Photo: Unsplash Your kitchen benchtop truly is the workhorse of your home. It’s where you chop veggies, pack school lunches, sort through the mail, and share a cuppa with a friend. Because it does so much, picking the right material isn't just about what looks good. The perfect benchtop should fit your lifestyle, your budget, and how much cleaning you're up for. Thinking about how you actually use your kitchen is the first step to finding a surface you'll absolutely love for

Photo: Imad Clicks, Pexels A rental kitchen can be such a specific kind of irritating, because technically, yeah, it’s a kitchen. It has cabinets. It has a sink. It has some pretty nice kitchen appliances that mostly do their jobs (and probably some that came with you when you moved here). There’s probably a drawer that sticks (and needs to wiggle), a cabinet shelf that makes zero sense for its placement, and lighting that was probably bought from the landlord at IKEA without