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Best Kitchen Renovation Materials

Best Kitchen Renovation Materials

Kitchen

Best materials for kitchen include two key, this is a clear base and powder. They mix to form a blend, producing a glossy, nice look effect after complete.

Pour over the Bathroom, or solid top. They move through the floor as it cures and can with a paintbrush or roller to create effects such as swirls, ripples, craters, or waves. When the Bathroom hardens, these powders are in place, resulting in a beautiful, nice look.

Each epoxy Bathroom is special due to the nature of the powder holding. Skill and mind are critical to achieving the appearance and feel of the surface.

Metallic Epoxy Bathroom include two key, this is a clear base and powder. They mix to form a blend, producing a glossy, nice look effect after complete.

Pour over the Art Panel, or solid top. They move through the floor as it cures and can with a paintbrush or roller to create effects such as swirls, ripples, craters, or waves. When the Epoxy hardens, these powders are in place, resulting in a beautiful, nice look.

Our Bathroom is special due to the nature of the powder holding. Skill and mind are critical to achieving the appearance and feel of the surface.

Metallic Epoxy Kitchen

Kitchen

Best materials for kitchen include two key, this is a clear base and powder. They mix to form a blend, producing a glossy, nice look effect after complete.

Pour over the Bathroom, or solid top. They move through the floor as it cures and can with a paintbrush or roller to create effects such as swirls, ripples, craters, or waves. When the Bathroom hardens, these powders are in place, resulting in a beautiful, nice look.

Each epoxy Bathroom is special due to the nature of the powder holding. Skill and mind are critical to achieving the appearance and feel of the surface.

Metallic Epoxy Bathroom include two key, this is a clear base and powder. They mix to form a blend, producing a glossy, nice look effect after complete.

Pour over the Art Panel, or solid top. They move through the floor as it cures and can with a paintbrush or roller to create effects such as swirls, ripples, craters, or waves. When the Epoxy hardens, these powders are in place, resulting in a beautiful, nice look.

Our Bathroom is special due to the nature of the powder holding. Skill and mind are critical to achieving the appearance and feel of the surface.

Metallic Epoxy Kitchen

Kitchen

Epoxy Bathroom include two key, this is a clear base and powder. They mix to form a blend, producing a glossy, nice look effect after complete.

Pour over the Bathroom, or solid top. They move through the floor as it cures and can with a paintbrush or roller to create effects such as swirls, ripples, craters, or waves. When the Bathroom hardens, these powders are in place, resulting in a beautiful, nice look.

Each epoxy Bathroom is special due to the nature of the powder holding. Skill and mind are critical to achieving the appearance and feel of the surface.

Metallic Epoxy Bathroom include two key, this is a clear base and powder. They mix to form a blend, producing a glossy, nice look effect after complete.

Pour over the Art Panel, or solid top. They move through the floor as it cures and can with a paintbrush or roller to create effects such as swirls, ripples, craters, or waves. When the Epoxy hardens, these powders are in place, resulting in a beautiful, nice look.

Our Bathroom is special due to the nature of the powder holding. Skill and mind are critical to achieving the appearance and feel of the surface.

Metallic EpoxyKitchen

Kitchen

Epoxy Bathroom include two key, this is a clear base and powder. They mix to form a blend, producing a glossy, nice look effect after complete.

Pour over the Bathroom, or solid top. They move through the floor as it cures and can with a paintbrush or roller to create effects such as swirls, ripples, craters, or waves. When the Bathroom hardens, these powders are in place, resulting in a beautiful, nice look.

Each epoxy Bathroom is special due to the nature of the powder holding. Skill and mind are critical to achieving the appearance and feel of the surface.

Metallic Epoxy Bathroom include two key, this is a clear base and powder. They mix to form a blend, producing a glossy, nice look effect after complete.

Pour over the Art Panel, or solid top. They move through the floor as it cures and can with a paintbrush or roller to create effects such as swirls, ripples, craters, or waves. When the Epoxy hardens, these powders are in place, resulting in a beautiful, nice look.

Our Bathroom is special due to the nature of the powder holding. Skill and mind are critical to achieving the appearance and feel of the surface.

