Choosing A Quartz Worktop & Kitchen Colour Scheme

The colour scheme of a kitchen is primarily made from your worktops, cabinetry and floor. Ensuring you get the colour scheme of your kitchen to you own taste is very important from the get-go. You certainly do not want to be changing out any of the main components such as a quartz worktop for many years to come.

This guide is assuming you are looking to fit an entirely new kitchen. Due to the fact that stone worktops such as quartz will take up a considerable amount of your budget, we suggest choosing your quartz worktop first. Quartz worktops come in a large selection of colours, from subtle whites to bright yellows and oranges. Read our article on the top 5 quartz worktop colours to get an idea of the popular choices available.

It is a good idea to keep in mind colours that you generally like and that you may already be favouring for your new kitchen before starting your quartz worktop colour selection process. By doing this, you will have ruled out a bunch of colours to initially narrow your search down before looking at what options are out there. You could create a colour board with paint samples or look for inspiration online – we suggest browsing through our completed kitchen projects in the Portfolio section of our website. A colour wheel can be of help too, which can aid in showing colours of warm versus cool tones and what hue differ from each other.

A rule-of-thumb for a kitchen is to pick out two main colours and one accent colour. Both main colours can be simple yet must complement one another, whilst the accent can add some flare or simply be of neutral colour that brings the two main colours together. Bear in mind, colours of other areas of your kitchen like ceiling and walls can be changed at any time and are not permanent. Updating those over time can bring a breath of fresh air to your kitchen and a new lease of life.

Lighting in general comes in both warm and cool tones, from traditional warm halogen bulbs to cool LED lighting. These play a major role on a worktop colour, especially on lighter quartz worktops. Your new worktop colour may look different during the day under natural lighting and at night with artificial lighting.

It would be highly favourable to request some samples of quartz worktop colours you like the initial look of. By doing this, it will allow you to see first-hand how a particular colour comes across in lighting conditions of your own home (rather than a brightly lit showroom for example). Remember to test your samples vertically as they will be fitted, we see many people making the crucial mistake of testing them placed horizontally. Another tip is to make sure your samples are tested under different natural lighting conditions, for example, when the sun is shining bright and when there is cloud coverage.

When it’s finally time to choose your quartz worktop, take anything you can to the showroom to help with your final colour choice. Bring paint samples with you, your colour board, a colour wheel or even any pictures you have seen as kitchen inspiration. Not only will this further aid you with your selection but also ensure you are doing all you can to get the overall colour scheme of your kitchen spot on to your own taste (and of course those of your family members living with you too).

Once you have made your selection, ask for a sample and take it back with you to help pick out colours for the other areas of your kitchen. We recommend selecting your cabinetry colours next as your new quartz worktop will sit on top and be in direct contact, flooring should be considered after this stage, in essence, working from top to bottom.

Selecting your accessories should be the last step in creating your perfect kitchen. Remember your accent colour, this can create pops through decorative pieces or via a feature wall. You could have your accent colour come through within your final fixtures and fittings, or even your kitchen appliances. With the use of accessories and painting walls, you can easily alter the mood of your kitchen as each season passes by and mix it up further during festive periods of Christmas and Easter.

It will be your individual style that will ultimately determine the colours you choose for your kitchen. Regardless of going for a light or dark quartz worktop, you can be sure that there are options out there for every individual taste. Follow these steps to help you select the perfect quartz worktop colour for your new kitchen, make it a space where you can call it your dream kitchen!

For more advice, get in touch and one of our team will be more than happy to help you. We have a large selection of samples in our showroom, book your visit today!

Browse some of our quartz worktops colours – https://sharpstonegranite.co.uk/quartz-worktops/#colours

Telephone:

01279 729527

Showroom Address:

Sharpstone
The Test Site, Matching Hall Farm
Harlow, Essex, CM17 0RR

Showroom Opening Times:

Mon – Fri: 7am to 5pm
Sat: 9am to 5pm
Sun: Closed (open to pre-booked appointments only).