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Does it work to put wall to wall glass right up to kitchen cabinets?

susannah hoffmann

9 years ago

I am renovating my Toronto annex house. We are moving the kitchen to the back of the house and opening it up will ceiling height back doors, wall to wall.
Problem is the counters that will be on side walls will meet that glass..would that look strange to have them meet the glass?
Help!

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Collaborative Architecture
9 years ago
Hi, That's a good point and a problem that we have encountered before. (excuse the poor pun)

In this case, we applied two strategies to solve the problem. On the outside of the window, we have used the same counter material beside the BBQ at the same height and width as in the kitchen. Then we detailed the glass frames to be flush with the countertop. the result is that the counter appears to flow through the window from inside to outside whereas in reality there is a fully insulated wall between them.

By also carrying the stone veneer wall through from inside to outside, we strengthen the impression that the space flows seamlessly from inside to out.

Depending on your space, another approach could be to detail the exposed end of the countertop with a waterfall edge (as in the left side of the Island above). From outside you would see the finished end of the counter. Be sure to leave yourself enough space to be able to keep this clean, though!

I hope this helps. Since you're in Toronto, I would be happy to speak to you in person. Look for our contact info on our Houzz pro homepage or at tabc.ca

Daniel
susannah hoffmann thanked Collaborative Architecture
susannah hoffmann
Original Author
9 years ago
Thanks!
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