When I designed my kitchen I had to let the ID meet with my wife and he basically said the same. I'm Married with kid already and whos in the kitchen most of the time?

Me 😂.

Stainless steel will fade over time (I donno the exact word) and there will be scratches (look closely at your car). Plus if you drop something on it, there will be a dent. I don't suggest this.

yeah this is expected cause the shiny polish will be gone and replaced with scratches. not a biggie IMO, i treat them as wear and tear feel

i dont mind those, but main concern OFC is rust as usual
sexay, but my concept was completely different 

something like this, this is why she said like commercial kitchen and a hard no

This one can buy pre made one from market. Cheap and nasty

yeah IKR? wobbles like jelly also lmao

using this as workbench at wet kitchen, works very well so far but unsightly

just tell your wife this will stand the test of the time

quartz and marble will get stained yo

if u plan to use for long term

table top - quartz (if u use marble sometime stains [like berak curry] once left over for long time ..it will makan masuk then u farked)
then cabinet if you got budget then go for solid wood
if u want to cheap out then can go for Alu 1 ..actually quite ok also
eg


i got friend did that because want more budget friendly ..suprisingly quality is ok and wont have obvious steel sound

The steel one how much your friend does?

Hahaha restaurants use stainless steel bro. It's cheap and easy to replace. Not the best for home kitchen.

My parents house using full Cengal wood, cost them 40K in the 80s..

Sink area need cement and tiles. Wood cannot last there.

Nowadays got alternative materials other than wood like aluminium and panels.

Stainless steel will fade over time (I donno the exact word) and there will be scratches (look closely at your car). Plus if you drop something on it, there will be a dent. I don't suggest this.

Quartz is one of the more resistant to stain as compare to marble.
And it is more into budget friendly compare to natural stones

I cook a lot and know a lot about stain.

Even quartz can't tahan Malaysian food stain. Like Kunyit, Cili oil, coffee. But quartz can be wipe away easily even it is stained

Marble or granite, good luck. They are very delicate need heavy maintanance.

Like here ppl say, go for aluminium frame, and bare minimal plywood. My house currently use MDF , regret to the max. Should have gonfor alu or plywood