Can anyone think of drawbacks to using a mirror as a kitchen backsplash?
Was looking at backsplash ideas and saw someone with a contemporary home use a mirror as the backsplash for their kitchen. Is this a bad idea?
I’m trying to stay away from tile backsplashes and want to go with something more "one-piece" like. For easier maintenance. I know going this route would be more costly IF I needed to fix something behind the wall.
my sister has one and its very attractive when its clean! the issue is keeping it clean! it seems she is always cleaning the darn back splash and claims if she had to do choose it again – she wouldn’t! any temperature change and the back splash fogs, any minor little splash from cooking or water running show up far more easily than on a tile back splash!
all i can say is i’ll never get one! i’m not that fond of cleaning! lol
Mirror can get very noticeably stained so you may be fighting a constant battle to keep it clean. Also don’t forget it may be exposed to intense heat which could cause discolouration of the mirrored backing.
The mirror will show any and all dirt, and will be time consuming to keep clean. If you don’t use your kitchen for cooking much, it might not be a big deal. One of the things that I have seen, that I think looks good, is to use stainless steel as a back-splash. It can be cut to match your back-splash area so that you should be able to get a seamless piece (depending on how big your kitchen is, of course).
I have a hard enough time keeping a bathroom mirror clean. I would imagine a kitchen backsplash that is mirrored would require cleaning every day if you want it to stay clean (if you cook/prepare a meal or do dishes at least once a day).
It has potential to look awesome – if it is kept clean. What do you think of something like those faux metal/tin panels for a backsplash? See here: http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/Stovetop-Blue-Countertop-Backsplash-RENO0507-de.jpg
http://www.oldhouseweb.com/product-showcase/backsplashes-faux-metal.shtml
They come in different colors like a pewter finish that might be more your style, that is if you decide not to do a mirror
Good luck, I hope this helps!
Do you really want to look at yourself washing up? Every mark and splash would be doubled. Have you considered using sheet perspex? Being transparent your paintwork or paper will show through without being damaged and would be no more costly than mirror, much less in fact. Good luck.
Slamming something into it! Not easy to remove with out breaking
But i think the iridescent one look cooler the ones like a pearlized look. Look into a slide on for where you need to repair something