For Those Of You With Glass Door Cabinets
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glass doored cabinet--wood or glass shelves?
Comments (16)One thought...if you are going to have stacks of plates, the shelves may be filled to the point that no light will shine through from above anyway. If it were clear glassware, that would be different, but I wouldn't think that much light would get through with the plates. We have glass-front cabinets with wood shelves and a channel running up the front/side for lighting. We have yet to install the actual lights (wiring is there), so I can't say how well it works, but here are a few photos. Hopefully they will help give you some ideas. :) Good luck! Photo of my glass front cabs with wood shelves (no lights yet): Photo of the channel that runs inside of the cabinet where future lights will be installed: Inspiration photo for cabinet lighting (I can only hope mine will turn out so lovely!):...See MoreWhere can I buy the 'glass' for my glass kitchen cabinet doors???
Comments (3)What's all this fascination with HD? Call local glass suppliers, or, better yet, find an art glass shop that makes stained glass panels. They'll have a good selection of fancy glass. That's where we got the glass for our kitchen cabinet doors....See More24x42 glass door upper cabinets - 1 door or 2 doors?
Comments (13)I think it also depends on what else you have in your kitchen; especially on what will be in the immediate vision of your glass cabs. In my case the 24" glass cab is beside 3 21" single doors, so going with the 24" single glass (frameless) door was a no brainer in my case. Double doors would have looked ridiculous in that space, especially as I wanted mullions to match the glass lowers on our range wall. I also reasoned that the double doors would have blocked out a lot of what to display (it would have left only two smallish pieces of glass with a wider center area of door trim). I guess that's a long-winded way of saying that I think either a single door or double doors could look good in context of what else you have going on around it. Pics of my 24" glass cab (it's only 30" high, but it should give you a worst-case idea since your 42" cab would look sleeker):...See MoreQuestion for those who have glass front cabinets with lighting.
Comments (13)Glass can be so frustrating to clean and I agree @Annette Holbrook(z7a) they show dust. I did LED lighting in mine but chose only to light the top and not let it shine through shelves. I know it might not be the best option for you but I like the effect in my kitchen....See Morelynninnewmexico
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