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What does your kitchen say about you?

Author: Richard Prabhu
by Richard Prabhu
Posted: Mar 29, 2022

Have you ever wondered how your favourite person decodes you? Well, okay, if there’s something to flex about your communication skills, you can go about it, but the rest of us won’t be able to fist bump you, unfortunately.

Ahh but thanks to colours, they do a lot even without words.

Now does it make sense why most of your exhausted acquaintances prefer white kitchen worktops walls?

Yes, we humans tend to counterbalance our absence of internal peace with peaceful options available externally, and it is a known fact that white is associated with all the positive attributes like purity, patience, freshness, peace, cleanliness, softness and perfection among many others. Had you ever imagined that you would be manifesting peace in your life through your breakfast bars? Haha, I guess not. But it is a harmless suggestion to just not give it a try, what do you say? If you think going completely white is not gonna be your thing, pairing it with grey worktops is a good option to consider. Although white marble worktops is the queen of neutrals and can be combined with pretty much anything, here we’re discussing grey. Let’s prove it wrong how this colour often associated with inexpressive, lifeless, detached, and ambivalent adjectives can bring life to a cookhouse.

Are worktops near me available in grey?

If this was something that struck your mind, we have discussed some popular materials for grey worktops below

Steel grey granite: Quarried from and processed at granite industries in India, the amazing visible characteristics of this stone especially on being finished and processed by stone experts makes it impressive for interior as well as exterior building projects. Features like low variation and high durability make it even more suitable for incorporating it as kitchen worktops since high resistance to wear and tear is amongst the top priorities in a busy space like a cookhouse.

As hinted earlier, this particular granite can be found in different types of finishings both in offline markets and work-tops online: polished, matte, sandblasted, sandblasted + brushed, bush-hammered, bush hammered + brushed, and leather finish. A customer can choose from this wide range of possibilities to suit their preferences.

One can create a calm and composed environment in their cooking and dining space with this neutral colour that gives a new meaning to style with minute specks of lighter greys scattered over the surface of granite stone.

William Grey Stone: This is a semi-dark quartz stone that shows the presence of minute splashes of black as well as darkish grey stripes that keep moving randomly in repetitive behaviour. This material is not just limited to kitchen worktops but can also be chosen for various other purposes within and outside it. They can be used as kitchen countertops, backsplashes, window sills, wall capping, water fountains, floorings, etc. This might have given a hint already that it can be used for interior as well as exterior applications according to the necessity of the situation.

You might know that quartz worktops is an engineered stone manufactured in industries to be used for various projects mentioned previously. So, it is inculcated with physical and chemical properties like durability, heat resistance, stain resistance, scratch resistance etc to make it one of the best quartz worktops materials. Even from a materialistic point of view, they come in a vast range of colours. This means that inside the grey choice, you will further have several shades of it to choose from. As a kitchen is exposed to harsh conditions on a daily basis like the use of knives, citric acid spills, fruit and vegetables liquids, cleaning agents, hot pans, knives and forks and all the messy handlings, qualities like the ones mentioned above, become priorities while investing on a remodelling or new setup. Sealing is already included in the manufacturing process, so it will not be required during its installation. The benefits of proper sealing are limitless. In fact, it is due to this, that major other problems to arise in a kitchen worktop Uk are checked. It doesn’t allow water and coloured products to penetrate inside the material. This ensures that bacterial and microbial contamination does not occur, which keeps the space hygienic and increases the material's life stage. As a result, maintenance of the space will also be comparatively easy.

They can be available in different finishes:

Polished finish; The visible colour strikes are well highlighted in this category giving the countertops a glossy surface and improving their reflecting capacity by making them appear vibrant.

Honed finish; this kind of finish creates the material to appear less shiny and non-reflective. This can be picked up by those homeowners whose kitchens are already based in bright indoor lighting. Another advantage of this is, the matted nature allows the fingerprints and smudges arising from regular touches to be hidden unlike in a polished finish.

Irrespective of the finishes and colours, a quartz kitchen worktops can be commonly available in two different thicknesses; 20 mm and 30 mm.

Some might worry about this peculiar white and grey combination, fearing that it might make your space appear very gloomy or cold. But to remind you, kitchen worktops UK has a wide range of shades from charcoal to ash, with mirrored or glitter worktops for you to pick from. You can even pick warmer tones of them to make it look cosy. Plus, if you add additional features like giving metallic touches to cabinet handles, ensuring bright light in the room, adding fancy lighting, choosing brass or golden-toned fixings, there is nothing that will stop your kitchen from looking any short of luxurious.

You can add colours that pop out well to your furniture or choose to go with the wood effect based upon what personality you want your space to express.

At the end of the day, you will have a unique room to go to regardless of expensive stone worktops or cheap kitchen worktops if you wisely pick the right materials and combine them thoughtfully.

Wishing you a great grey kitchen ahead!

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