WORKTOP TRENDS

A COUNTERTOP CAN MAKE OR BREAK A SCHEME - THESE ARE THE SURFACES THE MOST FASHIONABLE SPACES WILL BE WEARING

- OONAGH TURNER

ALL AGLOW 

The new way to accentuate a stone worktop is with glow-giving finishes. With certain worktops offering a translucency waiting to be backlit, you can create a new dimension to the central showpiece,' says Alice Hood, senior design consultant at Roundhouse. Crystalline textures with golden tones have a lava-like look stunning when styled with warm neutrals and metallics. 'Maximising the texture with a light will not only show off the structure, but can also introduce warmth to the scheme,' Alice adds. Urbo and Metro Farrow cabinetry in Farrow & Ball Pitch Black with Patagonia natural quartzite worktop, Roundhouse.

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