Choosing Natural Stone counter top edge is one of the finishing touches, which add personal style to your overall design theme.

With so many counter top edge profiles to choose from, you're sure to find the perfect style for your kitchen, bathroom countertops.

 Straight or bevel edges. Straight and bevel edges are very simple and popular edge style.  One of the easiest edge styles to fabricate which means lower cost. Will best complement a modern and traditional American kitchen.

Rounded, bullnose type edges. Bullnose styles edging will work with almost any design, although it is a more modern style.

Decorative, ogee type edges. Decorative edges like the Ogee, speaks luxury. It adds a very elegant look to kitchen and bathroom countertops. Other popular decorative edges include dupont, cove, stair, and waterfall.

 Chiseled Edge. A chiseled edge is normally found on aged marble, travertine, and limestone. By the use of a chain breaker or special drill bit, the edge of the tile is given a highly distressed appearance, while the surface remains honed and smooth.

Natural Stone thickness does matter. When choosing natural stone for your countertops, bathroom vanity's, thickness of your stone slab is also a consideration, so keep the following facts in mind:

A 3cm (1 1/8”) stone slab provides a large profile that looks good with a variety of edge styles and is the preferred size to use.

An edge on 2cm (3/4”) slab is sometimes used, but the countertop can look rather thin. Because of that, it is common to laminate the edge of a 2cm (3/4”) slabs.

Basically, all Natural Stone edge profiles (styles) will fall in to:

Laminated Edges Styles, read more on laminated edges, and laminated edge profiles.

Single Stone Thickness Edge Styles, what is single stone edge, and what kind of profiles they have