I don't feel you should try to match the units. The white looks good.

Does it have some specs/slight veining or similar? A solid white can look quite stark and I guess may be hard to keep looking clean all the time.

I think the lighter worktop. As for the floor, whilst I like the look of the lighter one, I feel the darker one would be more practical and would balance the look of the kitchen more.

Thank you all for your comments. Resounding yes to the lighter top so far! The lighter one does have some subtle veins in it as I agree that solid white would be too stark. Thank you for the comments on the floor as well- really useful and the darker one probably is more practical. Will the lighter worktop be difficult to keep? I cook a lot and am hopeless at washing up as I go along so the kitchen gets very messy!

What material is the worktop?

The material is quartz. I like marble as I make a lot of pastry but I have decided to go for quartz and buy a separate pastry board.

I have a North facing kitchen, and the issue I found was not so much light, but warmth. North facing rooms can look cold so I would always opt for greys that have some warmth to them. I like the flooring on the left, but both worktops look cool to be. Is there a slightly warmer white or warmer grey? It could just be my monitor but the grey worktop looks a bit blueish.

Good point on warmth above. We got bright white quartz fitted a couple of weeks ago as went for dark units and it’s amazing how much light they bounce around the room.

Looks really nice :O. What was the general cost including survey & fitting?

Thank you. My husband designed it and a kitchen fitter fitted it. Overall cost for units, worktops, handles, sink and tap about 10K.

We have underfloor heating which is on all year apart from the summer when it is hot so the floor feels warmest of the time. Wood effect is a good idea.

I like the first floor you picked on the left although i also like the concrete floor colour! Kitchen looks good

Kitchen worktop looks fab. I think a wood effect floor in a warm tone would look nicer. Either Karndean or porcelain tiles in wood effect planks. They come in many shades from off white to deep chestnut. Something like this.

Wood effect is a good idea. I think I shall go back to the drawing board for the tiles. I have been looking on wallsandfloors as we bought our bathroom tiles from them and they are lovely. I have looked at Topps Tiles but can't find anything there. Does anyone know a good tile company please?

Love your worktop, definitely the right choice.

I prefer the darker one.

Just thinking wood effect might not work as the dining room is next door and we are going to have a wooden floor in there and it might clash?

Difficult choice. I like the large tile samples. The one on the right, with the vein through it looks lovely, but it will look a lot busier when you see that on an entire floor. You might or might not like that. And then there's the added choice: do we put the veins all in one direction or will we mix it up.

I'd probably choose one of the lighter large tiles.

I know it's been a while but here is the finished result. Thank you to everyone who advised me. I'm hopeless at making my mind up but I got there in the end!

Perfect choice Well done! It all looks great

Thanks for the update. Looks great!

Love seeing updates. That floor is beautiful and has a warmth to it, very smart!

Lovely! That’s the one I’d have chosen too.

I've only just seen this topic but I would have gone for the same choices, light worktop and light floor as it will lighten the room which could look very dark and gloomy if it was all dark.