Advice/comments wanted re. mirror in kitchen

[Laddy Muck]

OK EDFers...this may seem really mundane...but...what do people think about putting a mirror on a KITCHEN wall? I.e. is that a bit weird or...

I am being serious and would really appreciate advice/comments/feedback etc. Thanking you in advance.

[SpringTime]

What kind of mirror is it?

If it's one of those tiny ones that's good for doing your lippy then it's a no.

But if you can walk through it into a Narnia-like dimension then I'd say yes.

[Sue]

I enquired about having a mirror as a cooker splashback (to reflect light around, not to gaze in :)) )

I was told it would be dangerous (maybe because of the heat, can't remember now).

If you want a mirror in your kitchen, go for it, I say!

Can't see it's any different to having a mirror anywhere else. It makes the room look bigger and lighter.

[DulwichFox]

Can't see any reason why not.

Just Google Mirrors in kitchen and hit images.

Will give you loads of Ideas.

http://mydesignchic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/mirror+in+kitchen+jenny+wolf+interiors.jpg

DulwichFox

[Angelina]

It could give more light and illusion of more space. Great idea

[womanofdulwich]

Someone recommended to me to have antique mirror splash backs. Quite a lot of those kitchen mags have them..

[Sue]

womanofdulwich Wrote:

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> Someone recommended to me to have antique mirror

> splash backs. Quite a lot of those kitchen mags

> have them..

Would that be behind the cooker, though?

If I was given the wrong information, I will think again!

[uncleglen]

We had a mirror above the kitchen sink when I was young- my dad used to shave in it every morning- you can't beat boiling water from the kettle!

[rendelharris]

Sue Wrote:

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> womanofdulwich Wrote:

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> > Someone recommended to me to have antique

> mirror

> > splash backs. Quite a lot of those kitchen mags

> > have them..

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> Would that be behind the cooker, though?

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> If I was given the wrong information, I will think

> again!

There are plenty of toughened mirror splashbacks available which can resist temperatures up to 400c (I know because we were considering one a while back, then I realised I'd have to see my face while cooking, a punishment nobody should suffer), but don't use an ordinary mirror, it will crack pretty quickly.

[womanofdulwich]

I dont know it was behind the hob, just the splash backs

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/AelV0y2i8uDn5s_6TwvsMltdpkRrhHEQb-FYQlbBd6q48qAZTlhPNTc/

[Laddy Muck]

WOW EDFers...I am touched that so many of you have responded! Thank you so much. You have made me think...the exact position of this potential mirror would actually be in the dining section of the kitchen (so not near the hob, Sue). Dulwich Fox, it never occurred to me to google "mirrors in kitchen". Spring Time, I am thinking of quite a large mirror. Does having this additional information make a difference to your opinions/advice etc.? It's a small kitchen/dining area (one of those new-builds of around 22 years' ago).

Once again, thank you all very much...and keep those comments coming please...I promise to take every one into account.

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[hpsaucey]

Do u mean that eglomise type aged glass - scuse my spelling. Pricey but I think u can get it as toughened splashback type glass. Looks lovely

Ho

[Laddy Muck]

No - I'm talking about a "normal/standard" mirror which you might consider placing anywhere else in the house. Sorry for not making this clear at the beginning...crikey, I never knew about all these different types of mirrors/glass until I started this thread. :-$ Perhaps I need to "google" more...

[chuff]

We've got a wall sized mirror in our dining room that is open to the kitchen, it adds lots of different angles and quite often people have gone to walk through it. I love it.

[JohnL]

chuff Wrote:

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> We've got a wall sized mirror in our dining room

> that is open to the kitchen, it adds lots of

> different angles and quite often people have gone

> to walk through it. I love it.

You must keep it very clean. Applesque

https://futurism.com/apple-employees-windows-headquarters/

[Sue]

rendelharris Wrote:

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> Sue Wrote:

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> > womanofdulwich Wrote:

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> > > Someone recommended to me to have antique

> > mirror

> > > splash backs. Quite a lot of those kitchen

> mags

> > > have them..

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> >

> > Would that be behind the cooker, though?

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> > If I was given the wrong information, I will

> think

> > again!

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> There are plenty of toughened mirror splashbacks

> available which can resist temperatures up to 400c

> (I know because we were considering one a while

> back, then I realised I'd have to see my face

> while cooking, a punishment nobody should suffer),

> but don't use an ordinary mirror, it will crack

> pretty quickly.

That's interesting, because it was a splashback company which gave me that information. Maybe they just told me that because they didn't sell them!!

I'm considering now having plain glass which I can put different things behind (eg pictures, collages etc) and change them from time to time but now I'm a bit worried that paper behind glass could be a fire risk.

What do you reckon? (Sorry for deviating from your mirror thread, LaddyMuck)

[Laddy Muck]

Thank you to everyone who took the time to comment/give advice. A mirror in the kitchen no long feels "weird" and I have made a decision...I am going to get one!

Sue, don't worry about "deviating", I have learnt so much about mirrors, glass, splashbacks etc...