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The Ultimate Guide to Kitchen Benchtops

Choosing the right kitchen benchtop is imperative in any kitchen design. We’re sharing over 40 years of experience in kitchens and benchtops, so you can feel confident in your choice.

EXPLORE

The world of benchtops has recently undergone some major transformations. We’ve collated a detailed comparison guide to arm you with everything you need to make the right decision. It’s the ultimate guide to benchtop options, as well as what to expect in terms of cleaning, maintenance, and price. Download your free detailed benchtop guide.

NATURAL STONE

Sensa

There is nothing more decadent than a natural stone kitchen benchtop. The Sensa range by Cosentino features premium natural granite and quartzite benchtops and splashbacks that divinely steal the attention in any design.

Discover the unparalleled beauty and durability of the natural granite and quartzite surfaces of Sensa. Granite and quartzite surfaces are not only visually stunning but also functionally advantageous, providing a distinctive touch to any project.

Treated with special stain-resistant protection prior to installation, ensuring both aesthetic appeal and longevity. The surfaces come with a 15-year guarantee, reflecting a commitment to quality and durability. What sets Sensa granite and quartzite apart is its unique composition, offering a one-of-a-kind touch to your spaces.

Enjoy the convenience of a surface that requires no maintenance after a single sealing, unlike other natural stones that may need annual resealing. Sensa’s granite and quartzite surfaces are food contact certified, making them perfect for kitchens where hygiene is paramount.

Colour Range
Graphite Paint flow Kiev 20 showroom kitchen. Curved benchtop in Sensa Siberia. Pink tiled splashback with black features throughout.

Unique

Delicately organic colour palettes and natural flowing movement. Sensa granite and quartzite are one of a kind, creating outstanding spaces.

Stain-Resistant Protection

State-of-the-art stain-resistant treatment which penetrates and protects the natural stone, rather than a top coat seal.

Low Maintenance

No protective re-treating required, the treatment lasts a lifetime. Plus, it’s easy to clean with just soapy water.

The Material

Natural quartzite & natural granite

The Look

Designer

The Investment

$$$

Durability

High

The Material | Natural quartzite & natural granite

The Investment | $$$

The Look | Designer

Durability | High

Ultracompact Porcelain Surface

Dekton

Discover the unrivalled innovation and sustainability of Dekton, a carbon-neutral ultracompact porcelain surface that seamlessly marries the aesthetics of natural stone with cutting-edge manufacturing. 

Beyond nature’s limitations, Dekton achieves the pinnacle of product performance, embodying qualities such as abrasion, scratch, impact, water, and stain resistance. With the added feature of high-heat resistance, Dekton is a versatile choice for various applications, including kitchen benchtops and splashbacks.

Available in various thicknesses, Dekton offers flexibility in design and application, allowing you to tailor its use to your project’s unique requirements. Explore a rich palette of colours and textures, including ultra-glossy, matte, or velvet finishes, ensuring a perfect match for any style or design preference.

Beyond its aesthetic appeal, Dekton takes pride in being 100% CO2 emissions offset, contributing to a sustainable and eco-friendly choice for your spaces. Elevate your project with the exceptional durability, versatility, and environmental responsibility embodied by Dekton, where form meets function in perfect harmony.

Colour Range

Colour Palette

Explore a rich palette of colours and textures, including ultra-glossy, matte, or velvet finishes. From subtle and consistent colour palettes, through to dramatic marble veining.

Product Performance

Dekton embodies qualities such as abrasion, scratch, impact, water, and stain resistance. With the added feature of high-heat resistance, Dekton is a versatile choice for various applications, including kitchen benchtops and splashbacks.

Sustainable

Dekton takes pride in being 100% CO2 emissions offset, contributing to a sustainable and eco-friendly choice for your spaces.

Hushed Pine Accent with Dekton Sirius with a smooth matte texture. Tiled Terrazzo splashback.

The Material

Ultracompact porcelain

The Look

Feature

The Investment

$$$

Durability

High

The Material | Ultracompact porcelain

The Investment | $$$

The Look | Feature

Durability | High

Vitrified Compact Surface

Zenith

Zenith by Stone Ambassador is the answer to the now banned engineered stone. With 0% crystalline silica, Zenith offers the look and feel of the engineered stone benchtops we’re used to, with none of the dangers.

A focus on a new environmental and sustainable product, which looks and performs in the same way as the old.

Zenith leverages ground-breaking Vitrified Compact Surface (VCS) technology to create a completely crystalline silica free product that is the perfect alternative addition to your new project.

Bringing to life the look, feel, and designs we’ve grown to love in engineered stone, Zenith is the natural transition for kitchen design trends. With an extensive colour palette from simple pebble neutrals, to deeply organic veining, across a wide range of tones and styles.

Featuring up to 89% recycled materials, Zenith Surfaces is a new category of sustainable and earth-friendly surface materials you can enjoy for a lifetime. Plus, Zenith is spill, stain, heat, and scratch resistant, and comes with a 10 year warranty.

