The story of glass has come a long way, bringing along interesting avenues to use it within the home decor. Designed glass can be creatively incorporated to give your home a contemporary slant. The vast variety of glass available in the market is another reason why one should really look at re-decorating their homes and give it a twist using glass.
The classic stained glass never goes out of style. There are very many ways to integrate stained glass into your home design. From wall panels to ceiling, stained glass can be infused very creatively to enhance the look of your house. The most interesting aspect of stained glass is that it is available in multiple colours that are transparent enough for the light to shine through and also the colours never fade. The effect of light on a stained glass is dramatic. Sometimes it gives a prismatic effect, depending on how the light is falling on the glass. You could also laminate two pieces of stained glass together and insert items like flowers, leaves or abstract patterns in between to create something unique. With the help of sandblasting and etching, artists can virtually transfer any design from geometrics to elaborate landscapes on to glass. These designs can add to just about any decorating theme, from Victorian to contemporary. Frosted glass, smoked glass and back-painted glass are some other options to choose from. In fact, the combination of steel with glass is very popular and blends well with contemporary design also making it look stylish and sleek.
Interior designer Dnyanda Katvi says, "Use of glass creates transparency and makes a place look larger. There is a variety of textured glass available like tinted glass, clear glass, etched glass, wrinkled glass, broken glass and so on. The translucence of glass enables one to play with it. Glass can be used anywhere from tabletops to wall panels to doors and even on wardrobes. Glass bricks are also popular. Glass brings a physical partition but remains transparent. The maintenance is also relatively less cumbersome. It is more used in
the common areas like living rooms and patios . Glass is easy to mould, you can cut it in different shapes, add colour and use it innovatively. For example, we have designed a glass wall that goes frosted on the click of a button thereby creating a dead wall." How popular is glass in the Indian market? Architect Milind Pai says, "The trend has now caught the common man's imagination especially as this medium is very neutral and flexible in style as per the way it is used. The material is equally adaptable for the modern minimal to classical to fusion themes."
Designed glass can be incorporated into the dcor in limitless ways. Throwing light on some unique ways of using glass in the house, Pai adds, "Glass can be used for furniture, wall cladding, shutters, partitions, wall-effects, lighting zones, mirrors for utility and also for space, table tops, wash basins, counters, even floorings and steps of staircase, staircase railings, handles, balcony railings, even supports in furniture where used vertically, backlight lighting in walls and ceilings."
Courtesy: times property dtd:-15/05/ 2010
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