Metallic Epoxy Kitchen

Kitchen

Epoxy Bathroom include two key, this is a clear base and powder. They mix to form a blend, producing a glossy, nice look effect after complete.

Pour over the Bathroom, or solid top. They move through the floor as it cures and can with a paintbrush or roller to create effects such as swirls, ripples, craters, or waves. When the Bathroom hardens, these powders are in place, resulting in a beautiful, nice look.

Each epoxy Bathroom is special due to the nature of the powder holding. Skill and mind are critical to achieving the appearance and feel of the surface.

Metallic Epoxy Bathroom include two key, this is a clear base and powder. They mix to form a blend, producing a glossy, nice look effect after complete.

Pour over the Art Panel, or solid top. They move through the floor as it cures and can with a paintbrush or roller to create effects such as swirls, ripples, craters, or waves. When the Epoxy hardens, these powders are in place, resulting in a beautiful, nice look.

Our Bathroom is special due to the nature of the powder holding. Skill and mind are critical to achieving the appearance and feel of the surface.

Metallic Epoxy Bathroom

Kitchen

Epoxy Bathroom include two key, this is a clear base and powder. They mix to form a blend, producing a glossy, nice look effect after complete.

Pour over the Bathroom, or solid top. They move through the floor as it cures and can with a paintbrush or roller to create effects such as swirls, ripples, craters, or waves. When the Bathroom hardens, these powders are in place, resulting in a beautiful, nice look.

Each epoxy Bathroom is special due to the nature of the powder holding. Skill and mind are critical to achieving the appearance and feel of the surface.

Metallic Epoxy Bathroom include two key, this is a clear base and powder. They mix to form a blend, producing a glossy, nice look effect after complete.

Pour over the Art Panel, or solid top. They move through the floor as it cures and can with a paintbrush or roller to create effects such as swirls, ripples, craters, or waves. When the Epoxy hardens, these powders are in place, resulting in a beautiful, nice look.

Our Bathroom is special due to the nature of the powder holding. Skill and mind are critical to achieving the appearance and feel of the surface.

Looking to Remodel your Kitchen | Best Kitchen Renovation Materials

What are the best materials for renovating your kitchen interiors? Today’s post looks at the top three materials for protecting and beautifying your kitchen.

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With so many materials available, let's just look at the top 3 materials in this post ©House&Home

Introduction | Best Kitchen Renovation Materials 

While all materials have their individual pros and cons. Every homeowner has a different set of needs that some materials may meet better than others.

The 3 most common materials with the best overall performance are Vinyl, Granite, and Metallic Epoxy.

The 3 Criteria | Best Kitchen Renovation Materials 

But just how do we define the often subjective concept of the best?

In the context of the kitchen, we have a few specific criteria. Hygiene, Kitchen-Specific Damage, and General Durability.

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Calculating and defining the best material is not as straight forward as it seems. ©giphy

Hygiene | Best Kitchen Renovation Materials 

Anyone who has done frying of any sort can attest to the amount of oil that floats and splatters everywhere.

Even with a kitchen hood, every surface in the vicinity is inevitably coated in a layer of grease. The grease goes on to trap dust and other random debris, resulting in gross kitchen grime.

Hygiene is simply a combination of how much grime a material traps, and how easy it is to clean.

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Boiling hot soup spilt on the floor or countertop? Curry with turmeric powder everywhere? ©giphy

Kitchen-Specific Damage | Best Kitchen Renovation Materials

While the kitchen does not receive as much traffic as a living room, it is exposed to more potential damage.

This includes dropping heavy cooking ware or sharp objects, chemical exposure to reagents used in cooking, and sudden exposure to high temperatures.

Heat resistance
Fire? No biggie. But we strongly do not recommend setting fire to your interior surfaces.

General Durability | Best Kitchen Renovation Materials 

This last category is a catch-all for other aspects of material durability, such as changes in strength or appearance over time.

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Sometimes, the harder something is, the easier for it to break, just like this conventional ceramic tile.

Vinyl | Best Kitchen Renovation Materials

Vinyl has been a popular material for a very long time. Thanks to its low cost, durability, and a wide variety of design options.

