Waterfall Countertops

With all the different countertop materials that are available today (i.e. granite, quartz, marble, butcher block, onyx, etc) many homeowners find themselves designing their kitchens around the natural beauty that these surfaces provide. So why limit the use of these materials to just horizontal applications?

Waterfall countertops, also known as risers, are becoming very popular in kitchen renovations today. Waterfall counters continue the surface material down the side of your cabinets all the way to the floor, giving the space a unified, connected feeling. It breaks away from the expected, and is much more visually enticing than the side of a cabinet.  Waterfall countertops and the timelessness of stone can give new life to an outdate kitchen.
Here are some fabulous examples of waterfall counters that you can use as inspiration for your next kitchen renovation!

http://www.houzz.com/photos/72400/Margarido-House-Kitchen-Counters–Backsplash–and-Floor-contemporary-kitchen-san-francisco

http://www.houzz.com/photos/32102/Kitchen-Breakfast-Room-contemporary-kitchen-seattle

http://www.houzz.com/photos/1655146/Waterfront-Luxury-Home-on-Lake-Travis-transitional-kitchen-austin

http://www.houzz.com/photos/1859277/1095-Royal-York-eclectic-kitchen-toronto

http://camillestyles.com/life-2/bring-it-home-bold-as-brass/

Hannah Tindall is a senior associate interior kitchen and bathroom designer in Chicago at Habitar Design. Mitchell Newman is principal at Stratagem Construction, a leading residential Chicago construction company focused on luxury home, kitchen and bathroom renovations in Chicago as well as custom built-ins and cabinetry in Chicago.