I'm glad you posted this! I anxious to know too!

I really like the look of thin counter tops. The link is to my post from 2016.

eam44 Thanks for the link. It was interesting to read all the comments. I really liked the idea of reverse beveled edge. I love the look of thin counters esp with the reverse bevel edge look! Mitered edges cost more too and I feel a hazard for homes with little kids. Thinner counters gives the kitchen a clean look I think! Thanks all!

I think it's up to your preference, style and material. I don't have a choice about thin as our stones here are 2cm and you have to have a subtop of plywood.

We're doing 1 1/2 on perimeter and 2 1/2 on island.

I don't like them less than 1-1/4" or they look too thin and cheap to me.

I meant like in most contemporary tops*

Ohassan you need 3cm to make that work. The West coast rarely carries a thing other than 2cm.

Let's hope I can find something in East

I read somewhere that they are using thinner countertops in Europe, so that trend is likely to find its way here, making thick countertops look dated.

I made our solid surface kitchen tops 1" thick.

I am sorry, but this sounds like a plan by the countertop industry to
make "thin countertops" the "new thing", and that way, charge the same
or more for using half the material.

I thought the same thing.

Thin countertops has been a trend for modern kitchens for a couple years. It works well with slab front cabinets -- whether gloss or walnut or midcentury. I'm not sure if I'd like the look as much with more traditional cabinets.

I agree with you H202! It may look sleek and nice with the contemporary style cabinets but with typical traditionals it will be a challenge. I would stay in the misddle of 1". Eased edge. Thinner edges I think are for floating islands.

I just thought I'd check my surfaces. I have a solid maple butcher block on one cabinet. It's a big thick chunky thing. 1 1/2". Compare the look to my Ikea work island top. It is just about 1" and my marble counters are the same thickness. (2cm) I live on the West Coast.

Yeah I think 1" will be fine for countertops if they are stone surface.

As for the non-availability of 3 cm on the west coast, particularly CA, I have to add to that thought. While 2 is definitely the more common thing here, 3 cm is also available if you prefer. We had no trouble finding it in both San Diego and San Francisco. In fact, the stone we liked in SF we originally saw in 2 cm, but we asked and they found the same in 3 cm. We preferred 3 cm to avoid having a laminated edge, but that's just us.

But laminated edges are to give the illusion of a thicker chunkier counter top, or to be able to do "fancy" edges on..yes???

3cm was also available from stone houses in my area. Some slabs had both, some only came in 2cm option.

Let's not kid ourselves, please. Countertops are fashion, just like that skirt or shoes. Inspection will approve contact paper over OSB. Momma won't.

When you wear an 80s hairstyle or shoulder pads, you can talk to me about the countertop industry trying to be trendy to make money.

What is between trendy and looking nice and clean?

Here are European contemporary kitchens:

Hmmm, none of those counter tops are "thin", sleek yes, thin..nope..

I think 1-2" thickness should be good for any style. The edge eased one.

Terri - a 2 cm stone needs to sit on top of a sheet of plywood for structural reasons, but you don't actually want to look at the edge of that plywood sticking out underneath the stone. The laminated edge covers the plywood edge. You can put an ogee edge on a laminated 2 cm stone or a 3 cm stone - it's just decoration and works on both.

No one here is really talking about "thin" countertops just countertops with minimal built up edge. 2 and 3 cm in not really a thin countertop. Not by European contempary kitchen standards anyway. I was just in most of the high-end European kitchen showrooms in LA and San Fran and "thin" to them is 6mm (1/4"). This look works only if the rest of the design is consistent with the style.

I completely get it jdesign_gw! It's super thin they call it floating too if it's reverse beveled. But I have seen those sleek counters in Italian kitchen shows. They are one with the counter. And very true that rest of the space should support it. But in my case, I have a traditional kitchen which I'm making into transitional. So, the countertop will be in between very thin and thicker ones. Do you all think 1-2" will work?

I'm getting cabinets painted but how can I make my appliance wall the accent wall? I love 3 things. Gray color, navy, and wood. How can I make it look like wood texture without changing the fronts?

"...a 2 cm stone needs to sit on top of a sheet of plywood for structural reasons..."

2 cm stone can be used as a countertop sitting directly on cabinets without plywood, according to the Marble Institute of America. You just can't cantilever very far without plywood or another structural substrate.