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Hi, Ali,

I eventually went ahead and had the stone overlay on my kitchen benches and splashback. I am absolutely delighted with the result, and am so pleased I had it done. It has given a completely refurbished look to the kitchen; there was no collateral damage to the cupboards; no having to take the old tiles down from the existing splashback; I didn't change my cooktop or sink (just had the same ones put back in) and I couldn't be happier. The only benchtop which was completely replaced was the long one at the front. It was widened to make a breakfast bar. My previous benchtops were a dark mottled laminate and the splashback was cream subway tiles with a frieze. Very dated. I've attached a before and after photo (the timber venetians at the window have since been replaced with a white holland blind, which looks so much better. If you're in Sydney I can give you the name of the company that did it for me.

Before:

Wow, looks absolutely beautiful, sorry I missed your post, my friend had this done also, so much better than removing the bench top, hers has a sparkle throughout and when the above lights are on it looks spectacular, you must be thrilled with the outcome, looks gorgeous.

Yes now I remember Deb, the new pendants look gorgeous also

I LOVE the stone with a sparkle, but I felt that with my timber "country look" cupboards, the sparkle might be a bit too much, so went for the plain white. If the cupboards had been plain, I would definitely have gone the bling!

HI Deborah, love what you have done with the kitchen! Gorgeous stone and lights too!

We are in Sydney and thinking of doing something similar...although we also want a new sink, tap and cooktop. Pic of our kitchen attached.

Do you mind telling me how much it costs? Also the company name if possible. Thanks!!

Hi, how did they square up the angle corners of peninsula and how is it wearing?

Sally Latte I have a very big kitchen and the splashback and benchtop overlays all up cost $12,000.00. That also included new brushed aluminium kickboard covers as well, although yours look like they're already metal. My friend is having hers done by the same company I used, but she has a much smaller kitchen. The quote for hers is $6,000.00. It's Waratah Kitchens at North Rocks. Ask for Jeff - he owns the company. They are excellent to deal with, and as well as the stone overlays, they do entire kitchens. It's worth seeing their showroom. There isn't any aspect of the project that I could fault, and I highly recommend them.