Choosing the Best Worktop Texture for Your Kitchen
A beautiful kitchen starts with the details, and the texture of your worktop is one of the most important. From smooth, subtle finishes to bold, tactile surfaces, the texture of your laminate worktop can completely change the look and feel of your space.
Each combination of decor and texture in the Formica® Originals Worktop Collection has been curated by our European Design Lead, Nina Bailey, ensuring that the right surface finish enhances the beauty and character of the decor. In other words, the perfect match has already been made for you – blending expert design knowledge with practical durability.
With the Surface in 360 tool, exploring textures has never been easier. Using our new 3D Visualiser, you can see every texture in realistic 360°, watch how it reacts to light, and design a kitchen that feels truly yours.
From natural woodgrains to stone-effect surfaces and bold, contemporary finishes, there is a worktop texture for every style. Let’s explore some of the highlights.
Warm and Natural: Woodgrain Textures for Kitchen Worktops
Nothing adds warmth to a kitchen quite like wood, and the Woodland texture delivers that timeless look with the durability and low maintenance of a laminate worktop. Its low-gloss, matte finish and subtle woodgrain ticking create the authentic feel of timber, without the upkeep or cost of solid wood.
Carefully chosen by Nina Bailey, Woodland brings out the best in decors such as the new PP5856 Honey Mango and PP5852 Blanched Oak, highlighting their natural beauty and warmth.
Perfect for pairing with both modern colour palettes and classic cabinetry, Woodland is a versatile favourite for creating inviting, practical kitchens that never date.
Other wood-inspired worktop textures include Timber, with its ultra-matte surface and deep ticks for a more natural, understated style, featured on decors such as PP8376 Nebbia Oak and PP8370 Fresco Oak. For a more rugged look, Lumber offers a sandblasted wood effect and is perfectly matched with PP5854 Tawny Oak and PP8379 Ravine Wood.
Elegant and Timeless: Stone-Effect Worktop Textures
For those who love the understated elegance of stone, the Ardesia texture is a long-standing favourite. Its low-gloss, soft-touch finish enhances marble, granite, and concrete decors, creating a sophisticated, natural look for your laminate worktop.
This texture is used to enhance decors such as PP9923 Patine Chalk and PP5812 Tumbled Travertine, highlighting their organic, stone-inspired qualities.
If you’re drawn to a more polished or shimmering surface, explore decors such as PP8371 Grey Chalkstone in Honed Ceramic, or PP9482 Marbled Cappuccino and PP9477 Marfil Cream in Etchings. Both worktop textures add depth and subtle light reflection, delivering a more contemporary aesthetic while retaining the easy maintenance of laminate.
Bold and Modern: Trending Textures for Statement Kitchens
The newest addition to the collection, PP7912 Storm Monolith, is already making waves. Inspired by natural geological formations and man-made detailing, Monolith is a versatile, tactile texture that feels bold and contemporary while remaining timeless.
Perfect for statement kitchens, Monolith brings drama and scale. Use it for a striking island or combine it with softer neutrals for a balanced look. As a new texture in the Formica Originals Worktop Collection, Monolith reflects the latest design trends while offering the durability and practicality expected from a laminate worktop.
Explore the Formica Originals Worktop Collection
With over 50 laminate worktop design options, each carefully paired with an enhancing texture, the Formica Originals Worktop Collection takes the guesswork out of design: every decor has the perfect finish to maximise its beauty and performance.
Use our 3D Visualiser to explore every decor and texture in detail, order your free samples, and find the worktop texture that will bring your kitchen vision to life.
Explore the Formica® Originals Worktop Collection
