Fresh Kitchen Countertop Ideas
Kitchen
Brighten up your kitchen with fresh, new countertops. You want your kitchen countertops to be functional yet stylish, but you also want that style to complement and enhance the design of the rest of your house. Check out these popular trends and kitchen counter decorating ideas that can bring a fresh look and feel to any home.
Natural Stone Look With Quartz Kitchen Countertops
Decorating trends come and go, but according to Real Simple, quartz kitchen countertops have surpassed granite as the most popular, and are here to stay. The newest engineered quartz designs bring a realistic, natural stone look to the kitchen. While granite has always been the standby for durability, quartz is actually harder and less porous than granite making it both stain-resistant and durable. Don’t put hot pans on it though, they could leave a mark.
The variety of styles available in quartz will allow you to choose from white and light colors with delicate veins to bolder, dark and nearly black designs featuring contrasting colors and unique patterns. When you are looking for kitchen countertop ideas, but you aren’t ready to give up granite, consider mixing and matching the two surfaces by using one type on the kitchen island and the other throughout the kitchen.
Quartz “Pietra Silestone” Countertops
Cozy, Country Style With Butcher Block Countertops
You can take your country-chic style into the kitchen by complementing your wooden floors with butcher block counters. Whether you live in a rustic farmhouse or just want that inviting, cozy feel in your urban residence, butcher block countertops bring functionality with the look and feel of the country.
Choose from different grains, wood types, and thicknesses as you design the counters that everyone will want to gather around. The woods, such as cherry, maple, walnut, and oak, give you the tone and color you want, whereas the grains, parallel, square or vertical, provide the patterns. Butcher blocks that are used as built-in cutting surfaces for food prep should be made of unsealed wood. All butcher block counters require special care and may need to be oiled and sanded regularly.
Birch Butcher Block Countertops
Go Bold or Go Neutral With Your Countertops
Some people like a little extra flair and some people don’t! The good thing is that both bold and neutral or subtle are trendy and can bring a breath of fresh air to a dated kitchen. With so many options available you can go bold with deep veining, dramatic patterns, and swirls found in marble, quartz or granite. Show off your unique personality in your kitchen.
If the art-deco look isn’t for you, turn to gray, white, off-white or beige tones for an aesthetically pleasing, classic kitchen. Open the blinds and let the natural light brighten up the space and enhance the modern look. Look for colors such as “Grigio Pearl” marble, “Sugar Beige” marble or “Swan Gray” granite for neutral tones for your countertops.
Roxwell Cambria quartz Countertops
Update Your Kitchen
A change in your kitchen countertops will go a long way to bringing a fresh, exciting feel to the one place in your home that everyone will visit every day. Whether you need small kitchen countertop ideas or you have a large kitchen you want to update, we are here to help you freshen up your kitchen.
