Kitchen worktops

We're also looking to refresh our kitchen. We're keeping the cupboards but changing the worktop, tiles and sink. I was interested to read about the quartz worktop, how does it compare to granite in price?

I used to work at some holiday cottages with granite worktops and with all the wear and tear they got it was amazing how they polished up quickly with a microfibre cloth and ecover spray.

I would never have wood again Am getting too old to fuss about a worktop. In stead I have just had a Duropal laminate worktop in stalled: white beech in a parquet effect. It looks good and is so easy to look after,

Ours is Axiom. Made by Formica. Supposed to look like beech block. Liked it at first. Hate it now. Want wood.

Trouble is, our house was built in the sixties so the kitchen units are all in old metric measurements. If we replaced the lot everything would now be smaller. So we had a cupboard doors and drawer fronts job done three years ago. Big mistake really. Should have ripped the lot out and had a joiner make all new cupboards from scratch. Can't be arsed now.

(Work tops were replaced as well)

Yes, we have faffed around; new tiles, sink, oven, hob, worktop and floor because the flippin' cupboards are such good quality.
I wish we had ripped it all out and replaced the whole lot. And had a different floor, don't like it any more.

Always compromising, me, and then I never get the whole lot done.
We can't replace the cupboard doors because they don't make that size any more. And I want one of those end cupboards with curved doors .....

[grumble]

suey just had some lovely samples sent by Duropal.

Am completely happy with our modern laminate worktops, I do have some Lakeland worktop wonder, but hardly ever use it ( don't need to.)
We have a Karndean floor in the kitchen too, in a sort of bleached driftwood
Look, always looks good and easy to clean.

Good luck with it Anya, whatever you decide on.

We have black granite with that sparkly effect and they are great! The GC colour, paint, cut and stick - no problem. I have never had an issue with hot stuff and they clean up pretty quickly.... We had wood in the last kitchen and I did find them quite high maintenance ....

I bet you wish you had never asked ... lol

I know someone in Australia who has had her kitchen cupboards and worktops spray painted, white with a tiny black specled effect.... It looks fabulous and gives a lovely smooth finish. The kitchen looks brand new and at a very reasonable cost.......I am going to investigate the possibility of getting it done in the UK