Worktops don’t have to be boring. Although they’re one of the most practical elements of kitchen design, they also take up a lot of surface area, so both style and functionality should be considered.
In today’s blog, we’re taking a look at some of the most popular types of worktop for 2015, telling you what’s to love about the material and its features. Read on to find out more…
1. Glass
For a super stylish, upmarket look, why not opt for glass? It’s the perfect material for that modern, contemporary look and offers a whole host of design possibilities.
Its benefits include its hardwearing nature, stylish vibe and easy-wipe surface. It’s also acid, oil and water resistant – so great for the messy or adventurous cook!
2. Granite
One of the popular choices of worktops in kitchens today, granite looks good and is a real classic. It can complement almost any kitchen style, making it an attractive option for most homeowners.
It’s hardwearing, waterproof, stain resistant and relatively heatproof – plus it has the added bonus of being virtually maintenance-free.
3. Corian
Corian worktops are chosen by many KDC customers because of their low maintenance and flexibility to suit most colour schemes and themes. Whether bright hues or neutral tones are your thing you’ll be able to find a Corian worktop to suit.
Corian can be easily cleaned with a soft cloth and mild detergent and is stain and water-resistant too.
What’s more, as it is a solid surface material, scratches can also be sanded out.
4. Stainless steel
For a real chef’s kitchen, why not opt for the professional surface, stainless steel. It’s usually an expensive option, but when designed with a seamless finish it looks and feels incredible to work from.
While it can withstand most stains and heat it will lose its shine over time, so consider using baby oil to keep it looking its best.
1. Marble
While marble looks great and is incredibly hygienic it can stain and scratch. It may look great in showrooms, but in reality it’s not as durable as other materials. Also, as it’s not as strong as other materials, like granite, it doesn’t respond well to chemical cleaning agents either.
2. Ceramic tiles
If you’re after the retro look, you may think about resurrecting the trend of ceramic tiles – they’re tough, resistant to stains, water and heat and almost scratch proof.
However, ceramic tiles do gather grime easily and can be extremely difficult to clean. The maintenance to require their upkeep often overtakes the benefits of the ceramic tile.
If you’d like to give your worktops a designer makeover, get in contact with the Kitchen Design Centre team. You can explore some of our favourite worktops at our kitchen showrooms, or take a look at some we’ve recently been using in our client case studies. Once you’ve gained some inspiration, we can start to work with you to create your dream designer kitchen.
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As you may know if you’ve visited any of our showrooms in Manchester, Blackburn, Liverpool or Barrowford, we manage more than 250 kitchen projects each year here at Kitchen Design Centre. Many of these kitchens are for individual customers, but we also specialise in providing exceptional designer kitchens to housebuilders and developers. We have a particularly successful longstanding relationship with Candelisa, a prestigious Yorkshire-based property developer that is (like us) known for the peerless quality of its designs.
The company already has an impressive array of awards on its shelves, and its team have recently managed to secure their latest accolade: the Best High Volume New Housing Development at the prestigious LABC Awards!
In case you need a quick refresher, the LABC Awards are the largest business-to-business awards in the UK’s building control sector, aimed at celebrating and rewarding building projects, and the people behind them. The Best High Volume New Housing Development in question was Candelisa’s project at Countyfields, Embsay. Due to our strong relationship with the company (largely through Simon Thomas, the head of our Barrowford showroom), Kitchen Design Centre was chosen to deliver every kitchen at the Embsay development – and like Candelisa’s team, we’re hugely proud of the results.
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When Louise and Stuart renovated and extended their Wilmslow home they visited several local kitchen companies but were keen to get exactly what they wanted and researched companies with large showrooms located slightly further afield.
Kitchen Design Centre popped up on google and they were delighted to find that were open on a Sunday and that being located at Housing Units Failsworth, they were only a 20-minute drive away.
They were amazed by the showroom and how many full-size displays there were. They were equally impressed with Designer Paul Harrington who spent a great deal of time listening to what they wanted and going through various options and designs with them.
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Latest case study now live incase you missed it.
With a keen eye for design, Nicole knew the look she wanted and approached a local kitchen company. They came up with a range of designs but although there was nothing wrong with them, the couple felt that they would like an alternative design. They were already dealing with a lot of different companies for other rooms in the house and were reluctant to involve another but Anthony suggested they visited Rowan at Kitchen Design Centre Urmston to see if he could improve the design, and they were absolutely blown away with what he came up with.
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