The shelves are up and my Mom is currently applying a coat of urethane - she likes painting but hates sanding, I don't mind sanding but hate painting, we're a good team. This afternoon we'll slide (ha! - they're huge and heavy) them into place and start laying in the books! We're leaving the backers as wood for now, but I want to replace it with 1/8" translucent polycarbonate sheets. These look like sandblasted glass but are actually cast in place with the texture. They allow light through but only show the faintest of silhouettes. At night they should have a gourgeous glow from the bedroom lights. The drawback? $102.50 per sheet and I need 5 sheets.
Here's some pictures, including close-ups (by request) of the kitchen handles.
have you thought about alternating solid panels with the translucent ones?
might bring the cost down abit....while still looking pretty good....
ps: love the house, im a student of architecture and ive always been excited to see people useing alternative methods of construction. its about time people start waking up to the fact that we need to change our ways.