Whether it’s for a casual catch-up over a freshly-brewed cup of coffee or a more formal evening of entertaining, the kitchen holds a unique place in our domestic lives. Designing a kitchen that is both highly functional and visually compelling is no small undertaking.

With the help of Fior Di Pesco marble from CDK Stone, Melbourne-based design firm Liberty Interiors has created a space that exudes elegance and functionality, making a central hub for the homeowners that fulfils their practical requirements in style.

At the core of this captivating kitchen is a commitment to minimalist design. Its nuanced palette and sophisticated material choices provide an elevated finish. The white fluted cabinetry presents a contemporary aesthetic, complemented by carefully selected pendants and cabinetry hardware. While these elements work in harmony to establish a synergistic design, it’s the exquisite Fior Di Pesco marble that emerges as the true hero of the space.

This spectacular natural stone forms the benchtop, splashback and rangehood, bringing in a layer of richness and textural depth that transforms the kitchen. With its deep-grey base colour, dramatic white veining and surprising hints of burgundy, the Fior Di Pesco marble commands attention while remaining effortlessly refined as only natural stone can.

Natural stone remains a cornerstone of interior design around the world. Its versatility allows it to be integrated seamlessly into a variety of design styles, colour palettes, and architectural expressions. No two slabs of stone are alike, making each application a singular work of art indivually shaped by Mother Nature.

CDK Stone prides itself on sourcing high-quality natural stone from around the globe. Its commitment to quality and aesthetic excellence ensures that every homeowner, designer or architect can find a stone that not only meets their practical needs but also speaks to their personal vision. With materials as compelling as Fior Di Pesco marble, the kitchen is no longer just a place to cook, it becomes a sanctuary of beauty, durability
and enduring sophistication.

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CDK Stone

Kitchen Design: Liberty Interiors
Photography: Elise Scott

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Porcelain Plus Australia is a trusted specialist in large-format sintered porcelain panels, delivering complete solutions from product selection to project completion. Known for their expertise and commitment to quality, Porcelain Plus supports architects, builders, and designers with premium materials and personalised service.

Sourced from European Industry Leaders

Porcelain Plus Australia has established strong partnerships with leading manufacturers in Spain and Italy, ensuring access to an extensive and exclusive range of sintered porcelain products. Their collection includes a wide variety of colours, textures, and finishes, suitable for both residential and commercial applications — including benchtops, wall cladding, facades, and flooring.

Whether the project calls for a natural stone look or a modern, architectural finish, Porcelain Plus offers design versatility with uncompromising quality.

Comprehensive Service, Every Step of the Way

More than just a supplier, Porcelain Plus Australia offers end-to-end project support. Their knowledgeable team assists clients with:

• Panel selection and specification
• Custom processing including cutting, edging, and shaping
• Transportation and logistics
• Installation coordination, if required

With a deep understanding of the design and construction industries, Porcelain Plus ensures that each project runs smoothly — delivering both technical precision and aesthetic excellence.

For more information

W: Porcelain Plus
A: 1 / 64–70 Edison Road, Dandenong South VIC 3175
P: +61 3 8566 7665

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They reconfigured the space to create a more practical layout for the family of five, complete with a fresh and sophisticated design that pays homage to the home’s original character.

Preserving some of the home’s existing features was important to the family, so the design team balanced modern updates with the Victorian home’s timeless charm. Shaker-style cabinetry and The English Tapware Company tapware were chosen for this exact reason. An island benchtop was added to ensure plenty of prep space, extra seating space, and a discreet yet functional home for the family’s wine fridge. American Oak timber veneer in a walnut Serenastain applied to the island’s cabinetry to inject a little extra warmth to the room, while the stark green Perini subway tile splashback adds interest.

Let’s take a moment to admire the Lapitec surface in Bianco Serena, that adorns the kitchen’s splashbacks and benchtops, including the island benchtop. Effortlessly chic yet highly durable, these surfaces are a clever choice for frequently used workspaces like kitchen benchtops. Plus, they can be adapted to suit your home’s needs. In this kitchen, drain lines have been added to the surface, to ensure excess water drains straight into the sink without creating a mess on the benchtop.

