• Countertops play a significant role in the design of a kitchen.the kitchen. image by guiney from Fotolia.com
  
  Remodeling a kitchen is one of the best return-on-investment building projects. Along with quality appliances, cabinets and countertops are key features for a buyer. Whether you chose granite, quartz, laminate, butcher block or pour your own concrete tops, there are a multitude of options available for the design of a counter's edges. Countertops take up a lot of visual landscape in your kitchen, so chose an edging that frames them well.
  
  

Bullnose or Roundover

• Ceramic tile countertops are durable, but will break dropped dishes.ceramic slab image by ElsSh from Fotolia.com
  
  A bullnose countertop edge is a rounded convex trim that is typically made from ceramic tile. Bullnose edges work well with any design but are a great touch to a modern kitchen or bath. Bullnose countertop edges are also available in laminate or post-form countertops in which the entire countertop is formed of one seamless piece including the back splash. There are a number of variations on the bullnose edge such as the beveled bullnose, the half-stepped bullnose and the half bullnose with the flat bottom.
  
  

Straight and Beveled

• Laminate countertops are available in a wide array of colors and patterns.bois de pin image by Unclesam from Fotolia.com
  
  Most countertop materials are available in one-piece straight or beveled edges. Except for laminate, these types of edges are seamless and traditional in style. Laminate countertops that are not solid color all the way through will have a black line that runs along the top and bottom of the edge.
  
  

V-Cap

• V-cap can be used to trim a staircase, too.spiral staircase image by Julia Chernikova from Fotolia.com
  
  V-cap tile edges are raised and rounded to create a ridge around the outer perimeter of the countertop. This design aids in containing spills.
  
  

Hardwood Framed

• Many countertop treatments can be framed by pre-finished hardwood strips. This stripping is adhered to the plywood substrate of the countertop making sure that the top of the wood is level with the surface of the counter. Matching the finish of the strip to the cabinet finish is a great way to create a cohesive and tailored loop. The wood strip will require periodic refinishing due to spills, burns and scrapes.
  
  

Ogee

• Natural granite countertops can be engineered with many decorative edges.granite image by Aleksey Bakaleev from Fotolia.com
  
  An ogee edge is highly decorative and elegant in design. The ogee design consists of a concave and a convex curve, one on top of the other. Naturally-occurring surfaces, such as granite, quartz and solid-surface or engineered stone materials work well with this edge.
  
  

Waterfall

• Natural stone and engineered stone surfaces are often carved with waterfall edges. This effect is attained by cutting the material into stair-stepped convex edges.
  
  

Dupont

• A Dupont edge starts out with a straight vertical profile that resolves with a rounded bottom edge or a ¾ radius roundover edge.