Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: Slump glass for splashback... Let there be light ! 5Jul 20, 2007 6:42 pm Casa2 It's so tiny They're on a budget. Re: Slump glass for splashback... Let there be light ! 6Jul 20, 2007 8:31 pm How about installing some glass bricks outside?
I thought a sky window letting light from the ceiling would be a simpler way to light up the kitchen?? Cheers Allan http://building-our-first-house.blogspot.com/ Current stage: Peg-out done, tiger tails installed, waiting for excavation to start... Re: Slump glass for splashback... Let there be light ! 7Jul 20, 2007 9:53 pm Thanks for all the replies folks...
Yep, a skylight would let in the light, but it's a two storey building... Further to that, I think a "glowing" splashback will actually look great... Just got to work out how to put it together... Haven't actually seen anyone else use it ! Re: Slump glass for splashback... Let there be light ! 8Jul 21, 2007 1:41 pm Where does the kitchen wall face?
Is it out to a court yard? Does it face to the front street? Let me know, I can think a couple of features you can use, but I need to know if it is visible from the street and main entry, usually not, but just to be sure. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Slump glass for splashback... Let there be light ! 10Jul 23, 2007 6:59 pm If it’s nothing special, then you have the opportunity to make it special.
I would suggest a glass window on the opposite side of the glass plash back, the same dimensions as the splash back. Full light access, and decretive as well. The window doesn’t have to be anything special, the same as what you’re using throughout, or a little less. Inside the cavity you can put some imitation plants, long slender leafy ones. From the inside you will see the outline of leafy foliage from within your glass splash back. Interesting and a point of interest in the kitchen, especially if you are using some sort of lighting above the glass plash backs. This will be a first; I haven’t seen it done before, nothing like starting a new trend! It won’t matter from the outside of your house who sees it, just noisy neighbours if they look over the fence, but it will be really neat from within the kitchen. You don’t need many of the plants, just enough to give the outline of foliage. What do you think? Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Slump glass for splashback... Let there be light ! 11Jul 23, 2007 7:10 pm Michelle This will be a first; I haven’t seen it done before, nothing like starting a new trend! Hey! this is what I'd be en planning to do! off to the copyright office now... Re: Slump glass for splashback... Let there be light ! 12Jul 23, 2007 7:21 pm pasey25….LOL
Well done, you have a creative mind and eye, I’d be interested to see what you do in your home. So sorry to steal your idea!!! Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Hi - thanks for your reply. Yes I think 'Ill go for whitish with very speckly bits rather than pure white something like this. PS was actually 2008 I built the… 2 11707 That was always going to be a challenge and a test of patience. Full marks to your mate. Did you discuss the wet area near the trampoline? 16 17375 It might be a bit darker in the mornings but the light is still light, so you should be getting it. Similar to what you see from your western windows 3 19991 |