two level countertop.....would this look odd?

18 years ago

I ran into sort of a delima I am not sure how to fix. My kitchen is galley style, with a sink on one wall (19' long wall) and a cook top and food prep sink on the other. The cook top wall runs about 11' and then angles 45Â° where the food prep sink is. That short run of cabinets is about 7' and the wall is short, with a bar above it. I installed 2 electrical outlets sideways so they would not take up much room. Those outlets are causing me the problem. I am tall, and wanted my countertops to be 38" high. But because of those 2 outlets, I am limited to 36" high. Would it look strange to have that short angled run of countertops 36" high and have the rest 38"? The granite would be cut at the same 45Â° angle, but instead of butting together, one surface would be 2" higher than the other, the gap between filled with a granite spacer.

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jeanar
18 years ago
I think people who see your kitchen for the first time might think it unusual. But there are numerous kitchens that have different height work surfaces for baking, for example. I intend to have 3 heights on my island. You'll probably need to explain it away, but if it works for you, go for it.
lrmax
18 years ago
I have two different heights in my island. The length of the island is 114", most of which is 36" high. However, I do have a section that drops to 32" high by 45" wide for a baking center. The difference in height will be covered in soapstone and it also has to outlets sideways. HTH.
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holligator
18 years ago
Lots of people have counters at different heights, so I don't think it would look weird. On the other hand, moving your outlets up a few inches should not be that big of a deal. If there's not enough room under the bar for regular outlets, you could install a strip of plugmold. Cost-wise, it wouldn't probably be much different from what you'd pay for that filler piece of granite.