Mirror splash back - talk me down!

[CoperCabana]

Had our kitchen done last year. Always meant to put white glass splashback behind the hob and the main run of cupboards. Quotes have come in around £1k. I have struggled to justify the cost as the wall is currently white (and wipable) so really I am just paying for it being more shiny! But have now seen a bronzed mirror splashback which I am lusting after! Is this a very, very silly idea? I need to do something as the wall isn’t finished brilliantly because the plan was to do a splashback.

[flirtygirl]

I'm thinking of that also and love the look. Have you had quotes for it?

[CoperCabana]

No but I just put some rough measurements in a random website calculator thingy and it seems to be similarly priced to glass.

[Ceeeeeelia]

I think it looks gorgeous.

I considered it (we've just had the kitchen done), it decided against it because it's so 'now' - it will look really fashionable for a bit, but I worried it would date quickly. But you might be braver than me!

We went for faux marble (Minerva) instead, which looks good.

[SpaceBergerac]

It's what I really want for our new kitchen, I think they look fab, but not sure if we're going to have the budget cos of everything else I want Where did you find the online calculator?

[CoperCabana]

I think it was Southern Counties Glass but not sure.

I super excited! Depending on cost, I am bloody doing it.

[flirtygirl]

Thanks CoperCabana, I'll look at their website.

[CoperCabana]

So had three quotes. 1 is comparable to glass price but isn’t toughened! For toughened, the other quotes have come in +£300 which I am seriously considering. It’s quite a big area so I am also thinking about whether I go all the way up to the wall cupboards. If I go up to just below the plug sockets, I think this will save a fair bit.

[Marmaladegin]

Oh I have one and I totally love it. It was from mirror glass solutions (maybe plate glass solutions?) who were really reasonable and good service

[Marmaladegin]

Sorry, when you say bronzed, do you mean aged effect? That's what I have

[CoperCabana]

No it is kind of a tinted bronze. They also do a smoked mirror but that is quite dark. The bronze is quite warm. Does yours steam up a lot and get really smeary?