Amount of space between counter and bottom of window
My architect and I have been back and forth today trying to decide window trim and window placement in the boathouse we are building. The house will be built in the spring and I will do the same above the kitchen sink window in the house.
She likes the second picture with no apron and I agree.
The question is this: Should we order the Windows longer to make the window lower and closer to the counter?
She said she can adjust the window length to show one or two full tiles below the trim.
So...please look at the second picture and tell me what you think.
Show me what you have done if you don't mind.
thank you!
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jhmarie
7 years agoI have almost two courses of 3 x 6 subway tile under my sill and have no apron. One thing to check is your faucet handle. Mine is towards the front, but if yours goes back in anyway, make sure you have room between the handle pushed back and any sill that sticks out.
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Jillius
7 years agoHere is an image with one tile, if that helps you to picture the finished product:
I personally prefer the slightly taller backsplash. I wouldn't want to have clean splashes off the window/window sill.
What you might consider is making window taller so that it stops closer to the ceiling or has a transom. Or perhaps making the window a lot larger.
I don't know your preferences, but if I were building a house from scratch, I'd seize the opportunity to have a show-stopper of a window in the kitchen. It's just so nice to cook with all the natural light.
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7 years agoWe did not use subway tile and we did have an apron under the window sill (not painted yet in this pic. We wanted the faucet handle in the front but with the one we chose it would not have worked properly if we had chosen to install it on the side.
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoILR-- The ceilings are 9'2" and the architect drew in the little soffit to sort of carry the trim across I guess, though I still look at it and wonder what it would look like with no soffit. It did end up working really well for hiding a window blind. Larger view and partially deployed blind:
As for water, I don't see any more behind the sink than the usual splashes that happen around the sides or anywhere else. Sometimes a poorly-aimed spray will splash the window, but all in all it's been no problem. I did have them mount the faucet with the handle in the front (thanks GW!) so it's hanging over the sink--fewer drips when turning it off--plus it's hands-free so we don't have to use the handle much at all.
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7 years agoFrom our current and former homes. Similar to crl with carrying the countertop up. I love having a stone windowsill.
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoILoveRed...can you bumpout the window area? That would help lessen window splashing.
Here's ours - counter-height and never gets splashed. We have about 18" - a little too deep, I think, but it is nice to have some space back there! (We incorporated an existing bay window space, so we ended up with a deep bay. My DH does love all that space!)
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7 years agoThis is the only photo I could find showing the exterior with our kitchen window. Ignore the snow.
In our previous home, the window was flush on the exterior.
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7 years agoOmgosh!! So glad I posted on here. Thank you. I found a picture I like after looking at all of your pictures.
i just talked to Martha, my architect (yes she works on weekends) and she said no problem.
this is what we are going to do. I have 3 windows above my sink with 4 1/2 " trim around the window and we are going to bump that window grouping out 12 inches with an extended counter like Buehl.
very similar to this. Thanks for bearing with me.
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