Pencil edges are great for a modern contemporary kitchen.
Bullnose or eased edge granite.
The full curve of bullnose edges can allow spills to travel to the underside of the edge and onto cabinetry.
Therefore full bullnose edge is a good shape from a safety standpoint.
The half bullnose edge brings a sleek smoothness to your kitchen countertops.
Full bullnose converts the edge of the countertop to a perfect half circle.
The top edge is rounded.
Simple and elegant the eased edge is the most commonly used granite countertop edge profile.
Image courtesy of re marble granite half bullnose rounded over edge.
Demi bullnose edges are just like half bullnose edges except that the curve of the rounded edge isn t as steep.
The edges are softened just enough so that the corners are neither too sharp nor completely rounded in fact the eased edge is a square 90 degree edge that is slightly eased in order to make it safer and help prevent breakage just as discussed above.
Eased edge offers a square flat face with the sharp edge on top rounded slightly.
The bottom is not.
If a bullnose edge isn t possible for your laminate countertops consider a crescent edge.
If you think the grain of your countertop should be on display.
The half bullnose edge can also be called the round over because instead of being squared off it is.
Demi bullnose edges will take care of that problem.
A crescent edge is a laminate countertop edge that mimics the look of bullnose edges with a slightly less dramatic curve.
Bullnose edges sometimes make a countertop look too narrow.
The full bullnose edge is one way to enhance the look of your detailed cupboards or kitchen island.