[Reno Day 26] Table tops!

[16 Aug 2015] Was looking forward to the 3D rendering of our renovation plan; nothing beats watching our design, colour and all, come to life in walk-through pictures. After 1 month of waiting, the pictures we received in our email inbox were surprisingly below par. The colour scheme was there, but I'm sure there's no second INTERIOR DESIGNER who does such colour combos. We should have adjusted our expectations a little.

So we had to roll up our sleeves and get down to flipping through pages and pages of laminate samples to re-select all the laminates and my kitchen top colour.

Anyway, I've received a few blank stares when I tell people that I selected KOMPACPLUS for my kitchen top. To the older generation, granite or Quartz tops are all the rage because of their perceived durability and prestige as high-end finishings. That was tempting, but it wouldn't fit into our Scandinavian theme. So Daren the ID introduced us to a new material choice called KOMPACPLUS, which is basically made of densely compacted paper. PAPER. Would I be willing to fork out the same price I could pay for a Quartz top (yes, they cost just as much) for an alien concept?

I threw caution into the wind.

The Husband left the decision-making for the kitchen top to me, so I decided to go for a dark wood top to offset the light wood and white tones in the kitchen. This is definitely the centerpiece of the kitchen. 

For the other laminates, we settled with simple, lighter shades of AROVA laminates which are easy to fit with each other, unlike the bold contrasts the ID proposed. LESS IS ALWAYS MORE.