Category Archives: Kitchen Trends

2021/2022 NEW YEAR KITCHEN & WORKTOP TRENDS I

A two part look at kitchen and kitchen worktop trends as we span the New [...]

THE AFFORDABLE GRANITE CHRISTMAS CARD 2021

Our Christmas Card: season's greetings from Affordable Granite - all the best for a very [...]

SILESTONE LOFT SERIES AND ETHEREAL RANGE PART II

Introducing two more new Silestone ranges: the Loft series and Ethereal range, both with the [...]

SILESTONE LOFT SERIES AND ETHEREAL RANGE PART I

Introducing two more new Silestone ranges: the Loft series and Ethereal range, both with the [...]

WHAT IS QUARTZ? IS THIS QUARTZ? A WORKTOP FAQ

What is quartz? Is this quartz? This question is asked so frequently that we thought [...]

LARGE ISLANDS: THE EVER-GROWING CHALLENGE

Large islands: kitchen islands seem to get larger and larger. We have had a recent [...]

BQS QUARTZ SLABS – SOME NEW MATERIALS

Recent stone slabs for quartz and granite worktops that we have received in our warehouse [...]

LUMINA QUARTZ WORKTOPS: A NEW FACE ON THE UK SCENE

Lumina Quartz Worktops: a new face on the UK solid stone worktops scene thanks to [...]

OUTDOOR WORKTOPS: WHAT MATERIALS ARE SUITABLE?

Do you install granite worktops for outdoor kitchens and barbecues? What stones can be used? [...]

INTO THE BLACK: BLACK AND GOLD MARBLE-LOOK QUARTZ

Black and Gold Quartz: the effort to make a good, realistic quartz copy of Portoro [...]