Glass Jewelry for the Home
Filed in archive Jewelry Trends by tammy on February 24, 2007
glass techniques. Before jewelry, however, the home was a place for glass to really show its stuff, and that has not changed. In fact, it's a growing trend now to use glass as a embellishment for the home, and this article from Glass on the Web actually refers to it as a type of jewelry for the home:Glass tiles are colorful, reflect light and add an artful sophistication to the trophy kitchen, spa bathroom and any area that cries out for attention. Architects, designers and skilled do-itÂyourselfers are going for the glass look on backsplashÂes, countertops and floors. They're surrounding fireplace mantels and covering supporting pillars in high-rise condominiums.
Make no mistake. Glass tiles are pricey. Uninstalled tiles typically cost $30 to $60 a square foot and can go as high as $350 for custom applications. But diehard fans insist the result is well worth the cost. 'Glass tile is strikingly beautiful in so many differÂent ways,' says Patricia Hart McMillan, a South FloriÂda designer and co-author with her daughter, Katharine Kaye McMillan, of the new book 'Glass Tile Inspirations for Kitchens and Baths' (Schiffer, $19.95). 'It's a material that tile designers can work with to change the colors, textures and patterns. It has unlimÂited possibilities for conÂstant invention. The design potential is inexhaustible. No wonder people are totalÂly intrigued by it.'
This ancient material new technologies have allowed tile designers to produce it in a variety of sizes, shapes, colors and textures. The choices are as varied as decorating styles. There's cast glass, enameled glass and fused glass. You can find pastels, neutrals, jewel tones and metallics as well as black and white. Finishes are frosted, crackled, gloss, gold flecked, iridescent, matte and opaque. Textures are fused, molded or tumbled. Besides looking good, those made out of recycled glass are ecologically correct.
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