nice wood edges for laminate
RE: Nicer laminate
edges
* Posted by: Miss_Marble on Mon,
Jul 11, 05 at 20:20
My favorite is the
one marys1000 described. We had it in our house in Pennsylvania and loved it.
Please note that in order for it to look beautiful, the formica has to come out
to the edge, and the ogee-ed wood trim be a teensy bit below that. Otherwise the
wood will get water-worn and grungy looking (if it comes up over the edge onto
the countertop). But with this way, whatever you clean the countertops with does
not touch it because it is completely on the edge. In my opinion, it is a most
gorgeous treatment and not dated at all (and what is dated, is the one that
comes up onto the countertop.) Also, it looks the best if you use a really
pretty wood like birch, cherry, maple, and give it a rich
stain.
* Posted by: Miss_Marble on Wed,
Jul 13, 05 at 21:46
Imagine the piece
of laminate itself coming all the way to the edge of the plywood, with nothing
covering its thin little edge (which, in the color laminate I had, was kind of a
brownish color). So, you can see the entire edge of the laminate, thin as it is.
(I think maybe they did something to the edge, because it was very smooth and
presentable.) Then picture immediately below that, nailed or glued to the edge
of the plywood, a beautiful piece of solid wood with some routing, perhaps an
ogee edge. It could even be something more decorative. Mine was birch stained a
wonderful cinammon color.
The thinness
of the laminate, and the brownness of its edge (which is now making me think the
cabinetmaker definitely stained it or something because it matched the stain on
my wood) makes the laminate edge look like it is part of the routing of the
wood. It's truly gorgeous.
Posted: Tue - July 19, 2005 at 10:51 AM