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mirrored kitchen splash back

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raspberryripplecheesecake · 12/12/2024 09:40

Can anyone recommend a mirrored splash back company? I think a smoky mirror might work in our kitchen. Have busy, swirly, grey granite counter tops and cant find tiles that are right.

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Gothamcity · 12/12/2024 14:06

We got one from "the glass warehouse". It's beautiful. Went for an antique smokey finish, and I fitted it myself. You can chose to have screw holes added, or for it to come with adhesive. We went for adhesive, and it was actually pretty easy to do. We purposely didn't get any sockets on the wall we were having the splashback, as then you have to work out exactly to the mm where they need to be cut, and 8 just knew I'd mess up the measurements 😂. It sits on top of our quartz upstands, and goes up to just below the level of a shelf which spans the length of the wall. It's one of my favourite parts of the kitchen. You have to be careful with the type of glass you use if you're doing it on the same wall as your cooker. We did it along the side with the sink, so this wasn't a concern for us. I was worried about water splashes, making it look messy, but because it's dark, smokey and "antiqued" it hides a multitude of sins. Be warned... They are extremely heavy! Had two of us fitting it, and had to lift it up and over the Swan neck tap to get it into place which almost killed me. We then sat on the worktops with our backs against it for a good hour to let the adhesive do it's magic.

raspberryripplecheesecake · 13/12/2024 21:55

Gothamcity thanks so much for this. Your splash back sounds rather lovely and I imagine is like the look I am after plus an antique effect is probably less high maintenance than plain. Sitting for hour is dedication indeed! I've looked at the glass warehouse website and, as it would be going behind the hob (induction), it will probably need to be toughened. I am a little concerned about the weight in case the heat affects the glue and it toppled forward but am really after a seamless mirror rather than large, mirrored tiles.

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