Mirrored glass splashbacks are a great choice, as they help to widen the space by bouncing light and reflections across the room. Besides, installing a mirror splashback is one of the most effective ways to highlight a home’s design and build quality. Mirror splashback can easily lend a premium feel to your home’s interiors.
Here are the top five reasons that will compel you to think about installing mirror splashback in your home:
- Enhance Day Light’s Effect
- Easy to Clean
- Amplify the Impact of Natural Light & Views
- Emphasize Open Floor Plans
- Augment Bathroom Space & Fixtures
1. Enhance Day Light’s Effect
By installing mirror splashbacks in your bathroom and/or kitchen, you can enhance the natural day’s light to illuminate the space. Moreover, research has found several advantages for occupants that include:
- Good health and productivity
- Lower energy consumption
- Enhanced sleep and circadian rhythms
Mirror splashbacks reflect natural light, so you won’t feel like switching ON energy-consuming fixtures during the daytime. Moreover, the lovely nature of the light enhances health and help control an occupant’s sleep-wake cycle.
2. Easy to Clean
Mirror splashbacks can be cleaned easily using glass cleaner or ordinary cleaning agents to look pristine new. Besides, the panels can be made-up into lengths of up to 3 metres that means there are fewer joints for food and mould to get in and remain hidden. However, refrain from using abrasive cleaning materials like plastic or metal scrubbers, as they can scratch the glass and inflict lasting damage.
3. Amplify the Impact of Natural Light & Views
Mirror splashback is commonly installed behind the cooktop. It also looks good in the space between the countertop and the cabinets. It’s not your regular mirrors, but the glass utilised to make the splashback is toughened through a stringent process of heating and cooling. The toughened glass makes sure the splashback will endure high heat and moisture even coming from gas cooktops. There’s no need to fret concerning shattering, cracking or warping. The splashback helps to enhance the lighting and decoration of the room by boosting its aesthetics and functionality. Moreover, a mirror splashback reflects the natural light pouring in from the sink window and any other windows close by. Furthermore, mirrors can double the effect, if they are positioned on an opposite wall.
4. Emphasize Open Floor Plans
As per a recent survey conducted, “High net worth home buyers preferred an open floor plan”. Glass splashbacks has its advantages, but a mirror splashback multiplies the effect of this popular layout. Mirror splashback can easily create the feeling of added space and depth in spaces that would have felt shut otherwise.
5. Augment Bathroom Space & Fixtures
When you install a mirror splashback in your bathroom, not only would it make space appear bigger but also it would emphasize many of the fixture and colour preferences in the room. With innovative techniques and custom design, mirror splashback can be installed to the bathroom sink’s countertop with the tap fixture positioned straight onto the glass.
The Bottom Line
No matter what type of glass splashback you choose, it will light up space, as well as, augment your home’s interiors. In a traditional or modern kitchen, a traditional mirrored splashback is an appropriate choice that serves well. As compared to a completely reflective mirror, the toughened and classic-styled mirror splashback reduces glare and lends a plush feel.
