tops extending our 1200 mm to 1800 mm long where we make structural supports for the top that are hidden within the construction of the cabinetry. Once again to answer your question, if you desire a large overhang, then discuss this with your Kitchen manufacturer; where if they make custom cabinetry, they should be able to design and make for you exactly what you want. Hope this information is helpful. Regards Malcolm