Ikea has been accused of “hypocrisy” amid a call for the furniture giant to pull a range of kitchen benchtops due to its links to a fatal disease. A letter sent to Australian chief executive Mirja ...

Whether it's an industrial, rustic, modern, or contemporary look that you're going for, there'll be a benchtop to suit. While we often consider what's going to look good, there are other important ...

Want a new kitchen but don’t want to spend money on an entirely new one? A new benchtop could be all you need. If there’s one thing that makes a massive difference in a kitchen, it’s the benchtop; the ...

I didn’t mind the old kitchen benchtop. It was a perfectly fine laminated benchtop in a tasteful ’80’s salmon-pink with tiny black flecks running through it, handy for hiding poppy seeds and sleeping ...

As a designer and avid cook, I'm often asked what material I recommend for kitchen benchtops. My answer: honed marble (statuary or Carrara are my favourites) or soapstone because I like their mellow ...

Aussies are going crazy for a new type of ‘faux marble’ that is said to be 10 times more durable than its laminate predecessor and just a fraction of the price of stone. Since then it has levelled off ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Home. Followed categories will be added to My News. Since then it has levelled off, tempered by rising costs, but it remains at more than a steady simmer. “When it ...