Create a Beautiful Kitchen with the Best Laminate Counter Tops for Your Design
When remodeling your own kitchen you'll probably be looking for ways to keep your costs down because this will probably be the most expensive room in your house to redesign. Choosing laminate counter tops rather than solid surfacing, hardwood, natural or engineered stone is one area where you can make a saving. Laminate, which is also sometimes known as Formica, has evolved considerably over the years to keep up with contemporary styling and now offers a huge variety of finishes, colors, and patterns some of which now closely mimic the look of the various natural stone, wood, and metallic surfaces that have become so popular today.
When choosing your new laminate kitchen counter top you will need to decide what kind of worktop edges would be best for your kitchen remodel. There are a few different options for edges on laminated countertops which include the traditional straight edge or self edge counter top, the bevel edge kitchen worktop, and the rolled edge laminate counters. Post-form kitchen counters are pre-made worktops which have rounded edges and a work surface rising to a seamless backsplash. Alternatively you can have solid surface or wood inserts and edges on your laminated counter top that blend in with your kitchen cabinets and flooring. As well as on postform countertops, laminated splashbacks can be incorporated into any kitchen worktop installation to protect the walls behind the counters and the sink, a seamless cove backsplash design being the most hygienic.
There are several main brands or manufacturers of laminate counter tops with some of the most well known being Formica, Wilsonart, Arborite, Nevamar, Abet Laminati, Pionite, and VT Industries. Formica offer a wide selection and are popular for their special finishes which mimic more expensive countertop materials. Wilsonart also produce a broad selection of very high quality laminate counters including their High Definition Laminate range and Quarry finish which resembles natural stone. Arborite offer stone and wood surface simulating finishes and textures. Nevamar laminates offer their unique 'Armored Protection' worktop surface which incorporates aluminium oxide to produce a very hard wearing countertop Abet Laminati offer a wide range of solid color laminate worktops also with many patterns and effects like embedded fibers, translucency, silk-screen designs, and even a glow-in-the-dark countertop made from lumi-phos. Pionite offer a range of HPL (high pressure laminate) in hundreds of colors and a range of finishes and textures. VT Industries specialize in postformed laminate countertops using the latest designs and textures that give a high-end look with stone and wood finishes.
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