Posted by jsexton – January 29, 2007 9:37 PM
For some of our upper cabinets we decided to go with glass fronts. We didn't want glass in all the upper cabinets, but basically in every other set. We wanted to showcase some of our cooler looking dishware with glass doors, and put our less interesting stuff into the cabinets with solid doors.
We're fans of the concept that everyday items can be art. In other words, dishes and glasses and bowls are a form of art. They don't have to be super fancy, just something you like to look at. Gretchen has been collecting Polish Pottery for several years. These dishes and bowls have made their way into our everyday use. You'll see some in the photo below.
When choosing glass for the the cabinet doors, we discovered there are dozens of styles. Everything from simple clear glass, to glass with ridges, etchings, coloring and more. We choose a style from Kraftmaid called Antiquity. It has small bubbles in it that gives the glass a textured look.
We had "puck" lights (so called because they're the size of a hockey puck) installed in the top of these cabinets. This give the cabinets a nice warm glow, and showcases my wife's beloved Polish Pottery.
Glass cabinet inserts. Somehow the camera flash accentuates the bubbles in the glass
and makes them look much more prominent in this photo.
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So good to see comments again. I check all the time for progress. Of course, I haven't updated mine in a long time. Really loving your kitchen look. It's wonderful. I chose the same glass face for a couple of our upper cabinets, can hardly wait for them to be installed. We went with Corian over granite because we have so many breakable dishes. After the 1989 earthquake we had Corian installed and it has been great. Raising 3 children and all of their accompanying friends, the Corian really stood up to the abuse and was gentle on my stuff. It only made sense to us to go with Corian again. Backsplash in still in the design stage, but again your's looks great.
Posted by Joyce Lund – January 30, 2007 10:12 AM
My husband and I are putting glass in our boring cabinets and we have added some more contemporary paint colors to a dark wood room. The glass won't be in until next Tuesday - is there a trick I should know to make installation easier? I have a table saw and scrolling jig saw and plan to use those but how about a rotozip? Do I need to leave a reveal to support the glass panel or use hardware on the reverse side? We are also adding a shower to a room that previously had a double bowel sink and I have found a shower panel with 6 jets, a hand held shower head and the traditional shower head with jets -do I need special equipment to boost my water pressure for adequate flow to the jets? They run@ 2.4 GPM.
Posted by Stephanie Lloyd – February 2, 2007 9:00 PM
We put glass inserts into an upper cabinet where 2 walls meet and it looks great. Yours look beautiful with the lighting. I will do that at some point in the future. The doors are the same as ours and they look just beautiful with the lights you have installed.
Posted by Jay – February 5, 2007 5:33 PM
As a kitchen designer, I like thr way you used restraint in the display inside the glass cabinets. To over-fill the cabinets is to dilute the effect. Of course the seeded glass is always so great. And, glass shelves are perfect. A nice corner.
Posted by susan – February 8, 2007 3:27 AM
