Decorating With Stained Glass
October 11, 2008
Decorating your home with stained glass is an easy way to give it a touch of elegance without overhauling your existing decor. It’s possible to use stained glass in almost and room in the house, from the living room and dining room to the bedroom, kitchen, entryway, office, and even in the bathroom.
Using Stained Glass In the Kitchen: Kitchen stained glass options include inserting panels into your kitchen cabinet doors. This adds a little touch of beauty to standard cabinets, but you can make it more glamorous by lighting the interior of the cabinet. Use custom panels of stained glass artwork in front of a kitchen window, or add smaller stained glass corners to the window. Large panels also make great wall art.
Living Room Stained Glass: In the living room, you can use full or partial window panels, pieces with mirrors in them, or stained glass fireplace screens with clear bevels. That allows you to see the fire through the glass prisms. Stained glass candleholders, chandeliers, or lampshades are another fantastic choice in the living room. Just make sure they don’t overwhelm the room.
Dining Rooms and Stained Glass: Have a large table to decorate? Consider using a large sculptural piece as a table centerpiece to attract attention. If you feel like your dining room looks small or cramped, glass wall pieces with large mirrors can make it seem a lot larger.
Bedroom Stained Glass Decorating: Decorate your bedroom using stained glass objects like candle holders, terrariums, and jewelry boxes. Mirrors can be used to make this room look larger, too. However, beware of overdoing it - you don’t want your room to look enormous! Use wall pieces and stained glass window ornaments to tie it all together.
Bathrooms and Stained Glass: The bathroom might seem like a strange place to use stained glass, but this versatile material works here, too Think about using stained glass in cabinet doors, around mirrors and in bathroom windows. Colored and textured glass can admit light without allowing you to be seen from outside.
Office Stained Glass: Incorporate glass in drawer, window panels, cabinet fronts and other pieces of furniture to add interest to your office. Desktop pieces can be used for a more subtle effect.
Entryway Stained Glass: To give visitors a great first impression, consider using stained glass in your front door or in entryway sidelights. Stained glass also works well in panels over the door, or even as a doorbell cover.
Stained glass adds a beautiful personal touch to any home, and can work with most decorating schemes. There are lots of sizes, colors and themes available. To find out more, talk to your local stained glass artist or retailer today.
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