In a kitchen, with built-in seat backs and a table to eat at, it is called a banquette. Otherwise just a window seat.

Whatever colour you get you'll need underfloor heating!

I bought a fleck 5600SXT to replace my autotrol mechanical valve. A turbine assembly was not included with the valve. Will this valve work without the turbine assembly?

A15) @Dara Cooke: If you can't afford a quartz or granite worktop from day one then I would recommend using a laminate worktop as a temporary solution. If you don't put tiles up as a backsplash then replacing the worktops can be relatively easy in a couple of years.