Seems I'm way more generous with my pearls of wisdom than others. Hmmm.

Thank you elinitha_au, agree greening up the immediate outlook is the nicest way to address a window splash backs view. I'm not keen on having to look out at black night with my lighted on, all can see in but you never know whose looking in. I love the electrified glass where at a button switch the glass turns opaque, if you've money to urn, which I don't, an a built in track blind is costly, and then again only used at night occasionally. Perhaps its just a factor to get used to.
I appreciate your comment.

Funny you mention glass that turns opaque. When i started this project as a naive first time builder, i had our front door (pivot) quoted up. Needless to say, we have placed an order for a solid 2.4x1.2 red cedar at a quarter of the price. Oh we can dream cant we?

Yes, definately dream through this process, wouldn't mind the blocks budget for my own room reveals. Lol.
The really good designers are the ones who make target and freedom look fab.
So many brilliant ideas but executing the ones with the most ability to create lasting impact is a hard choice for everyone.

I like the concept, but hadn't really thought about the practicality from a night time point of view. Personally I don't think I would want it unless I had a nice outlook, the thought of looking (for argument's sake) at a colorbond fences is uninspiring. I looked at a place that had a clerestory window above the overhead cabinets (high ceiling) which actually worked really well.

I like the sound of the window above the overhead cabinetry. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. I have heard many times it takes three builds to get things right? Well i'm half way through my first...

Oh and MLD, i have champagne taste, as i discovered when tile shopping over the weekend, but alas a beer(ish) budget. send those fab target/freedom vibes my way will you ;)

You can count me in on the champagne taste as well elinitha!

Agreed. That large format tile slab is pricey, but in comparison to the slab of marble, I'm happy to splurge. Tiles have so much potential though, I love the effects you can achieve with creativity, confidence and flair, oh and probably a healthy stack of cash.
Between the three of us, I'm sure we could come up with some great looks.
Fiona must have some psychic sense, this window is something I'm looking at for me, not a client, and was considering s fixed window directly above the overhead, as if the window runs behind it. But privacy and the idea of someone seeing in at night while I can't see them is off putting. I also have dark oak paneled walls and the transition from old to new is a real challenge along one entire wall. My house is very unique, now I understand w no one had touched it in 90 odd years!

I love the idea of a window splash back and had not thought of the privacy issue but it is real. I have just put in a glass door on northern side of house loving the light but now wondering about privacy, the door is in the back yard so our dogs would let us know if someone was there, would external sensor lights be a bigger enough deterrent for naughty eyes

Personally, daytime is not a worry for me as I could also see outside, it's when I can't that someone has the advantage of seeing right into your home without knowing they're there. Kind of like going to. Ed with your blinds left open. Surely I am not the only person to think about that? glad it has popped into your thoughts tool, but your sensor light should really light up and let you know if there was any movement, maybe that is a great solution? However, cats are commonplace down my sideway as is my neighbors bedroom window, I'm sure I wouldn't be popular if it went off through the night, even if settling my nerves. Hmmm. This is a tricky issue.

I love the idea of your cupboards 'floating' between two windows.
OK, thinking about the whole privacy issue, let's treat it a bit like a risk assessment... I gather we're talking about the side of the house, gap, fence, gap, neighbour's wall. Concentrating on the splashback window, it seems there are two issues, the neighbour looking in from their window and a random peeper.
It seems to me the probablity of the neighour looking in is fairly high, more from useage, rather than deliberate spying. The consequence, lack of privacy. What controls can you put in place: solid wall (no window), screen along fence to minimise sight line (probably fairly easy, depends on fence), smart glass (expensive), blinds (aesthetics and practicality/cleaning issues). Residual risk/issues is a bit hard to quantify, as it really comes down to would you be comfortable in your own home with the lights on and the control/s in place.
Moving on to the Random Peeper, which to my mind the likelihood is a lot lower. Consequence is the same as above, so IMO has a lower ranking. Controls: Barrier as in a fence or gate to reduce easy access (should be fairly straight forward), smart glass and blinds as above. Residual risk, as above.
What do you think?

Thank you Fiona, I agree with all those points, it's nit even as though this would've been a concern at all, only now I have a standard window and my usual routine is to pull it down after wash up, about 8pm, and then we might flutter in andout of the kitchen doing tomorrow's prep, but noticed if we left that blind up one night and walked past later we realized it was a run totheoooincase anyone could see in. those poor peepers would've lst their sight I'm sure, lol. I think it's just something to get used to. If I were a renter and had this in my kitchen, I'd have to adapt, and seems thousands have, so maybe I just get over it, as a standard window wont have the same appeal.

Ahh the good old dash to the toilet where you only realise the blind is open on the way back! Screen the neighbours view and it's all good!

Hi Megan,
I would love a window splashback, must admit I had to look it up to know what it was ha-ha
As you know, I live in the country on acres and the road is 500mtrs away and neighbours are probably just as far away, so there wouldn't be an issue with who got to see what!!!
Cheers,
Barbara

Have you thought about cafe curtains? As they're being "splashed back" upon, you may need to toss them into the washing machine occasionally, but I think that's easier than cleaning a window by reaching across the sink. Good luck!

lhh.

I'm considering a window splashback (2400w x 600h). Victory Blinds can install external blind, motorised and controlled from the inside, however this would cost around $2100.