I highly recommend Annie Sloan chalk paint. We bought a daggy pine kitchen hutch off ebay fairly cheaply, and repainted it with a vintage/off white Annie Sloan colour, looks so much better. The great thing is you only need to wipe the surface down, not give it a full sand. I was skeptical about how well it would stick, but we've moved house twice since and it is still in great condition. The paint is slightly textured so if you want something that is perfect and smooth with no brush strokes it isn't for you. Two coats and a coating of wax and it looks great. Here's a before and after pic, we still hadn't put the handles back on in the after pic. Not cheap paint, but when you consider you don't need a separate primer or to sand it, it pays off. http://www.anniesloan.com/acatalog/Australasia_Stockists.html

We have been a supplier of OSMO Hardwax Oils for a while now and have found that they have been great in all applications. They have an Oil specifically designed for Kitchen benchtops. OSMO Top Oil which is foodsafe and contains linseed, carnauba wax, candelilla wax, sunflower oil, soybean oil & thistle oil. You can buy it from VCS Products in Perth or Natural Timber Oils in Melbourne.

Have you been to visit some kitchen showrooms? You can customise the photo search here on Houzz quite a bit. For example, you can simply select [dark wood[(https://www.houzz.com.au/photos/kitchen-design-ideas-with-dark-wood-cabinets-phbr1-bp~t_10444~a_17-103) cabinet finish in the filter options. Then add more filters like floor colour, kitchen layout, cabinet style, wall colour etc if you wish. Leave the benchtop and splashback options open and see what results you get. You can then save any photos that appeal to your ideabook.

Hi Kruti. Those new pieces are lovely. There’s a houzz article in Stories about how to decorate a console table. If you select Stories, then Interior Design, then Decorating, and then type ‘how to decorate a console table,’ in the window, the article should pop up. I think you will find it very helpful.