12 stunning worktops that look like marble
There’s no doubt about it. Marble worktops are lovely. With their elegant, glossy appearance, they’re often considered to be the ultimate luxurious purchase for your kitchen. But they have their downsides which have shattered many a homeowners’ dreams.
As you’re here, looking for worktops that look like marble, you’re probably already aware of the drawbacks. Maybe your budget doesn’t stretch to the high prices of marble worktops. Or you’re not keen on the high-maintenance needed to keep a marble worktop looking it’s best.
But don’t be disheartened. You can still have the worktop of your dreams by choosing marble alternatives instead! Fortunately, there are plenty of options available.
In this blog, we look at the best worktop ranges with marble effect options and pick out some of our favourite colours.
Dekton® worktops that look like marble
Dekton® is a range of sintered stone worktops manufactured by a company called Cosentino.
They’re named ‘sintered stone’ because they’re made with a process called ‘sintering’. It involves taking porcelain, glass and natural quartz minerals from the ground and treating them with extreme heat and pressure. Just like the way marble is naturally formed in the earth.
But unlike marble, the resulting worktop is incredibly dense, non-porous and hardwearing. So, it boasts many benefits that a marble worktop doesn’t have:
It’s not the cheapest worktop material, but it is more affordable than marble. And the price you pay represents real value for money because of its high durability. Not only will it last for years and years, but it will look as good as new throughout that time without having to do anything more than wipe it down with soapy water.
Dekton® colours that look like marble
Because it’s an engineered stone, Cosentino can create many different colours and designs. So, there are lots of colours in the Dekton® range.
Here are a few of our favourite marble alternatives:
Dekton® Opera
This worktop colour from the Dekton® range is called Opera. It takes inspiration from elegant Italian Carrara marble. It has a creamy white surface with light grey veining and comes in a soft velvet textured finish.
Dekton® Entzo
This worktop colour from the Dekton® range is called Entzo. Inspired by Calacatta gold marble, it has a soft white base with distinctive gold veining.
Dekton® Kelya
This worktop colour from the Dekton® range is called Kelya. This sintered stone is inspired by dark marbles with subtle, light veins.
Neolith® worktops that look like marble
Neolith® is a sintered stone worktop made from recyclable crushed stone. It’s made using the same sintering process as Dekton® to mimic how marble is formed naturally, deep in the earth’s crust.
And it has many benefits over marble, such as:
Neolith® worktops that look like marble
Neolith® comes in lots of different colours and designs, but the worktops that look like marble feature in the Classtone Collection.
Here are a few of our favourite marble alternatives:
Nero Marquina
This worktop colour from the Neolith® range is called Nero Marquina. It’s a sintered stone worktop inspired by Spanish marble. The contrast of the pure white veins on a pitch black background creates a dramatic effect.
Pulpis
This worktop colour from the Neolith® range is called Pulpis. It’s a sintered stone worktop with a tobacco brown tone and subtle white and golden veins.
Estatuario E01R
This worktop colour from the Neolith® range is called Estatuario E01R. It’s a sintered stone worktop that looks like Cararra marble. It has a mix of thick and thin grey veins crossing a pure white background that exudes elegance.
Silestone® worktops that look like marble
Silestone® worktops are a manufactured stone made from 93% natural quartz minerals. The minerals are bonded together by resin that makes it a very hard and resilient worktop.
And it has many benefits over marble, such as:
It’s not quite as tough as Dekton® or Neolith®, but Silestone® can withstand everyday wear and tear much better than marble can.
And you have the option to add N-Boost by Silestone®. That’s a revolutionary technology that improves the surface’s DNA to give it extra protection and enhance shine and colour.
Silestone® colours that look like marble
Not all Silestone® worktops look like marble, but there are some very notable ones that we particularly love:
Pearl Jasmine
This worktop colour from the Silestone® range is called Pearl Jasmine. The natural quartz stone has the look of white limestone covered with subtle grey veins to create an attractive cracking effect.
Eternal Calacatta Gold
This worktop colour from Silestone® is made up of a white background through which elegant, wide grey highlights are interspersed with unexpected golden glints.
Et Marquina
This worktop colour from the Silestone® range is called Et Marquina. It’s a quartz worktop that mimics the look of beautiful, Spanish Black Marquina marble. It has an intense black background with sharp white veining.
Caesarstone® worktops that look like marble
Caesarstone® is also a quartz worktop made with 93% quartz minerals bonded together with resin. Unlike marble, it’s a hard and non-porous surface, which makes it much more resilient for use in the kitchen.
As with Silestone® worktops, it’s not quite as tough as Dekton® or Neolith®, but it still beats marble on the durability and low-maintenance front. And it’s more affordable.
Caesarstone® colours that look like marble
Caesarstone® comes in lots of different colours and designs, but the countertops that look like marble feature in the Supernatural Collection.
Here are some of the best:
Calacatta Maximus
This worktop colour from the Caesarstone® range is called Calacatta Maximus. It’s a quartz worktop that mimics the look of the popular Calacatta marble. It has a bright white background with very pronounced grey veining.
Calacatta Nuvo
This worktop colour from the Caesarstone® range is called Calacatta Nuvo. Like the Calacatta Maximus, it mimics Calacatta marble, but has a creamier yellow background, with thick veining in pale shades of grey.
Statuario Nuvo
This worktop colour from the Caesarstone® range is called Statuario Nuvo. It’s a quartz worktop that mimics the look of luxurious Statuario marble. It has a creamy white background with subtle veining in shades of brown, gold and grey.
In summary
As lovely as marble is, if you don’t have the budget, or you can’t bear the thought of having to treat your kitchen with kid gloves for years and years – and make sure that everyone in your household does too! – then it’s not the worktop material for you.
Luckily, there are plenty of more affordable and more durable alternatives available. Worktops that look like marble from the Dekton®, Neolith®, Silestone® and Caesarstone® ranges can easily stand up to the daily abuse that everyday use brings. They look just as good as real marble worktops and are much easier to look after.
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