Worksurfaces
Tracking the trends in worksurfaces A
s the nation continues to be fascinated by open plan living, it’s become clear that this is driving kitchen designs to be ever more streamlined. We are seeing it in furniture design with sleek handleless doors and full size pocket doors to hide or reveal elements of choosing. The trend for flushmounting sinks is also gathering traction and gives any kitchen a premium look.
Comment by Stuart White Managing Director, Bushboard
This demand for streamlining is reflected in a major worksurfaces trend towards thinner styling. 40mm thickness has long reigned as the norm but thinner edges down to 20mm are growing strongly in demand for the sleek aesthetics they bestow on a kitchen scheme. Quartz and solid surface had been the go-to materials for this, but now laminate is available in a tightly postformed square edge with a slimline 22mm thickness. Combined with the advances in print and surface technology giving ever sophisticated realism, the results are amazing. Laminate’s calling card has always been affordably great design and these developments give everyone access to slimline style. It’s worth remembering that around 75% of UK households have laminate worksurfaces so keeping them on-trend and relevant is a long term commitment, for us anyway. We constantly track trends and are also seeing the European influence on British design now, with
a rise in popularity of PP edging on laminate worksurfaces because it gives the flat, linear profile that evokes precision craftsmanship. The colour trend in worksurfaces continues for white, brown, black and grey, however there is also a trend for what we call ‘exuberant colour’. This is expressed in a bold and luxuriant way using textures, large scale granites and pronounced veining, rather than muted and monotone stones. Marble is a perfect example of this. In its natural form, marble is not the most practical material for worksurfaces and developments in man-made products such as quartz, solid surface and laminate have provided excellent alternatives for realism, practicality and easy maintenance.
Worksurfaces have a leading role in the kitchen drama and what makes this sector interesting is the new ways we find to push the envelope and keep them appealing and sales-worthy.
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Bushboard’s on-trend with its Lightning Marble Prima laminate worksurfaces L
ightning Marble from Bushboard’s Prima laminate worksurface range harnesses the fashion for grey tones and natural marble. It also comes in the brand new 22mm thickness that allows consumers to be on-trend for slimline styling. The design is available as a worktop, breakfast bar, upstand and
splashback as well as a new dedicated size of 3000 X 1205mm that’s perfect for creating luxury island units.
Lightning Marble is one of the 14 True Scale designs in the Prima laminate range which mirror the luxurious looks of natural granite, stone and marble at the more affordable price point that laminate offers. Six of these are available in the 22mm Slimline edge creating streamlined looks. The Prima range offers a choice of 52 worktop designs in ten textures all with matching upstands, together with a choice of 36 splashbacks. Prima offers the flexibility of 3m, 3.6m and 4m worktop lengths in 22mm, 30mm and 40mm thicknesses plus 3m island units in 22mm or 40mm. The full Prima offer is available ex-stock nationwide through 24 distributors. A comprehensive POS package is available for retailers including a lifestyle brochure, swatches and sample blocks, together with the full back-up from Bushboard’s professional Customer Support Team. For more information on Bushboard products, please contact the Customer Service team.
01933 232 242 email:
help@bushboard.co.uk
www.bushboard.co.uk
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