Black Marble Worktops

Four stunning ways to use colour with a black marble worktop

Combining black with marble in a black marble worktop creates an undeniably glamorous aesthetic. However, the worktop merely marks the beginning of your design journey. Now, it’s time to consider the colours that complement a black marble worktop best.

In any styling venture, black serves as our preferred choice, ensuring an elegant, stylish, and fool proof appearance. As a dominant feature in the kitchen, the worktop naturally commands attention. With a black marble worktop already in place, your final look is guaranteed to exude polish and refinement.

Think of your black marble worktop as the starting point for your kitchen style. Experiment with colours to match your taste: Do you want to keep the calm of black or maybe add a sense of energy and fun?

Let’s take a closer look at how to use colour with a black marble kitchen worktop and which options will give you the overall effect you desire.

Is your black marble worktop the right type?

There are two types of marble worktops, quartz marble worktops otherwise known as marble effect worktops and marble worktops. The difference? Quartz marble worktops are manufactured to solve all the practical problems owning a marble kitchen worktop brings.

Black marble worktops

Although marble may be applauded for its beautiful white stone and exquisite grey-black veining, when it comes to your kitchen this is not the place for marble.

Why?

The kitchen is a physical, messy environment where all sorts of spills and abrasions are part of the work. From toughened glass to metal and natural stone, the materials we use in our kitchen are hardwearing and highly practical.

Marble on the other hand, is not. Marble is a porous stone, so it absorbs liquids easily. Its surface is extremely sensitive so your beautiful grain will quickly become damaged from dropped kitchenware, spills, acidic or alkaline foods, heat and cleaning products.

Black quartz marble worktops

Instead, a black quartz marble worktop or a black marble effect worktop is manufactured from natural quartz to produce a superior worktop with the same aesthetic as a black marble worktop but none of the practical limitations.

In fact, buyers prefer the look of a black marble effect worktop because quartz worktops are renowned for their stunning rich, luxurious look. They’re a number one choice for coloured worktops and even the best marble experts find it difficult to identify any differences between a quartz marble effect worktop and a marble stone worktop.

Quartz worktops are manufactured from 93% crushed organic quartz stone. The quartz is mixed with polymer resins that act like glue to form a premium worktop that’s robust and hardwearing. This is the best type of kitchen countertop around. A quartz black marble effect worktop won’t scratch, melt, stain or fade so it’s a fantastic choice that will last whilst elevating the overall look of your kitchen.

Which colours go best with a black marble worktop?

1. Pastels: Black is the perfect way to do pastels with a grown-up feel.Achieve sophistication by blending pastels in light pink, blue, or mint green with strategic touches of black for a stylish look.Alongside your black marble effect worktop, pastel cabinets will look balanced, fresh and elegant. Finish with mid-brown accents, white or grey walls and black, metallic or white lighting.
2. Dark colours: From matte black to dark grey, deep blue and dark green, a dark coloured kitchen with a black worktop can create a high-end, polished look. If you want to lighten the look add white or grey walls. For warmth use plenty of mid-brown accents and warm metallics throughout the space to add texture and an extra layer of luxury.
3. Brights: For bright shades the choice is yours. Keep colours matt rather than glossy to calm the overall look. Stay elegant with unexpected dashes of colour on cabinets, splashback or floor or small pops of coloured decor here and there so the look isn’t too busy.Yellow and reds are favourites although any colour can work well with black. Don’t forget to use accents of warm wood to tie the look togethe
4. White: If you really want to keep things classic and stylish, you can’t get more chic than back black, white and mid-brown. For a light, clean look, make white the dominant wall colour and keep the cabinets as well as the worktop black.With warm mid-brown woods and warm metals like gold, copper and brass to complete the look, this is the equivalent of Chanel’s Breton blue and white – tres chic!

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