Kitchen antique mirror splash back help
Hello Houzzers,
Would you please offer your opinion on my splash back dilemma?
I have my heart set on a mirrored antiqued splash back to go behind our cooker in the kitchen.
My first dilemma is: should I go for one? It will be toughened glass, but I'm a little worried about the piece going behind a gas cooker... Do any of you have any experiences?
The second dilemma is: Should we go ahead with the option, do we want the whole wall piece behind the cooker to be mirror or just up to the extractor fan. And do we then go right to the edges left and right or just in line with the cooker?
I'll attach an image of the proposed mirror finish too.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
Thanks!
Veronika
(the wiring will be hidden... eventually!!)
(you can sort of see how close the back burners are to the wall)
(this is what I'm thinking... it's multi-tone which would pick up on the bronze around the kitchen as well as some of the cooler tones) (and it's pretty!!)
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6 years agoI have it behind my hob but it does have to be induction hob. You will not get any warranty if it is behind a gas hob and there has been a few posts on here to show cracked mirror behind gas hobs.
Veronika Lavey
6 years agoHi all, I thought this would be useful for anyone wanting to put a mirror splash back behind a gas hob....:
I have decided to go with this particular tile (as it's cost effective, should I knock a pan into it and accidentally crack it)
and will be keeping it in line with the extractor fan, between that and the cooker.
Once it's all up and looking pretty, I'll upload a picture. :)
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoSaw an article on Apartment Therapy talking about mirrored splashbacks recently. Had some lovely photos featured, I personally preferred the options where the glass is raised up from the hob slightly. Could you maybe get a piece of the upstand cut to fill the gap? Also having it 'framed' by wall either side looks better to me than it spanning the whole space. I've mocked it up to extractor fan level and to ceiling level (I've guesstimated the tile scale but hope it gives you the idea). Personally I prefer the latter in this space as the proportions look better.
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/mirror-backsplash-ideas-that-arent-from-the-70s-or-80s-248551
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