Inspiration & Advice
The kitchen is not only a place for culinary creativity but can also be the social hub of the house, making it the heart of many a home. Wining and dining friends and family is all the more pleasant in an attractive, welcoming kitchen. Worktops.net has all the expertise you need to help you make your kitchen dream a reality – whether you’re looking for a traditional oak worktop or a more modern, crisp white finish to your dream kitchen we have a huge portfolio of colours and materials to choose from. Our sales team can offer advice on the type of material to suit your project and technical advice on all aspects of installation. Samples are also readily available to aid you with your decision. Call our team on 0208 935 5337 to let us help you start your creative journey.
Buying Guides and Advice
With over 25 years of experience creating bespoke work surfaces, the Worktops.net team is happy to offer help and inspiration, along with technical advice, for your worktop project. If you’re unsure as to what colour worktop would work with your kitchen design our experts can offer suggestions and are happy to send out samples to help you make your final choice. Our technical experts are on hand as fabrication gets underway to talk you through the final details and requirements to make your dream a reality.
Be Inspired – Bright Ideas for Your Kitchen
What is a Traditional Kitchen?
Traditional in the context of kitchen design by no means implies “old fashioned” or “out of date.” In fact, it has remained one of the most popular kitchen designs, creating a beautiful space that is [...]
More Bright Ideas For Your Kitchen
Bright ideas to inspire you In interior design the terms Modern, Contemporary, Traditional, Olde World, Cottage, Charming, Mediterranean, Vintage, Art Deco, Farmhouse, Country and so on, usually mean something quite different from their meaning just [...]
Kitchen organisation and storage
Bright ideas for remodelling your kitchen In most homes the kitchen remains the hub of family life. In larger kitchens the family can gather around the table for a companionable meal and even in [...]
Choosing the right worktops
What is the best kitchen worktop?
Overview To decide what is the best kitchen worktop, determine how you will be using your kitchen, so you know what matters most for you when choosing the worktop. The first thing [...]
Silestone vs Granite: Which is right for you?
Overview Quick overview The main difference between Silestone and granite is that granite is natural quarried stone, consisting of between 10-50% quartz, while Silestone is an engineered quartz worktop, made from [...]
Corian vs Quartz
Overview Corian vs Quartz: Differences and Similarities The main difference between Corian and Quartz is that Corian® is a registered brand name for well-known worktops made from engineered stone, known as [...]
Maintaining and caring for your worktops
How to clean kitchen worktops
Overview Normal Maintenance Due to its practically zero porosity, ultra-compact surfaces are highly resistant to staining in day-to-day use making it ideal for use as a kitchen worktop and as a [...]
The Beauty of Oiled Wooden Kitchen Worktops
Unmatched splendour in your kitchen with wooden worktops Carefully selected solid wood, used in the best quality worktops, is a natural, living, breathing material that still responds to its environment, in many ways similar [...]
Marble Worktops – Care & Maintenance
Characteristics of Marble Marble is a soft natural stone and is susceptible to scratches, etchings, and stains. When the stone is cut into slabs the surface is machined to a gloss finish. This process [...]
What is your worktop made from
How To Choose The Perfect Worktop
When it comes to choosing your kitchen worktop, it is particularly important to consider the material that you would like to have your worktop constructed out of. Different materials will, of course, produce different [...]
10 Things To Know About Solid Surface Worktops
Solid Surface, A Wise Choice In The Modern Era. Solid surface worktops can be a brilliant alternative to other, more traditional materials such as stone or wood. There are many advantages to choosing [...]
Popular Kitchen Worktop Materials
Your kitchen is probably one of the rooms in your home that is used most often. The materials that are used in your kitchen have to be picked wisely, as they should be durable [...]
Brands broken down
What is a Hi-macs Worktop?
Hi-Macs® is the registered international brand name of a superior range of an eco-friendly acrylic solid surface material, manufactured by LG Hausys Korea’s largest building and decorative materials company. Backed by the reputation of LG [...]
What is a Hanex Worktop?
Hanex® is the registered international brand name for a premium range of acrylic solid surface material, with a long term track record since 1995, composed of about 66% natural minerals, blended with 34% acrylic [...]
What is an Diore Solid Surface worktop?
Diore Solid Surface® is the registered brand name for a range of elegant solid surface worktops matching, and even surpassing, the chic qualities and appearance of polished solid marble and granite. Diore Solid Surface [...]
The technical side of worktops
Is wooden worktops a good idea?
Why Wooden worktops Home owners and kitchen designers are really spoilt for choice when it comes to different materials for kitchen worktops. Worktops can be acquired in anything from cheap laminates to glass, stainless steel, [...]
Is Limestone a good choice for Kitchen Worktops?
Natural stone makes any space look and feel more luxurious and can completely transform the appearance of a kitchen, bathroom, or living area. In addition to all the premier manufactured worktops, including solid surface, quartz [...]
How do you install Silestone worktops?
Silestone worktops are unique and exceptionally high-quality bespoke surfaces that will last for many generations if properly installed and cared for.It is by far the hardest of any of the worktop materials available in the [...]