The surface’s subtle yet sleek veining enhances the natural stone-like character while maintaining the durability and resilience needed for everyday family life. That’s why applying this surface to the adjoining laundry and pantry, as well as the home’s bathroom, was a no-brainer.

Sleek, sophisticated and endlessly functional – this home’s new kitchen, as well as the newly-renovated bathroom, laundry and pantry, are exactly what the homeowners need for their busy lifestyle.

Design: Cherie He (Let’s Talk Kitchens & Interior)
Build: Let’s Talk Kitchens & Interiors

Design response

Objective

To reinvent the home’s main workspaces

Solution

Integrated modern design concepts and luxuries while respecting the home’s Victorian-style roots. Form and function were added through the Lapitec benchtops and splashbacks in Bianco Serenastain.

Lapitec Love

We spoke to the team at Let’s Talk Kitchens & Interiors to find out why they love using Lapitec products for their client projects.

What were the needs of this particular project that made Lapitec Bianco Serena the ideal solution?

Lapitec Bianco Serena in Satin finish was selected for this project for its durability, refined aesthetics, and practical suitability for the environment. Its full-body composition and non porous surface made it an excellent choice, ensuring hygiene and easy maintenance. With exceptional resistance to stains, heat, and moisture, it delivers both long-term functionality and timeless elegance in a high-use setting. Lapitec Bianco Serena was integrated across countertops and splashbacks in the kitchen, laundry, and bathrooms. Bianco Serena Satin paired beautifully with Dulux Reed Bed satin twopack cabinetry in the bathrooms, creating a harmonious balance of warmth and elegance.

The body veining delivered an outstanding visual outcome, enhancing the natural stonelike character while maintaining the durability and resilience needed for everyday family life.

How has the client reacted to the finished product?

The client has been highly impressed with the finished result, praising the material’s sophisticated appearance, durability and ease of maintenance. They have also noted how Lapitec has seamlessly integrated into their design vision while providing long-term performance benefits.

What sets Lapitec apart from other benchtop and surface materials available in Australia?

Lapitec is a full-body sintered stone, meaning it is non-porous, highly durable, and free from resins, making it an environmentally friendly and long-lasting alternative to engineered stone, porcelain, and natural stone.

How does sintered stone differ from the new engineered stone, porcelain, or natural stone?

Lapitec sintered stone is created through an advanced manufacturing process that mimics natural stone formation but eliminates weaknesses such as porosity or resin content. Unlike the new engineered stone, which contains high content of resins and it’s made by recycled glass, Lapitec is 100 per cent mineral-based, crystalline silica-free, and glass free, making it safer and more sustainable. Compared to porcelain, it has a full-body composition, ensuring consistent colour and pattern throughout the material, and unlike natural stone, it is non-porous and more resistant to environmental damage.

How does Lapitec perform against scratches, heat, and stains in high-use areas such as kitchens?

Lapitec excels in high-use areas due to its exceptional resistance to scratches, heat, and stains. It is scratch-resistant due to its dense structure, heat-resistant up to extremely high temperatures, and completely non-porous, making it resistant to stains from liquids such as wine, coffee, and oils. These qualities make it an ideal surface for kitchens, both residential and commercial.

With design trends constantly evolving, what colours, finishes, or applications make Lapitec a versatile choice for homeowners, architects and interior designers?

Lapitec is available in a variety of colours, from classic neutrals to elegant, veined patterns, and
comes in different finishes, such as lux, satin, or textured options (lithos and vesuvio), to suit a wide range of design aesthetics. Its versatility extends beyond benchtops to applications like splashbacks, flooring, cladding, and even outdoor kitchens, allowing architects and designers to create elegant spaces.

