Kitchen design: wonderful worktops
Five tips on the latest styles, materials and gadgets for kitchen worktops
The latest styles and materials allow you to get creative with your kitchen worktops...
1. Steel hot rods or balls set into the worktop ensure there’s always somewhere to place a hot pan or dish or, for a keen cook, scales can be built-in so they’re close at hand.
2. Composite quartz, made from a mix of natural quartz, resin and pigment, replicates real granite and marble but offers a choice of colours and finishes while being durable and virtually stain-proof.
3. Ultra-slim worktops create a slick, contemporary look. Contrast them with chunkier surfaces; try slim quartz with chunky and distinctive bamboo.
4. Mixing materials is a growing trend, especially in open-plan spaces. It’s a great way to differentiate areas, both visually and through texture and tactility.
5. Shaped work surfaces add a bespoke feel. Choose a curved breakfast bar or rounded birch-end chopping board inset into an island.
In-frame Shaker kitchen in flint grey and almond finishes, from £20,000, with marbled almond quartz worktop, from £300 a linear metre, and full stave prime oak worktop, from £320 a linear metre, all www.1909kitchens.co.uk
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