You tell me, which would be more desirable in a house...

devotee

Something else!

What if you put tension wire on the staircase instead of glass?

aliasojo

Granite/stone worktops

Doozergirl wrote: »

What would you be putting in it's place?

We'll have to agree to disagree on cheap and common as I don't see how solid oak is cheap and common either in the 'lots of them and inexpensive' way or the 'chavvy' way either.

The staircase is going to be in that style; with cleaner lines - either with square oak spindles or straight glass panels.

I agree Doozer, nothing cheap and common about it. I can see it wouldn't be to everyone's taste but I was a bit surprised at that tbh.

I hate your house though, it's really crap.








I am soooooo kidding, I'm as jealous as hell.

CKdesigner

Granite/stone worktops

Doozergirl wrote: »

What's a down stand?

Hi DG, Hopefully this link will work as I haven't posted any pictures to a website like this before so I thought I would use the same one as you!

http://www.photobox.co.uk/my/photo?album_id=121998492&photo_id=2089387503

Hopefully you can see that the front edges look like 60mm thick, this is done by joining another peice of granite on the front using a mitred joint. I have done upto 100mm down stands before to give the look of a really thick and solid granite.

Hope the link works.

Dinah93

Granite/stone worktops

Doozergirl wrote: »

What would you be putting in it's place?

We'll have to agree to disagree on cheap and common as I don't see how solid oak is cheap and common either in the 'lots of them and inexpensive' way or the 'chavvy' way either.

The staircase is going to be in that style; with cleaner lines - either with square oak spindles or straight glass panels.

I love the oak, I don't like the glass panels - we have them in my office and I don't work for a snazzy company, but for the council! I just think the glass is a very defined style, which yes some people might love, but others might go in and think 'well I'm not going to be spending all my days cleaning that!' and want to tear it out. Whereas I don't think anyone would be horrifed by solid oak.

The point someone else made about the kitchen being the focal point was very valid, it's the kitchen obviously that sells the house, I love what you've done with the full length folding doors, that has the potential to be a real 'wow' room, but the hall is just a way to get from one room to the next.

Nenen

Granite/stone worktops

Hi Doozergirl - good to see you again! Another vote for granite worktops from me because
1) I LOVE granite worktops - my dream kitchen is definitely topped with granite
2) I'm sorry to say that personally I really didn't like the pic of the glass balustrade you posted.

I suppose I see a barn conversion as having lots of real wood (having said that, I think that although wooden worktops look lovely they are too much work to maintain). How about wrought iron (seems fitting with a barn somehow) with solid wood rails. Something like one of these:

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?im...N%26start%3D63

I particularly like pic 8 - modern yet expensive and classic looking at the same time! No idea if this would be ridiculously expensive though!

aliasojo

Granite/stone worktops

Would you all please stop posting links of things I can't afford, yet covet? :rolleyes:

I like those iron and wood bannisters too.

:D

Dinah93

Granite/stone worktops

Also really like the iron ones. Hand wrought spindles are actually suprisingly cheap (I did a blacksmithing course, fantastic fun) - the place I was at were an Artisan Blacksmiths and they did spindles with a nice bit of detailing for £8-£12 for the basic ones all the way through to a one off commission piece for hundreds.

lynzpower

Granite/stone worktops

Hello you

I actually thought Id agree, I too think those glass stairs look a bit cheapy, I couldnt imagine them in that house.

Looks amazing- keeping busy :beer:

xx

Doozergirl

CKdesigner wrote: »

Hi DG, Hopefully this link will work as I haven't posted any pictures to a website like this before so I thought I would use the same one as you!

http://www.photobox.co.uk/my/photo?album_id=121998492&photo_id=2089387503

Hopefully you can see that the front edges look like 60mm thick, this is done by joining another peice of granite on the front using a mitred joint. I have done upto 100mm down stands before to give the look of a really thick and solid granite.

Hope the link works.

Now that is floating my boat! :heartpuls

How do you pull that off though? Do I need to raise the height of the units with something to allow the downstands to clear the doors? Honestly, think that is superb!

Doozergirl

Dinah93 wrote: »

I love the oak, I don't like the glass panels - we have them in my office and I don't work for a snazzy company, but for the council! I just think the glass is a very defined style, which yes some people might love, but others might go in and think 'well I'm not going to be spending all my days cleaning that!' and want to tear it out. Whereas I don't think anyone would be horrifed by solid oak.

The point someone else made about the kitchen being the focal point was very valid, it's the kitchen obviously that sells the house, I love what you've done with the full length folding doors, that has the potential to be a real 'wow' room, but the hall is just a way to get from one room to the next.

Makes much more sense to me, thank you