Hi Helen! That sounds like a huge gap – is that to leave an inch either side? We didn’t have anything like that with our builders. When they first put the units up either side, I must admit that I was worried that there wasn’t enough room! But it fits perfectly. I guess you could argue that it might be a bit snug (I have no idea how we would ever pull it out!) but personally I like the look better. Might be worth having a chat with your builder. Good luck! Clare 🙂

Thank you so much! 🙂 Yes, I’d definitely recommend it – the quality is excellent. We’ve been really careful not to put hot pans on to the worktop directly, so it’s worth investing in some nice trivets! If you do that then it should last – ours still looks like new a couple of years later! Clare 🙂

Hello! I’m not sure exactly what colour it is as we matched it to a colour chart from a trade catalogue that our painter had. We were trying to match it up to a colour called ‘picket fence’ which is a B&Q’s own paint – it’s pretty much the same so you might want to give that a go! Clare 🙂