Choose from These Kitchen Countertop Edges
See what counter-edge style looks best for your kitchen
It’s the details that make a kitchen unique. Every small choice intersects to create the finished product – and as many who have endured a renovation know, the small choices can be agonising. Selecting an edge profile for your countertops is one of these choices. Here’s a quick study in a few of the options and what they look like as part of a greater whole.
Square and mitred
Most of the time when you see an extra-thick countertop, it’s a mitred edge. Meaning that the thickness is standard either 2 or 3 centimetres with a mitred frame around the sides, making the slab look thicker. This is a great way to make your kitchen countertops the focal point, and it can work well in either a modern or traditional kitchen.
Most of the time when you see an extra-thick countertop, it’s a mitred edge. Meaning that the thickness is standard either 2 or 3 centimetres with a mitred frame around the sides, making the slab look thicker. This is a great way to make your kitchen countertops the focal point, and it can work well in either a modern or traditional kitchen.
Eased and mitred edge
This mitred stone top has a slightly eased edge and rounded corners. As you can see, the smallest change in detail makes the stone look very different.
This mitred stone top has a slightly eased edge and rounded corners. As you can see, the smallest change in detail makes the stone look very different.
Square with a waterfall edge
Another way to make your stone countertops a focal point is to run them vertically down the edge of the island.
Another way to make your stone countertops a focal point is to run them vertically down the edge of the island.
Bullnose
This rounded edge detail is a timeless classic, great for traditional kitchens.
Browse more traditional kitchen designs
This rounded edge detail is a timeless classic, great for traditional kitchens.
Browse more traditional kitchen designs
Ogee
I love contrasting a traditional ogee edge on an island with a more contemporary square edge on the perimeter walls. It’s another timeless classic that works well in traditional kitchens.
I love contrasting a traditional ogee edge on an island with a more contemporary square edge on the perimeter walls. It’s another timeless classic that works well in traditional kitchens.
Unique variations
This edge profile almost looks like a square Dupont. Take a look at the profile drawings at the end of this ideabook.
This edge profile almost looks like a square Dupont. Take a look at the profile drawings at the end of this ideabook.
This intricate profile looks like a Dupont Square with a rounded-top edge.
This custom edge profile looks a bit like a mini French Cove mixed with an Offset Dupont. I love the contrast of the modern sink and the more traditional cabinetry and edge profile on the stone.
Here are a few line drawings of countertop edge profiles for reference. As you can see the options are almost limitless.
Feel free to get creative by starting with one of the basic profiles and asking your stone supplier to modify it.
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The Ultimate Guide to Kitchen Countertop Materials
Less is often more. In a clean-lined and simple kitchen, a basic 3 centimetre-square profile works best. Each kitchen has something that stands out and says “look at me.” Sometimes it’s the tile, sometimes it’s the lighting, and sometimes it’s the countertop material.
I make it a rule to avoid having everything shout for attention; that away there’s some breathing room. In this kitchen the countertops are more quiet while the tile takes a bit more of centre stage.