For more information

Lapitec Australia
P 03 9464 3200
E info@lapitecaustralia.com.au

Let’s Talk Kitchens & Interior
P 03 9888 5100
E info@ltki.com.au

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One-stop luxe stone shop with Y&Z Sintered Stone, designed to be long-lasting and low maintenance, sintered stone can stand the test of time while exuding style and luxury too. If you want to see a range of sintered stone options before locking in the perfect one for your home, Y&Z Sintered Stone is a must-visit destination.

Specialising in whole-of-house sintered stone customisation, Y&Z Sintered Stone offers a “one-stop shop” service that covers every step of the process, from initial consultation and product selection to fabrication, delivery and installation of the slabs.

Y&Z Sintered Stone offers sintered stone products in a vast variety of specifications and textures. The company also has surfaces in a range of thicknesses, facilitating furniture applications as well as regular kitchen and bathroom benchtop application.

Best of all, the team at Y&Z Sintered Stone have just launched integrated sintered stone wall, floor, cabinet, island and benchtop designs, helping renovators bring their modern, integrated renovation visions to life.

Whatever your preferences, they have a solution for you. And once you’ve locked in your choice, their professional installation team can assist with the final stage. With Y&Z Sintered Stone, the process is that easy!

For more information, visit Y&Z Sintered Stone

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WK Quantum Quartz surfaces offer you maximum design flexibility, with more than 40 inspirational colours to choose from. It is the premium choice when looking for low maintenance, durability and superior quality. Complete the look with a seamless QUANTUMSIX+ porcelain splashback; at just 6mm thick it’s sleek, sophisticated and available in a stunning array of natural stone inspired colours.

WK Quantum Quartz offers a wide selection of natural stone, including marble, granite, limestone and travertine, sourced globally from the world’s finest quarries, so you can be sure that there is an option to suit every home.

WK Quantum Quartz has a network of distributors supplying Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia, the Northern Territory and New Zealand.

For more information

WK Quantum Quartz

Originally from Best Homes magazine, Volume 10

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It seemed the only time available was after the phones had stopped ringing, the kids were in bed and the dishes had been put away. This gave experienced stonemason and installer Peter an idea. What if you didn’t have to wait to plan a project based on appointments? And so Simple Benchtops was born, with a mission to make it convenient, easy and quick to get an instant online estimate for your next benchtop project.

Offering customised kitchen and bathroom benchtops to meet your individual needs, the Simple Benchtops website allows you to enter your customised dimensions and select from a huge range of colours and materials for a no-obligation estimate. With a choice of brands such as Cosentino’s Silestone, WK Quantum Quartz, Caesarstone, YDL Stone, RHF Stone and Stone Ambassador you’ll be spoiled for choice.

Not just for kitchen and bathroom renovations, explore the possibilities of using quartz, natural or porcelain surfaces for different parts of your home, from laundries to barbecue areas and fireplaces.

With 18 years of experience in the industry and a dedicated team, Simple Benchtops is passionate about helping you fulfil your dream renovation with just a few clicks, a call or a visit to its showroom. Simple Benchtops’ determination to succeed and commitment to quality is a guarantee of a project you’ll love for years to come.

For more information

Simple Benchtops

Originally in Kitchens & Bathrooms Quarterly 26.1

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The Sensa by Cosentino® range now offers customers both protected granite and quartzite surfaces, showcasing a wider selection of striking designs. The two new surfaces are the first quartzites to join the Sensa by Cosentino® range. Quartzite is a very hard metamorphic rock that is composed almost entirely of quartz and is the perfect alternative for those who are looking for a natural stone that is more durable and hard-wearing than traditional marbles, while offering a similar look. The new quartzite colours have been carefully chosen, taking into account their composition and resistance to stains once treated with the revolutionary Senguard NK stain protection that has been developed by the Cosentino research and development team for its natural stones.

Both the Taj Mahal and White Macaubas feature an excellent level of stain protection, including against acidic substances commonly found in household kitchens, with no need for special daily maintenance. The new surfaces also provide benchtop peace of mind thanks to the NSF certification that makes them safe for contact with food.

For more information

Cosentino

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Organic processes that are reflected in the richness and complexity of oxidation and the authentic beauty of naturing Stone.

