BillyJack Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 Trying to decide on just glass doors and shelves or doors and glass shelves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 It's a fairly classical design. It might look better without doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted November 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 I’m going to put some collectibles in it. Because it’s hard to get to I wanted to keep dust out. I thought about beaded doors, then just glass. Been there for years unfinished.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjeff70 Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 Wood doors with glass panels and wood shelves (stained dark?). Rails and stiles would be very narrow in width. Glass shelving and glass tabletops remind me of the 80s with all the shiny brass accents crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted November 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 Stile and rails would be about 1” with beaded profile. Glass shelves for light pass thru.. I may try and power the unit for a light. I put these in a builders houses for years, but he had 2” stiles and rails and I thought it took away from the visual of what was inside. Stained oak kinda dulled it as well… my brother sent me things from Korea, Japan, Philippines, etc I want to store. Plus other stuff.. Hope the paint is dry. It’s been 10+ years 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 Glass doors AND glass shelves, that's my vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjeff70 Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 I really like the way they finished a house on 'This Old House' a few years ago where they stained various tops like the mantel a mahogany color which offset all of the white trim in the house. It was one of my favorites they did out of all the seasons they had done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted November 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 I took the wood for my doors and used them for the pantry rollouts because I didn’t want to dig out more poplar. Guess I’m going to have to decide if I want all glass. Decisions, decisions…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted November 13, 2022 Report Share Posted November 13, 2022 IF you in tend to light the inside then definetly all glass. Ihave a tall cabinet for wine glasses with all glass and the light bounces all around. beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted November 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2022 On 11/12/2022 at 8:01 PM, Ronn W said: IF you in tend to light the inside then definetly all glass. Ihave a tall cabinet for wine glasses with all glass and the light bounces all around. beautiful. Thx… I have a bar with leaded glass with glass shelves and wood/glass doors. with Mullins in the door you have to center pieces and shelves to match. Kinda limits the view… I think it may be on of the times ill have to actually draw out a glass door, etc and see how much space I’m loosing… opening is 31.5x45”…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted November 13, 2022 Report Share Posted November 13, 2022 On 11/12/2022 at 10:52 AM, wtnhighlander said: Glass doors AND glass shelves, that's my vote. Yup, me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted November 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2022 II keep looking at this cabinet and it’s the height that concerns me with a full glass door with 48”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wimayo Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 I agree that the design is very classical. Frameless glass is more modern. I think that narrow beaded painted doors with glass panels would be more appropriate for the existing design. However, from experience, be careful to not make the frames too thin. Remember that glass is pretty heavy and I had some thin framed glass doors rack (flex) due to the weight. I ended up having to set the glass in silacone in order the get some rigidity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted November 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 I'm use to making glass doors. I or we would always silicone these in to keep them from rattling. Makes the door more solid. You can cut each individual piece or one and silicone the Mullins to the glass... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magoo Posted November 26, 2022 Report Share Posted November 26, 2022 Probably too late but in staying with the look, I would vote for wood framed glass doors with thin wooden shelves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted November 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2022 I don’t want wooden shelves because of lighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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