Do you think mixing something very modern like stone, metal or glass will work in an otherwise traditional setting? I plan to have a roll top in the middle of the room and then knock part-through to the current bathroom (the bathroom is moving next door into the single bedroom) and put the high level flush loo and shower around the corner. I like nooks and crannies and general quirkiness! If I could put a step in somewhere I would! The front of the current bathroom will then be walled shelving storage for shoes, I was thinking. Also, do you know much about the new perspex wall coverings you can get instead of tiles? It'll be metro tiles otherwise. Lastly, anyone experienced the bathroom/original floorboard/water-tight scenario? I really want the floorboards to stay. I get a bit carried away when it comes to my lovely house!!!

I know this is probably too late but if you are still looking there are often vintage live edge coffee tables on auction sites that could be upcycled as vanity counters.

Less than 18 months after installing a new kitchen, one cold winter night when a large cast iron pot was on full heat on a corner gas burner, our silestone counter cracked (see photo). The counter material was silestone provided by Cosentino. Cosentino came to inspect the damage but their engineer claimed almost as soon as he entered the kitchen that their (25 year) warranty was invalid. He claimed that we must have put hot pots on the adjacent counter, which must have weakened the material making it susceptible to thermal shock. They have however offered to replace this part of the counter if we pay them £3k. We suspect that this damage is the result either of material weakness or poor layout design but are looking for an independent assessment to give us an honest view of how this happened. Can anyone recommend someone with relevant expertise in the London area who we would be able to hire to provide an independent assessment?

I see you have the old fashioned metal joining strips, so it would be possible to remove each section of worktop over the 150 units. You will also need to run a stanley knife through the silicon under the tiles. Once you have your oven in place, simply measure how much you want to cut off and then use a circular saw with a fine tooth blade, clamp a straight edge to the worktop so you have a straight cut, cut with good side down and always into the bullnose. You already have metal end caps so refit those. Have a practice first if you've never used a circular saw and when you measure you need to allow for the blade thickness and set the blade depth correctly as well. Plenty of instructions on you tube.