Dekton’s unparalleled technology gives us the tools to explore and design outside the box and the result is a series of colours that celebrates these incredible materials.

Dekton Industrial Collection: NILIUM

Dekton® Nilium is the minimalist element of the Industrial series. Inspired by a silver metal, Dekton® Nilium offers a subtle cocktail of white and grey shades. The delicate appearance of warm colours represents the beginning of the oxidation process of a material.

Dekton Industrial Collection: ORIX

Dekton® Orix is a worn cement in which industrial aesthetics are characterized by being iron, cold and broken. Representing a dichotomy between the new and the worn, the colour combination is based on different shades of grey, blue and green.

Dekton Industrial Collection: RADIUM

Dekton® Radium represents a rusty, acid-degraded steel plate and offers an aesthetic, that perfectly combines the warm expression of orange and brown tones with the cool character of bluish and greenish tints. Under sustainable production, Dekton® Radium is made from 80% recycled material.

Dekton Natural Collection OPERA

Inspired by the current desire for marble interiors, Opera takes inspiration from elegant Italian Carrara marble and offers a new soft touch which is the new Dekton® Velvet Texture finish. Simple, light grey veining adds depth and interest to the creamy white surface for a classic understated finish which offers a sensational velvety soft touch.

Dekton Xgloss Natural Collection NATURA 18

Replicating the quintessential style of marble with soft grey veining accentuating the classic white surface, Natura also boasts a lustrous polished finish. With all the benefits of Dekton®’s technical characteristics, the striking colour’s reflective nature is due to the nano-technological treatment and mechanical polishing process it undergoes, resulting in a crystal-like shine.

For more information

DEKTON

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With outstanding services in the stone industry and high value to our customers, ASEStone has been constantly working for the commercial and residential clients. With the best quality natural and engineered stones at highly competitive prices, they have always extended our extensive stone collection for home owners, builders, interior designers, architects, construction companies, fabricators, other businesses, and contractors across Melbourne.

High Quality:

ASEStone believe in displaying strong level of commitment to our clients with high standard of workmanship and quality in our products. Our range of engineered stone, engineered marble, natural stones and other products are sourced from the best of local quarries in Australia through latest technology and fair trade practices. Australian Stone Expert guarantees quality sourcing, processing and finishing to all their products for optimal longevity after installation.

Product Range:

Offering complete peace of mind with every product sold, our quality in stones is suitable for the Australian standards.

• Engineering marble stone series
• Natural inspired Quartz stone
• Builder range Quartz stone
• Premium selection of natural products
• Sandstone products

ASEStone are a one stop solution for engineered and natural stone, equipped with experienced staff who can help you through the whole process of stone buying according to your needs. To be successful in the industry, the company has strived to achieve beyond the current industry standards in product quality, process lead time, workmanship and product finish. ASEStone’s natural and engineered stones are perfect for any application, with great versatility, durability and looks.

The company pride themselves in the design and manufacture of engineered marble and stone. Their engineered stone is one of the best, bringing out the natural colour and pattern of genuine marble, and is easy to cut and install – while also saving on costs!

For more information

Australian Stone Expert

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Talostone quartz surfaces are easy to transport, fabricate, install and maintain. Above all, they are aesthetically pleasing and succeed in bringing an element of style and quality to any space the surfaces are incorporated into, as demonstrated through the kitchen pictured. Talostone’s 9090-Statuario was used for this kitchen’s island bench and the homeowner could not be happier with the final product — she loves the stone island and believes it to be the defining factor that makes her kitchen perfect.
Talostone quartz surfaces are created through the perfect combination of nature and technology; materials are selected by the company’s well-trained and experienced staff under the corporation’s Material Inspection Standards. Best of all, these surfaces are available in a range of colours, are incredibly easy to clean and come with a 15-year limited warranty. What more could you want in a quartz surface?
For more information

Talostone

Originally in Kitchens and Bathrooms Quarterly Volume 24, Issue 1

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