Silestone revamps the kitchen and dining room of influencer Carita Alfthan

In early 2019, influencer and digital creator Carita Alfthan visited a flat in Punavuori, located in an old 1923 stone-built house in Helsinki, and immediately fell in love with the space that is now the common area of her new home. Here, an open-plan kitchen connects to the dining room via an island. ‘I wanted a house with as spacious a floor plan as possible, which would be suitable both for day-to-day living and for welcoming visitors. I think this kitchen design is great for visitors to sit on a bar stool next to the island,’ she explains.

The kitchen already had this layout when Alfthan bought the property. It was quite nice: high gloss white units on the back wall, a simple (but greenish) glass plate in the space in between, a white half-island and a black painted surface with a glass plate. However, as soon as I visited the flat, I saw with my soul’s eyes how to make the open-plan kitchen look much nicer and of a higher quality with the help of a small surface change,’ she assures.

The kitchen is often said to be the heart of the home, so I wanted to give it a makeover with a new surface to replace the paint and worn glass,’ adds the influencer. She wished to bring in the beauty of natural marble, which is why she chose Silestone.

A great advantage for her is that it looks just as beautiful and is a much less maintenance-intensive surface than real marble. ‘Silestone worktops are made from a mix of premium minerals and an innovative technology that allows recycled materials such as glass to be added to their composition. As it is highly non-porous, unlike marble, it does not absorb dirt and bacteria and is very easy to clean,’ she stresses.