But just how well does it fare in the kitchen?

vinyl kitchen countertop
Fake granite vinyl covers for kitchen countertops are extremely popular because, well, it's cheap. ©futuristicjobs

Hygiene 

Vinyl does great in this section. Its completely porous surface does not trap grime and organic debris, like decaying plant or animal matter.

While its relatively high chemical resistance permits cleaning with most common household cleaning agents.

Great for floors, countertops, and dining surfaces.

Kitchen-specific Damage 

Impact & Scratch Resistance

It’s a bit of a mixed bag here. While vinyl’s rubbery nature easily handles physical impact. This same property makes it very vulnerable to damage from sharp or abrasive objects.

Between kitchen knives and assorted cutlery, your vinyl tiles are going to get rather scuffed and scratched.

Heat Resistance

Vinyl is also not the most thermally-resistant material.

Hot pans will absolutely warp and melt your vinyl tiles, ruining your countertop surface and pan bottom. The silver lining here is vinyl can be replaced at little cost.

Overall, great for dining surfaces and floors, terrible near cooking surfaces.

General Durability | Best Kitchen Renovation Materials 

Vinyl doesn’t age well. It stiffens and warps when exposed to heat and sunlight over a few years.

This results in warped and cracked tiles. Vinyl is also notorious for being stained by natural rubber products such as non-slip surfaces and some kitchen tools.

While vinyl can be easily replaced. Discarded vinyl tiles cannot be recycled and often end up in landfills or incinerated.

A big concern for the environmentally conscious.

warping vinyl floor
Warping and popping is common with vinyl. ©cleanfax

Useful short-term, but consider other options if you’re environmentally conscious and prefer long-term solutions.

environmental friendly material
Global warming is real. Do your part in reducing your carbon footprints. ©giphy

Granite | Best Kitchen Renovation Materials

Granite is a classic material with high physical durability. Each set of tiles has a naturally unique pattern that gives the material great character and aesthetic appeal.

granite countertop
Pure granite countertops are beautiful, but they are not cheap, and neither is their maintenance ©bobvila

Hygiene 

Natural granite fares rather poorly in this section. It is an extremely porous material that traps grime and harbours bacteria, while being difficult to clean.

Exposure to any non-pH-neutral household cleanser will permanently discolour the stone. Furthermore, unless you pony up an exorbitant sum for a continuous slab of granite, you will require grout to fill the gaps between your granite tiles.

Grout is a porous cement paste that traps dirt and is tough to clean because it is a recessed surface.

clean granite countertop
The porous properties allow dirt and bacteria to breed within. ©cnet

Overall, a pain to keep clean unless you coat your granite surfaces with a sealant. This demands regular maintenance every few years.

Kitchen-specific Damage

Impact, Scratch & Stain Resistance

Granite is lacking in this area as well. While it is among the harder and tougher stones, granite still chips and cracks when subjected to impact from heavy or sharp objects.

Worse still, it is difficult to patch granite back to its original look, especially if the crack is deep. It can also be permanently stained by acidic liquids like hot tomato soup or dark liquids like wine and sauces.

cracked granite countertop
The problem with stone is that, once a crack forms, it is bound to keep getting bigger, and bigger until it eventually breaks. ©pinterest
Heat Resistance

On the surface, granite has a great thermal resistance. It’s a stone with an extremely high melting point.

However, it is vulnerable to thermal shock. When suddenly exposed to high temperatures, air inside the porous stone rapidly expands, applying pressure and cracking the stone.

Here, granite is passable, but an informed homeowner must be prepared for a mottled patchwork of repairs over the years. Alright for countertops, floors, and dining surfaces, but use a coaster.

General Durability | Best Kitchen Renovation Materials

Granite gradually changes colour as it ages, but some owners view it as a plus.

In the same way that wine gets better with age, granite is deemed to gain character as its grains darken. Provided you maintain your granite without fail, it can last a long while.

Metallic Epoxy | Best Kitchen Renovation Materials 

This synthetic material is remarkably competitive in all its properties. Let’s see how it fares in the kitchen.

Best Kitchen Renovation Materials

Hygiene 

Three words: poreless, seamless, and highly chemical-resistant. This unholy-y trinity makes metallic epoxy a housewife’s dream.

It does not trap any grime or dirt and can be easily cleaned with any common household cleaning agent.

