Thank you all for your comments. The quartz was fitted by Marble Building Products who work all over the country. www.mbpltd.co.uk Quartz is pretty hardwearing and stain resistant but as I tell all customers, care and common sense needs to be taken with all worktops. Personally I wouldn't put hot pans or chop on any worktop. Quartz is easy to clean and stain resistant but I would avoid strong substances such as neat bleach.

Very smart. I love the cooker splashback - it looks like an abstract painting!

RELM Interiors completed a full kitchen refurbishment. The kitchen was stripped down and rebuilt complete with all fixtures, fittings and plumbing.

Hi, we did a revamp in our last one. Colour wise is personal preference ie do you prefer darker dramatic colours or want to keep a lighter one? Pastels or simple colours? We gave all the doors a light hand sand and clean with sugar soap to get any grease off and provide a key for the new paint as they were a vinyl wrap door. Then I used Rustoleum kitchen cupboard paint on them (no undercoat needed!) Used it with a short pile roller (not the foam ones) but I got a pack off amazon that had good reviews) and I did 3 coats in thin layers. Was so easy. Trick is to put it on thinly and consistently to avoid any streaks. It dries quickly and you can get it done in one day. We found it easier to take batches of doors off and do each set at a time. Things to watch out for: the matt looks nice but was hard to clean in the darker colour. It showed water stains more so I would go with a satin next time if you go dark. colours look different in different lights so the grey we did looked blue toned sometimes which we liked anyway but you can get samples online from them first. they take a few weeks to full cure so careful not to knock them during this time, although going over them was v easy! Have attached some photos. We actually kept the existing worktop as we chose a colour that complimented it so we didn't have to replace it all! Perhaps thats an idea for you? Otherwise you can get a vinyl wrap for worktops which is the cheapest option. Diy. Have done it myself in a utility and it was fine but not amazing. Companies can come and out do it properly and it's still cheaper than replacing. Alternative is a worktop that sits over your existing one ie its like a thinner top with an edge which slides over your own one. More expensive but is a permanent option.