Islands & Worktops
By Anthony Boggan
Offering some of the best materials on the market: Quartz, Natural Stone, Ceramic and Hardwood AB Kitchens & Bedrooms can create you the most beautiful kitchen islands and worktops that not only look aesthetically brilliant but provide function and hard earring performance to your kitchen for many years to come. Kitchen islands are quickly becoming one of the most requested features for a new bespoke kitchen, customers of course love the way the look and the added utility they give to a new kitchen. However it is much more now the social function a kitchen island provides a home from adding enough space for the whole family to help with cooking or eat and relax together to also being a perfect place when entertaining guests. A beautiful kitchen island is much more than an additional function. A new island will add a new dynamic social feature to your home that your family and friends are going to gather around and create precious memories for many years to come.
Choosing Your
Material & Finish
Quartz
Quartz is non-porous and extremely hard wearing manufactured material cut from stone in whole pieces. A quartz worktop or island always offers a completely individual look (No two cuts are the same) and offers unrivalled durability and scratch and water resistance. Quartz can offer the customer much more freedom when it comes to colours offering many more colour options than granite or marble. The scratch and stain resistance of Quartz make it a perfect material for busy high usage areas such as a kitchen in which spills and accidents are common. Quartz is very easy to maintain and keep clean making your life and cleaning process easier than ever, while maintaining your kitchens clean aesthetic for years to come.
Benefits of Quartz that our customers love:
- Unique aesthetic
- Very easy to maintain
- A non-porous material
- No Seeming
- 93% Quartz Stone & 7% resin blend
- Completely stain resistant
- Heat resistant
- Offers a contemporary look
Quartz worktops and islands are an extremely popular choice for our customers looking for a contemporary kitchen style that is not only easy to maintain but can also increase the vale of your home. While quartz is an expensive material when compared to other island and worktop counter parts its performance and durability is unrivalled.
Natural Stone
A natural stone worktop or island will most likely consist of marble, granite or soapstone depending on the customers preference. Natural stone worktops are highly durable and have a long lasting surface that is perfect for any kitchen style. Often not as expensive as Quartz but still offering many of the similar benefits, a natural stone worktop and island from AB Kitchens & Bedrooms will perfectly blend the lines between affordability and performance. Using natural stone as a worktop or island choice also offers you maximum freedom when it comes to design, each piece is specifically cut for its purpose meaning you have a huge variety of options when it comes to size and shape.
What our customers love about natural stone worktops and islands:
- Unique aesthetic
- Highly customisable shape
- Scratch and stain resistant
- Extremely durable
- Very little maintenance needed
- Heat resistance
- Long lasting
Picking natural stone for your next island or worktop is sure to be a choice that pays off over time. Due to the durability and performance of these hard wearing materials the value of your home can be increased simply by having them installed. This paired with the timeless and unique look that natural stone can give your kitchen is why natural stone worktops are a favourite for hundreds of customers around Liverpool & The North West.
Ceramic
A ceramic worktop is a brilliant worktop and island choice, excelling in its durability and complete scratch and stain resistance. A ceramic worktop is an excellent kitchen choice for its ability to consistently perform even after years of wear and tear which would hinder a cheaper material. Being completely water resistant and scratch resistant will mean you no longer have to worry about those spillages, coffee stains or knife marks. Perfect for a modern on the go family ceramic worktops offering high performing mildew resistance meaning that mould and bacteria will be a thing you no longer have to worry about, our customers love how easy it is keep their ceramic worktops clean and performing well for years. Ceramic materials are also opted for additional kitchen features such as backsplashes allowing for a more uniform kitchen aesthetic. Ceramic materials such as porcelain are also a great kitchen choice for kitchens that allow for lots natural.light, its natural UV light resistance will ensure you won’t have to worry about fading.
What AB Kitchens & Bedrooms customers love about our ceramic worktops:
- Very hard wearing
- UV light resistant
- Water and scratch resistant
- Impeccable durability
- Easy to clean
- Low maintenance
Solid Wood
A significantly cheaper option than natural stone or quartz, a solid wood worktop undoubtedly gives your kitchen that natureful and rustic feel that many homeowners are looking to implement. Opting for hardwoods like walnut or oak will provide you with a truly unique kitchen worktop style. However a wood worktop will mean extra care and maintenance will have to be taken when using and caring for your new worktop and island. However many people are more than willing to sacrifice a little extra maintenance for the stunning aesthetic and feel to a room that a hardwood worktop can add to a kitchen. A often overlooked benefit of hardwood worktops and islands is their portability, if you move home it will be much easier to bring your hardwood worktops and island with you, especially when compared to quartz, granite and marble.
Benefits our customers find from hardwood worktops:
- Stunning aesthetic
- Adds character to the entire room
- Easy to repair scratches or blemishes
- More easily moved
- Completely unique
- Eco-friendly (with responsibly sourced wood)
- Can be sealed for water resistance
- Affordable
Smart Tech & Storage
Quickly becoming a major part of kitchen design is the implementation of smart tech and storage options. From classic built-in appliances like ovens and fridges to modern amenities like hidden charger ports, voice controlled ambient lighting and hidden screens for education and entertainment. Using our bespoke design service we can fully integrate smart tech and storage options into your kitchen to not only save you space but also make your life easier.
Backsplashes
A great option for any kitchen is a backsplash which can offer both visual and practical benefits to a kitchen. A well installed backsplash will protect your walls from water damage and dirt from any cooking or family related mess. A backsplash makes cleaning your kitchen easier than ever all while allowing for you to add an additional colour to your kitchen to match your two tone kitchen style.
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