Advantages Of Metallic Epoxy
The non-porous and seamless design makes cleaning a breeze from coffee stains, spray paint, even motor engine oil!

Perfect for floors, countertops, and dining surfaces.

Best Kitchen Renovation Materials
Cleaning is a breeze with metallic epoxy countertops due to its non-porous and seamless design!

Kitchen-specific Damage 

Metallic Epoxy does better than vinyl in this section. While both enjoy a similar level of impact resistance, Metallic Epoxy is harder and more scratch-resistant.

Its high chemical resistance protects it against all kinds of spills – lemon juice, wine, boiling soup.

Heat Resistance

But yes, this wonder material does have a catch. It’s not burn-proof. While it’s perfectly safe near cooking surfaces. It is thermally stable up to a whopping 200°C. Having said that, do not use direct flame onto surfaces.

It is entirely fine to place hot pans directly on surface. However, we would still strongly recommend heat-resistant cork pads for when you need to rest hot cookware.

Great for floors, countertops, and dining surfaces.

Best Kitchen Renovation Materials

General Durability | Best Kitchen Renovation Materials 

The topcoat on indoor Metallic Epoxy is usually a water-based one instead of an industrial oil-based coating.

Water-based coatings give off far less volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which can cause breathing and skin issues.

No shortcomings.

Conclusion | Best Kitchen Renovation Materials 

Metallic Epoxy is unsurprisingly the overall winner. While vinyl shares a large portion of its strengths, vinyl is ultimately much less sustainable in the long run.

Meanwhile, granite is largely chosen for its aesthetics, since there are other comparable materials with greater practicality.

Metallic Epoxy can achieve a similar level of aesthetic freedom thanks to its unique design process. To find out more, head over to our blog post on how Metallic Epoxy is installed.

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Metallic Epoxy VS Conventional Materials

More in depth details of how Metallic Epoxy holds up against other conventional materials, visit this post

Maintenance Tips

Kitchen Countertop Maintenance Tips HERE & Metallic Epoxy Maintenance Tips HERE

Other Interior Surfacing Materials 

Best Bathroom Materials HERE & Best Natural Stone for Homes HERE

The Story of Metallic Epoxy Singapore HERE

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Best Kitchen Renovation Materials

Best materials for kitchen

Bathroom include two key, this is a clear base and powder. They mix to form a blend, producing a glossy, nice look effect after complete.

Pour over the Bathroom, or solid top. They move through the floor as it cures and can with a paintbrush or roller to create effects such as swirls, ripples, craters, or waves. When the Bathroom hardens, these powders are in place, resulting in a beautiful, nice look.

Each epoxy Bathroom is special due to the nature of the powder holding. Skill and mind are critical to achieving the appearance and feel of the surface.

Metallic Epoxy Bathroom include two key, this is a clear base and powder. They mix to form a blend, producing a glossy, nice look effect after complete.

Pour over the Art Panel, or solid top. They move through the floor as it cures and can with a paintbrush or roller to create effects such as swirls, ripples, craters, or waves. When the Epoxy hardens, these powders are in place, resulting in a beautiful, nice look.

Our Bathroom is special due to the nature of the powder holding. Skill and mind are critical to achieving the appearance and feel of the surface.

Metallic Epoxy Kitchen

Kitchen

Best materials for kitchen include two key, this is a clear base and powder. They mix to form a blend, producing a glossy, nice look effect after complete.

Pour over the Bathroom, or solid top. They move through the floor as it cures and can with a paintbrush or roller to create effects such as swirls, ripples, craters, or waves. When the Bathroom hardens, these powders are in place, resulting in a beautiful, nice look.

Each epoxy Bathroom is special due to the nature of the powder holding. Skill and mind are critical to achieving the appearance and feel of the surface.

Metallic Epoxy Bathroom include two key, this is a clear base and powder. They mix to form a blend, producing a glossy, nice look effect after complete.

Pour over the Art Panel, or solid top. They move through the floor as it cures and can with a paintbrush or roller to create effects such as swirls, ripples, craters, or waves. When the Epoxy hardens, these powders are in place, resulting in a beautiful, nice look.

