Reasons to Choose 750mm or 950mm Wide Solid Wood Worktops

If you’re re-fitting your kitchen or installing your first kitchen in a new build, you’re likely to be spoilt for choice when it comes to cabinets and to worktops. This can be great news, but it can also be a bit overwhelming, causing you to plump for a solution that you know and are familiar with. 750mm and 950mm wide solid wood worktops are solutions that often get overlooked when people are looking for kitchen ideas and that’s a real shame.

Standard size worktops tend to come in either 600 or 650mm widths. However there are certain situations that call for a significantly wider worktop solution. In this article we’ll look at 5 great reasons to choose 750 or 950mm wide solid wood worktops. Here they are:

You’ve got a big kitchen. This is probably one of the most obvious reasons for choosing an over-size solid wood worktop. If you have a seriously big kitchen and really enjoy cooking, then it’s a great idea to choose a wider than normal solid wood worktop that measures either 750 or 950mm. Not only will this option allow you to enjoy deeper than standard kitchen cabinets and bigger than normal appliances, it’ll also allow you to have two useful ‘zones’ on your worktop. This significantly wider than standard worktop solution will let you to have working space towards the front edge with plenty of space for storage at the rear. This means that you won’t be forced to hide away all the things you’d like to have on show but won’t have the space for with a normal width worktop. It may well be that you have ultra modern kitchen gadgets that you’d normally be forced to hide away or it could be that you have vintage scales that you’d love to have space to show off. Either way, with a 750 or 950mm solid wood worktop you have plenty of space for both.

You’ve got a small kitchen. Wider than normal worktops in a big kitchen might seem obvious but you could be forgiven for finding the notion odd in a small kitchen. If this is the case: think again. An over-sized worktop of any size, but in particular an option that’s as big as 750 or 950mm can make a real statement in a small kitchen. You need to use your imagination and create a real focal point, but with the right planning, this size of solid wood worktop will turn a run-of-the-mill small kitchen into something extra-ordinary.

You’ve got over-sized appliances. 11kg washing machines, over-sized dishwashers and big model tumble dryers make life a whole lot easier and can be much kinder on the electricity bills than doing a dozen washes a day, however they have a horrible tendency to over-hang a standard size worktop and scream out “ugly” rather than big, expensive and beautiful. If your family warrants big machines, then you’ll be over the moon with the concept of a 750 or 950mm worktop because your over-sized appliances will fit snugly underneath and look completely in context.

You want to create a breakfast bar effect. With more and more modern kitchens having insufficient space for a kitchen table, a breakfast bar or simply a bar is a great compromise. A space that will act as a social hub for a swift glass of wine as well as the ideal spot for doing homework, family get togethers and casual dining, a 950mm or 750mm wide solid wood worktop can be simply teamed with high or standard height supports to create the perfect all day long kitchen bar.

You want to build a kitchen island. There are few interior mags that don’t feature a kitchen with an island. Although you need a big room to have the space to create a functional as well as great looking island in your kitchen, an extra wide solid wood worktop is the perfect starting point. You can use it to top off cabinets that you’ve either had built or customised for the job or go the whole hog and get your plumbing and electricity piped to the centre of your floor; the choice is yours. Either way, if you plan it right, your kitchen island truly will be the heart of your kitchen, if not your entire home.

If you’d like help to choose the very best solid wood worktop option for your kitchen project, why not get in touch? The whole team at Wood and Beyond simply love wood and adore helping you think of ideas that you mightn’t have thought about already.