Decor Your Home With Glass !!

Every one of us desires to have the best home beautification and choose innumerable alternatives to give an elegant look to our home. One such alternative to make our home look elegant and chic is to make use of the glass as home décor. While we talk about using glass for decorating our home, most of us are worried about its durability and its frail nature. One can choose glass as a home decoration material, depending on the home structure and its look. Also you should think about the maintenance procedure while option for this.

Use of glass in buildings architecture and interior design

Today glass is used in clever way of home decor. Here are some uses of glass in and around your home.

• Glass for your roof: As mentioned earlier glass can be used in various places. One such place is the roof of your home. You can have a glass roof in various styles like.

• The traditional style: In this style, you can have a normal glass roof and produce superfluous light in your bedroom. Opt for an area which can give you ample of light and make your bedroom look brighter. Apart from just having a single little roof you can also go in for two skylights. Ensure that you engage a reputable company to fix your glass roof.
• The solid glass panel: This method will also give your room an ample amount of lighting. Instead of a plain roof you can have an entire roof with glass panels which can also be coloured. Part from just using coloured glasses you can also incorporate designs in your glass panelled roof.
• The angled dormer panel: Normally the dormer rooms are dingy and dark. To avoid the room from looking dark, you can install large units of glass panels and make way for light in the dark room.

• Glass for your kitchen: Although most of us are reluctant to use glass in our kitchen, there are various modular kitchens which are entirely designed with glass. You can have kitchen cabinets and platforms of modular kitchen in your home. The glass panels of the closets and the platform will make your kitchen sparkle and give it a neat look. Apart from just the closet doors and platforms, you can also have the surface of the modular chimney made out of glass. For a rare use of the basin in the kitchen, you can have a creative elegant glass basin as well.

• Glass for lighting: One of the best ways to enhance your home is to opt for a prominent lighting. Making use of glass inside your home can reflect a lot of artificial as well as original light. Glass inside your home can be used to obscure, brighten and enhance features. It further illuminates surfaces. Other forms in which glass can be used are; in chandeliers, lights, lamps, lighting floors, lighting ceilings etc.

• Glass for your windows: This is one of the clichéd places in every home where glass is been used. Glass windows make it easier for you to have a beautiful view and observe the temperature changes. Glass can also be designed and coloured in various patterns and shapes to reflect light through the windows.

• Glass for your furniture: The contemporary décor styles use glass in most of the furniture. Doors with glass panels, table tops with glass surface, chairs, mirrors, closets, shelves, stands, TV stands, glass beds, dining set, computer table, colour boards and others give an elegant and a sophisticated look in your home. You can also merge glass with wood, metal, leather, plastic and other materials to get a chic look for your interiors.

• Glass for your walls: Installing glass walls in areas in your home has no restrictions. You can have glass walls in any room of your home. A bathroom can have a layered glass wall; your living room can have a glass wall partition, a bedroom partition and so on.

• Glass for your balcony: The use of glass for ventilation and lighting has been followed since many years. Glass sheaths are popularly used in open areas like balconies in many homes. This will create a visual connection to the outside world. Apart from just the balconies you can also use glass in rooms which can give you the nature’s view.

Points to keep in mind when you opt for glass interiors

As glass is fragile and easy to break, you can use it only in few places in your home. It can be used to accentuate few features of your home. Having a glass interior décor will completely change the ambiance of your home. Glass interiors give your home an airy and light look which makes your interiors look elegant.

You have to be very careful when you opt for glass interiors in your home. You should keep in mind about the temperature changes while opting for glass interiors. You can have a formal décor in your living room with the use of glass as interiors. The glass can be designed in various ways like multi layering, slumping and etching. This would make the room prominent other than providing privacy.

You can have glass interiors in various parts of your room which can act as a prominent interior décor. For your garden you can have a glass wall opening in the lush greenery. This will give you a rejuvenating feeling. Apart from just the glass ceiling and wall, you can also have crystal and glass artefacts which can give you a touch of elegance in your room. Glass paintings can also act as one of the best home decor.

Different appealing glass shapes can be created and presented in different figurines. Glass shapes like flowing water, melting ice and others can be opted for. Areas like a bar cabinet, living room pedestals, bedroom areas and others can be designed with glass and its components. Apart from just the glass being used for beautifying things, we can also make use of it to camouflage a door leading to many other areas.

For an elegant staircase, you can make use of glass in the railings. Colourful bars can be selected for this purpose. For a roof, you can make use of painted or coloured glass which can give you an alluring look ambiance. Apart from just the large glass blocks, you can also have glass tiles that will beautify your home as well as provide you superfluous light and ventilation.

If you are a sportive person and would like to have a unique bedroom roof, you can have a sheer glass roof in your bedroom. Doing this will make you feel like having a nap under the stars as well as will provide you a beautiful view of the lush green garden. Apart from just for the interiors, glass can be used as furniture parts like table tops, seating arrangements, head boards for cots and so on.

Glass pillars and blocks in your room can also act as an elegant décor. Other than just acting as a pillar, glass can also serve as a lantern piece which can provide spare lighting.