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Porcelain vs Quartz Benchtops: Which is the Best Surface For Your Kitchen? (Comparison)
Porcelain vs Quartz Benchtops: Which is the Best Surface For Your Kitchen? (Comparison)The benchtop is the workhorse of kitchens around New Zealand. In many homes, customers recognise the impact it makes to the overall style and functionality of their living space. Some are even considering ...
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5 Key Benefits of the Robiq Reversible Sink Range (Review)
5 Key Benefits of the Robiq Reversible Sink Range (Review)In reviewing kitchen sink trends, it was the single bowl style which once reigned supreme. These simple and elegant models fit nicely in any number of design styles.Yet, for many of our customers at Archant, a more versatile solution is ...
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How to Design a Durable Overhang for Your Porcelain Benchtop and Kitchen Island
How to Design a Durable Overhang for Your Porcelain Benchtop and Kitchen IslandOur team at Archant work with customers all over New Zealand to bring their design vision to life. In some kitchens, the plan consists of boxing off any ends with flush edges.Another popular option is to create a small ...
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Top 5 Design Features of Archant Porcelain (Review)
Top 5 Design Features of Archant Porcelain (Review) The kitchen may be where all the cooking takes place, but it’s so much more than just a meal prep area. For our customers around New Zealand, the kitchen is at the heart of the home’s welcoming appeal. In the centre of this, is the ...
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EcoGranit vs Stainless Steel: Which is the Right Sink for Your Kitchen? (Comparison and Review)
EcoGranit vs Stainless Steel: Which is the Right Sink for Your Kitchen? (Comparison and Review)If you’ve seen social media posts recently, you’ve likely noticed some gorgeous photos of Archant’s stylish EcoGranit sinks featured in high-end kitchens. These are certainly head turners with their ...
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Florimstone Porcelain vs Neolith Benchtops (a Comparison Guide)
Florimstone™ vs Neolith Benchtops (a comparison guide)Shopping for a kitchen benchtop, countertop or worktop seems to be more confusing than ever before. There are all kinds of terms out there like sintered stone, engineered stone, porcelian, natural stone, etc.A quick web search only seems to ...
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Archant Quartz Benchtops vs Caesarstone®: An Honest Comparison
Archant Quartz Benchtops vs Caesarstone®: An Honest ComparisonAt Archant, we strive to provide the most accurate and detailed information to help guide your important design decisions. Of course, over time as products and offerings change, it can affect the information herein. We do want to be ...
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5 Creative Ways to Use Wovenpanel™ and Porcelain as Decorative Surfaces
5 Creative Ways to Use Wovenpanel™ and Porcelain as Decorative SurfacesPorcelain is most known for its use as a benchtop surface. Yet Archant’s large format porcelain sheets are being widely embraced by designers around New Zealand. In both commercial and residential spaces, there’s virtually ...
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A Review of Porcelain vs Laminate Benchtops (Cost, Style and Durability Comparison)
A Review of Porcelain vs Laminate Benchtops (Cost, Style and Durability Comparison)If you’re like many of the New Zealand homeowners we talk to at Archant, you’re wondering if a stone benchtop is a good investment, or if a laminate surface will suffice.This is a great question and one that ...
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How the Supply Chain is Affecting the Building Industry in New Zealand (and What it Means for Your Kitchen Project)
How the Supply Chain is Affecting the Building Industry in New Zealand (and What it Means for Your Kitchen Project)The supply chain disruptions here in New Zealand and around the globe have been well documented and reported on throughout the press. We thought it would be helpful to share our ...
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What You Should Know About How Wovenpanel™ is Made Guide
What You Should Know About How Wovenpanel™ is Made (Guide)Archant is proud to be offering our unique decorative surface we call Wovenpanel™. We’ve seen it used in incredible ways, transforming spaces both residential and commercial. And while it looks beautiful and is easy to clean, we wanted ...
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Benchtop Review: Is Granite Right for Your Kitchen?
Benchtop Review: Is Granite Right for Your Kitchen?The number of homeowners shopping for a new benchtop continues to grow year over year. You’re probably already familiar with some of the most sought-after options on the market today: Porcelain, Quartz, Dekton, Corian, Granite, Caesarstone, and ...
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The Least Serviced/Most Reliable Sink Brands 2022 (Reviews/Ratings)
The Least Serviced/Most Reliable Sink Brands 2022 (Reviews/Ratings)It can be challenging to find the perfect sink for your home. At Archant, we hear from New Zealand homeowners often who are perplexed by all the options on the market today. Considering a sink is the most heavily used item in a ...
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Which is the Best Benchtop: Concrete, Porcelain, or Quartz (Comparison)
Which is the Best Benchtop: Concrete, Porcelain, or Quartz (Comparison)By now, you probably already know that there are many types of benchtop materials to choose from. The team at Archant thought it would be helpful to compare three of the more popular types on the market today.As New Zealand’s ...
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5 Simple Ways to Care for and Clean Wovenpanel™
5 Simple Ways to Care for and Clean Wovenpanel™Archant’s exclusive product, Wovenpanel™ is a unique decorative surface that’s been widely embraced by those in the design community.We’ve seen it incorporated into award-winning projects, and a variety of other featured designs.In previous ...
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5 Stunning Ways to Use Large Format Porcelain in Your Design
5 Stunning Ways to Use Large Format Porcelain in Your Design When we talk with customers about their design plans, the topic of porcelain tiles usually comes up. Questions like what is large format porcelain? How and where can I use it? Is it expensive? Is it a tough enough material to stand the ...
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