U r a star, Xiej0007! Thanks much for the link to Tiler Seng's reply. I have been reading RT blogs till my eyes are going to pop out! Will u b using homogeneous tiles, like what Tiler Seng had in his pic? Or some other counter top? Your rationale? Also, top mounted or under mounted sink? I was talking to one of the kitchen designers and said I want a concrete structure for my sink. She looked at me and said 'old fashioned'. I think pragmatic me will still stick to concrete structure but am still mulling what kind of tops I should be using. Having a concrete support at the stove area is also good when the stove is so near the sink. So glad to have read your blog!