As the weather grows colder, we seek warm interiors to keep those thoughts of cold at bay for a little longer. A few beautiful days we’ve had this autumn inspired us to come up with a guide to a country kitchen. We asked ourselves – is it possible to create that warm, rustic feeling in a space where granite, quartz or marble – a kitchen stone worktop plays such a big part… Well, here are our kitchen styling ideas.

Stone and wood

Kitchen stone worktop may be hard and cold, but you can easily warm up the interior choosing oak or light wood cabinets.

Shape it

Remember, that stone can be shaped to your personalised requirements – that means rounded corners and various finishes click here to see our range of edge details

Paint it black

Sounds controversial? Perhaps it is an unusual solution, but dark colours may add that little extra rustic charm. Also, you can choose a light kitchen stone worktop to lighten it all up, for instance

Autumnal inspiration

Think about all the earthy tones and inviting natural colour palette we can see (on a sunny day!) outside. These colours go together beautifully and sticking to a selection of colours will help you avoid the impression of chaos, even if you like to surround yourself with many accessories.

Retro red

The candy apple shade looks great on retro-styled accessories and indeed on a kitchen worktop. Combined with wooden cabinets… we think it would look a treat. American edition of Country Living has proven so in their article illustrated by this lovely image (attribution

We think you can also use Rosso Monza quartz to enhance this look.

Looking for more ideas and inspiration? Call us on 01376 55 00 09 and let’s talk about your project.