My husband trusts me and prefers I make all those decisions. That said I always ask his opinion on large pieces. If I left it all to him he would lose interest before finishing! Design is so not his thing. But then I'm not interested in documentaries on outer space or Lego.... Best we stick to our own interests I think! ;)

What's the difference between glass panels splash back and mirrored splash back, they are both made of glass ain't they? That was the question, the one I managed to read even with my limited reading skills, reads what's the difference between glass and mirror. However your other question that you asked so kindly, yep you can use mirrored glass behind hob if it's toughened, don't know where your based but here in Glasgow I've used Forsyth glazing as I find them a lot cheaper than anywhere else, even if your not near then you should check their webpage out as they have lots of pictures on there of different jobs they have done to give you an idea of the finished look

Weekly? Oh, how I wish it were only weekly. I'm out there nearly every day culling the three-cornered leek that has reappeared as a thick blanket despite me culling it in the first spring I was here, in my new house, then finding it had reappeared hugely aggressively last year and now, in my third spring, it's even thicker and even more widespread - and is now not only in the flower beds but also in the lawn, thick along the edge, scattered within it. Front and back. It takes about two hours to clear about a square yard - digging under the bulbs; banging off the (very good, I've been told) soil in which there are always several earthworms which I need to hang on to (obviously); then picking out the tiniest bulbs left behind. I don't think I can ever finish it this year - as happened last year - which means the problem will go on for decades. I don't really have the time (I need to work, I need a life beyond digging and clearing). The only solution I can think of is to bring in help but my budget won't allow that. I value having lawn so paving it over isn't an option. I will have less planting space, which will eventually mean less weeding, but it's not something I can do right now - I've too much to do to bring the indoors up to date. I disagree with Jo DP. The previous owners had a keep it wild policy and now I have this big problem with a massively invasive plant. And, yes, I have tried using it in recipes - it really isn't worth the effort of keeping it under control (to have a limited supply). I'm an experienced and adventurous cook and three-cornered leek is an overrated ingredient, even though it's free and in my garden.

Technically staircases with spindles are higher maintenance because every spindle that touches the tread or stringer causes a dust trap, the glass when suspended on glass brackets is effectively floating and the dust has no where to settle, obviously I would recommend a handrail over the glass, everybody uses a handrail if there is one, even kids, so finger marks on the glass would be minimal, also the glass balustrade is boring to kids, patio doors are more at risk of needing to be constantly cleaned because there is something of interest to kids/pets on the other side.