How to customize the kitchen countertop for your new kitchen?

Every talk we have about new custom kitchen projects becomes monopolized at some point by the topic of choosing the countertops – for wall-mounted bodies, peninsula, island, or for the snack table.

Our customers want to know everything about countertop materials – if they stain easily, if they’re prone to scratches, if they are shock-resistant, if they are easy to maintain. Is the quartz countertop better than ceramic? Is natural stone better than layered HPL? We’ve addressed these considerations in a previous article regarding the kitchen countertop.

Apart from countertop materials and their technical characteristics, it would be advisable to talk about how the countertop material can be customized for your kitchen. Much of the design of a kitchen is defined by the choice of certain details that outline the final picture.

These details are the differentiating elements between a standard kitchen and a custom-made kitchen that allows the customization for certain details of finesse (thickness, edges, juxtapositions) to achieve stylistic effects and enhance ergonomic values.

How to customize the kitchen countertop for your new kitchen?

In this article we will focus on the combinations of edge profiles for countertops, door opening profiles, including upper door profiles available in the offer of Binova Cucine, one of our main production partners.

The combinations to customize the countertop are based on a series of 11 countertop edge profiles (7 different edge profiles and 4 types of thickness), 4 types of openings, and 9 door profiles, so the combinations and permutations between the 3 categories generate 396 variants of associations, each with its own identity.

Countertop edge profiles

Door profiles

Types of openings

The aesthetic relationship between the countertop edge profile, the type of opening, and the door profile

Before making a choice, we need to consider some customization criteria, including some technical feasibility criteria. Not all materials can be delivered with any custom profile or in any combination of profiles due to production constraints, but a good majority of materials allow various edge profiling options, yet the combinations of edge profiles are just as important to the final picture as the materials you choose.

For the best choice in customizing edge profiles, we advise to consider 3 main factors:

How will the combination of edge profiles help with functionality?

In terms of functionality, the combination of edge profiles provides a manual grip for opening the door when you eliminate the handle. Also, some countertop profiles are designed to collect crumbs or liquids for easier cleaning.

Choose a combination of profiles according to the simplest and most natural way you want to interact with the kitchen furniture. You will open and close the doors or drawers countless times, they should be relatively simple to use.

What are the costs involved in customizing edge profiles?

The costs of making customized edge profiles are added to the standard options because each detail involves certain technical interventions in production.

This extra cost should not scare you, you can consider it similar to the extra options you choose when customizing a new car, and the practical and aesthetic advantages are a good reason to consider all kinds of options available for your new kitchen.

How will custom profiles improve the look of the kitchen?

When aesthetics are concerned, the particular geometry resulting from a juxtaposition of edge profiles is what defines an extraordinary style. Often, a large part of the kitchen design is represented by certain choices and combinations of options that lead to a more impressive final result than the sum of its parts.

Let’s see what works for you

In the design consulting sessions, we can help you define your way of working in the kitchen, to define your aesthetic and practical criteria, your favorite materials, and edge profiles so that you can choose the ideal solutions for your kitchen.