Hi all, great post. Hard to find alot of reviews in kitchen sinks. Ive been looking at oliveri sinks to. Got nervous due to bad reviews. @Azur Farrell I went and looked at ABI on the goldcoast. Very helpful and sales pitch was great. The lady there had installed two gunmetal sinks in her home and said she was more than happy. For me the sinks was not quite the right size. She did tell me that the colour was 3/4 the way thru. ?? This might make scratches less obvious. I need to do more research on this as its only natural that your sink will get a scratch or two over x amount of years. I had More or less decided on the spectra in gun metal. (Wanted a bigger bowl). Did you get yours Azur? Im wonder if its scratches easily. Given its only 1.2mm coating im concerned it will be more obvious. (As opposed to stainless steel) FYI A sale lady told me that Abey pulled their gunmetal sink off the market. She wasn’t sure why but they where not happy with the product. If anyone can help re coloured spectra oliveri sinks i would love some feedback. As its undermount.. it wont be an easy task to replace.

" How wonderful it is online that now we can all see what amazing ppl are creating. We always have had amazing ppl making such things, but usually reserved for family keepsakes, or nanas specialty. Put down the iPhone and pick up a craft I say!" ~mldesign0401 Indeed. I'm often gobsmacked at what people can do. And it's great to see the process in pictures. I do spend a lot more time looking at others creations the actually doing something myself! One of the traps of everything shared online. I do love seeing the creations that didn't go as planned too! So funny. It's great that people have the sense of humour to still share their "failures". At the end of the day, there's more benefit in the process of creating right? At least they had a go.

Go with your gut Tracy..... it is a big investment but I have found that if it makes you smile every time you walk into your kitchen you'll never regret it!!!! I've recently moved into a smaller downsized home with my 3rd black kitchen, with drawers, no cupboards, except for the pantry which we use as the crockery and wine glasses stash. Mine is matt but no handles = no hip bangers! I chose to use snow white stone bench tops, the walls are painted natural white while the floors are pale oak hybrid vinyl.

Very exciting to be building a new home! I would include a second sink with your layout. This will stop your guests coming into your pantry to fill up a glass or the kettle etc. particularly as you want to keep the mess hidden. I personally think it can be handy to have two sinks as this is often a pinch point with two cooks and with clean up vs prep for next course or coffee and tea after dinner. I think you are right about the window seat not being as desirable without the northern sun. Bedroom 1 or 5 could be a good option if you could imagine yourself sitting there with a good book. In terms of kitchen planning guides you can google "planning kitchen work zones" or similar. A couple of Houzz articles that are worth reading are: Kitchen Planning: Zoning Beyond the Basics https:/https://www.houzz.com.au/magazine/kitchen-planning-zoning-beyond-the-basics-stsetivw-vs~54574000 Forget Kitchen Triangles – Work Zones Are Where It's At https:/https://www.houzz.com.au/magazine/forget-kitchen-triangles-work-zones-are-where-its-at-stsetivw-vs~33838673 Good luck!