Colour Range
Zenith benchtops, With 0% crystalline silica, Zenith offers the look and feel of the engineered stone benchtops we’re used to, with none of the dangers.

Variety

Zenith offers a wide range of colours and textures, from classic polished pebble, to matte or textured organic tones, to traditional veined marbles.

Environmentally Friendly

Containing up to 89% recycled materials.

0% Crystalline Silica

The Zenith colour palette echoes colours previously featured in engineered stone. Available in a range of colours and styles, from pure white, to traditional subtle pebbling, to organic veining.

Designed in Australia

Locally researched and designed here in Australia, creating a range to suit the needs and styles of our trends.

The Material

Vitrified Compact Surface

The Look

Traditional

The Investment

$$

Durability

High

The Material | Vitrified compact surface

The Investment | $$

The Look | Traditional

Durability | High

Acrylic

Tocco

Bring the look and feel of luxury into your home, with Tocco. Our most durable and long lasting benchtop solution, a product designed for families and everyday living.

With the look and feel of engineered stone, Tocco is complementary to any kitchen design style. Manufactured from pressure-formed bauxite and polyester binder, it is safe, and silica free.

Tocco benchtops are stain resistant, easy to clean and maintain. Plus, these benchtops can be repaired easily, bringing them back to new life after years of everyday living.

One of the other great advantages of Tocco is seamless joins. Unlike other benchtop products, Tocco is installed with invisible joins, meaning your design can flow uninterrupted around corners and long runs. Available in a range of colours and styles, from pure white, to traditional subtle pebbling, to organic veining.

Colour Range
The ultimate guide to benchtops- Tocco, durable and long lasting. With the look and feel of engineered stone, Tocco is complementary to any kitchen design style. Manufactured from pressure-formed bauxite and polyester binder, it is safe, and silica free.

On Trend Colours

The Tocco colour palette echoes colours previously featured in Engineered Stone. Available in a range of colours and styles, from pure white, to traditional subtle pebbling, to organic veining.

Hard Wearing

Tocco benchtops are durable, and easy to clean and maintain. They are incredibly stain and heat resistant.

Seamless Joins & Easily Repairable

Unlike other benchtop products, Tocco is installed with invisible joins, meaning your design can flow uninterrupted around corners and long runs. This product feature also means that scratches or damage to your benchtop can be easily repaired, making it ultra-long lasting.

Affordable

Tocco offers the look and feel of a traditional solid surface benchtop, like stone or porcelain, without the price tag.

The Material

Pressure-formed bauxite and polyester binder

The Look

Clean Lines

The Investment

$$

Durability

Very high

The Material | Pressure-formed bauxite and polyester binder

The Investment | $$

The Look | Clean Lines

Durability | Very High

Laminate

Laminate benchtops are making a comeback! The current range offers so much for different designs and styles, more than any other benchtop product. Plus, it still holds the place for being ultra affordable and durable – especially perfect for high impact areas like laundries and pantries. 

Explore the latest in laminate. New digital square edge laminate benchtops have arrived online and in our showrooms. Rivalling the now no longer engineered stone in look, feel, and durability, these benchtops are set to be the next big thing.

Crafted to withstand the rigours of daily use, laminate is impressively scratch, wear, stain, moisture, and impact-resistant, offering peace of mind. With a range of features including impact resistance, anti-microbial properties, and resistance to scratches, heat, stains, and water, laminate is a reliable choice for various applications.

Choose from an extensive palette of colours and textures, including solid colours, timber grain, matte, and minerals, allowing you to seamlessly integrate it into any style or design aesthetic. Rest assured, this exceptional product is proudly made in Australia, reflecting a commitment to quality craftsmanship and design innovation. Elevate your spaces with the reliability and style of laminate, a testament to durability and sophistication, all in one.

Colour Range
Laminate benchtop, ultra affordable and durable, especially perfect for high impact areas like laundries and pantries.

Cost Effective

Laminate is, without a doubt, the most cost effective benchtop solution available. Plus, with recent developments in colours, styles, and profiles, there are so many options for a cost effective benchtop that looks great. 

Digital Sqaure Edge

Laminate goes head-to-head with its more slimline counterparts, with new 25mm digital square edge benchtops. Echoing the look, feel, and durability of engineered stone. 

Extensive Range of Colours & Finishes

Choose from an extensive palette of colours and textures, including solid colours, timber grain, matte, and minerals, allowing you to seamlessly integrate it into any style or design aesthetic.

Durable

Crafted to withstand the rigours of daily use, laminate is impressively scratch, wear, stain, moisture, and impact-resistant, offering peace of mind.  

Made Local

Rest assured, this exceptional product is proudly made in Australia, reflecting a commitment to quality craftsmanship and design innovation.

Laminex Danish walnut and figured Limestone laminate benchtop top

The Material

MDF wrapped in printed laminate  

The Look

Simple

The Investment

$

Durability

Medium

The Material | MDF wrapped in printed laminate

The Investment | $

The Look | Simple

Durability | Medium

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