Kitchen Counter Edge Profiles

Amarante

Sun, Jul 17 2022, 8:19 pm

I have something like Ogee for my bathroom counters although it is a variation so not sure what it is called.

Mine are marble and they don't look thin. All stone counters are constructed so that they look "thicker" than the stone actually is - I think it is called mitering but I am too lazy to look it up to confirm.

I don't know if I would call Ogee "luxurious" as it is a specific style and very traditional looking which is what I wanted in my bathrooms. There are "luxurious" looking kitchens that are contemporary or modern as well. Does Ogee go with the style of your kitchen. What are your other design choices in terms of finishes.

Marble has certain upkeep problems but it is not more prone to chipping than quartz or granite. My friend has Carrarra marble in her kitchen and it was installed about 15 years ago and still looks beautiful. She isn't fastidious at all and actually had the leftover marble made into her kitchen table which is used without any kind of precautions. People talk about marble "etching" but that isn't a horrible thing the way it sounds. It is when the shine has worn off in a place but in my experience etching isn't very noticeable because I could only see where some etching had occurred when the sunlight hit the spot and I squinted. In normal use it isn't noticeable and it isn't the stone pitting or whatever. If people called it a patina it would sound desirable - old counters in ice cream shops, bistros and bars that have marble counters all are "etched".

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