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Opening Your Home with Glass

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Anyone who has been in the home decorating and design industry long enough comes to realize that there is one quality that stands out above all others as desirable in a home – openness. Big or small, located in the city or the countryside, a house that is structurally open provides its occupants with a sense of freedom and serenity.

But what is that gives a home this elusive quality of openness? Among building materials, glass stands out for its ability to open out a space. Professional designers and decorators often turn to the products from glass specialty merchants to provide clients with the light-filled, airy living spaces that they value. Here are some ways quality glass features can help you improve your home as well.

Expand the Living and Dining Areas

The heart of your home is the living and dining areas where your family and your guests spend most of their time. A strategic use of glass in these areas will help you give them a bright, spacious feeling.

Bringing light into your living space doesn’t always entail making massive architectural changes. Replacing opaque shelves and tabletops with ones made of glass is a subtle but extremely effective way to exchange clutter for sleek efficiency and give your dining room or family room a feeling of openness and depth.

Making more radical changes can produce even more spectacular effects. The use of frameless glass walls has become common in architectural and interior designs for commercial spaces, but they are still underused in residential properties. This is a shame, as it is in the home that these clear, beautiful walls can really have their greatest impact.

In this century, there’s no reason to keep dividing homes into ever-smaller enclosures. A frameless glass wall dividing a kitchen from a dining area or a family room from a home office is a great way to really put the whole interior volume of your living area on display. Carefully accented with matching glass shelving and table and desktops, and complemented by well-designed windows and sliding glass doors that open to the exterior, frameless glass walls really transform a home.

Brighten the Bath

What is the smallest room in your house where you spend the most time? Your bathroom, of course. The proper use of glass in your home’s baths will give them the illusion of greater space, as well as a sleek, bright look that radiates comfort and cleanliness without sacrificing style.

Designers generally advise homeowners to give up on the idea of using shower curtains and replace them as soon as possible with some form of glass door for their shower or bathtub. You’ll be amazed at the huge difference this small alteration can make, effectively multiplying the apparent space available in the room. In addition, glass doors are easy to clean, and, unlike curtains, will present a bright, gleaming appearance for years to come.

Every bathroom contains at least one mirror for practical use, but it’s important to see your mirrors as design elements as well. Custom fitted and strategically placed, mirrors really open out the enclosed space of the bathroom and reflect light throughout the space.

Seeing the Light with Glass

Properly used, glass is the key material for giving living spaces a bright, open, and modern feel. The suggestions listed here are just some of the ways that your residence can benefit from the use of glass. Today, a whole array of durable, stylish, and affordable glass design elements are readily available to contemporary homeowners, and it’s important to understand the ways in which their use can help you achieve the effects you are looking for.

Author Bio:

Ricky Ahuja is a Glass Design Expert at www.dullesglassandmirror.com an innovative manufacturer of glass table tops, glass shelves, and all other glass and mirror products. Ahuja has authored several articles for publications such as Perform Insider and mThink Magazine. He is particularly passionate about Social Media and its impact on e-commerce and conversions. Follow Dulles Glass and Mirror on Pinterest or on YouTube to see how they’re changing the way glass products are manufactured, customized and delivered.


Source: http://www.diyreport.com/2014/05/09/opening-your-home-with-glass/


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