Our Bathroom is special due to the nature of the powder holding. Skill and mind are critical to achieving the appearance and feel of the surface.

Metallic Epoxy Kitchen

Kitchen

Epoxy Bathroom include two key, this is a clear base and powder. They mix to form a blend, producing a glossy, nice look effect after complete.

Pour over the Bathroom, or solid top. They move through the floor as it cures and can with a paintbrush or roller to create effects such as swirls, ripples, craters, or waves. When the Bathroom hardens, these powders are in place, resulting in a beautiful, nice look.

Each epoxy Bathroom is special due to the nature of the powder holding. Skill and mind are critical to achieving the appearance and feel of the surface.

Metallic Epoxy Bathroom include two key, this is a clear base and powder. They mix to form a blend, producing a glossy, nice look effect after complete.

Pour over the Art Panel, or solid top. They move through the floor as it cures and can with a paintbrush or roller to create effects such as swirls, ripples, craters, or waves. When the Epoxy hardens, these powders are in place, resulting in a beautiful, nice look.

Our Bathroom is special due to the nature of the powder holding. Skill and mind are critical to achieving the appearance and feel of the surface.

Metallic Epoxy Kitchen

Kitchen

Epoxy Bathroom include two key, this is a clear base and powder. They mix to form a blend, producing a glossy, nice look effect after complete.

Pour over the Bathroom, or solid top. They move through the floor as it cures and can with a paintbrush or roller to create effects such as swirls, ripples, craters, or waves. When the Bathroom hardens, these powders are in place, resulting in a beautiful, nice look.

Each epoxy Bathroom is special due to the nature of the powder holding. Skill and mind are critical to achieving the appearance and feel of the surface.

Metallic Epoxy Bathroom include two key, this is a clear base and powder. They mix to form a blend, producing a glossy, nice look effect after complete.

Pour over the Art Panel, or solid top. They move through the floor as it cures and can with a paintbrush or roller to create effects such as swirls, ripples, craters, or waves. When the Epoxy hardens, these powders are in place, resulting in a beautiful, nice look.

Our Bathroom is special due to the nature of the powder holding. Skill and mind are critical to achieving the appearance and feel of the surface.

Metallic Epoxy Kitchen

Kitchen

Epoxy Bathroom include two key, this is a clear base and powder. They mix to form a blend, producing a glossy, nice look effect after complete.

Pour over the Bathroom, or solid top. They move through the floor as it cures and can with a paintbrush or roller to create effects such as swirls, ripples, craters, or waves. When the Bathroom hardens, these powders are in place, resulting in a beautiful, nice look.

Each epoxy Bathroom is special due to the nature of the powder holding. Skill and mind are critical to achieving the appearance and feel of the surface.

Metallic Epoxy Bathroom include two key, this is a clear base and powder. They mix to form a blend, producing a glossy, nice look effect after complete.

Pour over the Art Panel, or solid top. They move through the floor as it cures and can with a paintbrush or roller to create effects such as swirls, ripples, craters, or waves. When the Epoxy hardens, these powders are in place, resulting in a beautiful, nice look.

Our Bathroom is special due to the nature of the powder holding. Skill and mind are critical to achieving the appearance and feel of the surface.

Metallic Epoxy Kitchen

Kitchen

Epoxy Bathroom include two key, this is a clear base and powder. They mix to form a blend, producing a glossy, nice look effect after complete.

Pour over the Bathroom, or solid top. They move through the floor as it cures and can with a paintbrush or roller to create effects such as swirls, ripples, craters, or waves. When the Bathroom hardens, these powders are in place, resulting in a beautiful, nice look.

Each epoxy Bathroom is special due to the nature of the powder holding. Skill and mind are critical to achieving the appearance and feel of the surface.

Metallic Epoxy Bathroom include two key, this is a clear base and powder. They mix to form a blend, producing a glossy, nice look effect after complete.

Pour over the Art Panel, or solid top. They move through the floor as it cures and can with a paintbrush or roller to create effects such as swirls, ripples, craters, or waves. When the Epoxy hardens, these powders are in place, resulting in a beautiful, nice look.

Our Bathroom is special due to the nature of the powder holding. Skill and mind are critical to achieving the appearance and feel of the surface.