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here are some lovely new kitchen designs around at the moment but if you’re planning a new kitchen, it’s worth spending time looking not just at the bigger picture but at the smaller details that make up the whole.


Worktops, for example, are often one of the last design decisions to be made and can sometimes seem almost an afterthought, but in fact they can have as much of an impact as the units on the fi nished room.


THEY’RE THE TOPS!


While laminate worktops are often offered as standard and can look good, choose carefully – cheap-looking options mean you will be wasting the money you’ve spent on quality units. If budget allows, there are myriad alternatives: Granite is one of the most popular but needs to be well sealed to prevent staining (and trivets should always be used to prevent thermal shock from hot pans). Engineered quartz is arguably one of the most versatile options, with new colours being introduced all the time – it’s extremely hardwearing and stain resistant so that makes it a good choice too.


Marble looks fantastic – and is notoriously perfect for pastry- rolling – and comes in a wide variety of colours and patterns, but it can be marked by small scratches and stain over time (these can be removed with a poultice and can be re-polished in situ if necessary, though). Quartzite is an alternative worth considering as it’s usually more durable than marble but with similar good looks.


Or go for one of the newest possibilities for worktops, ceramic. Good at withstanding heat and staining, it’s possible for ceramic worktops to be as thin as 12mm, creating a very sleek fi nish.


2. Verde Luana marble worktop, from £350 per sq m, Gerald Culliford (geraldculliford.co.uk)


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