Stained Glass Windows for a Home Renovation – A Classy and Classic Touch

Have you considered adding beautiful, custom made stained glass windows as part of your home restoration project? Renovations are one of the main times that we are called in to design and install stained glass in the Dallas area.

People decide to renovate their homes for a variety of reasons:

• Just purchased an older house that needs a lot of work, for instance, one with an old kitchen. Along with adding new, modern appliances or cabinets, stained glass panels inserted into the kitchen cabinet doors adds a stunning designer touch, turning a kitchen into a showpiece.
• Owned the home for many years; things have worn out and need to be replaced, like wood siding or old drafty, warped windows. Some stained glass windows in your entryway give an entirely new “designer look “to the same place you’ve lived in forever. It will be like coming home to a whole new house!
• Gearing up to sell the house and want to make it more “buyer friendly”. In this era of homogenized developments, where every house on the block looks alike, the addition of stained glass windows or doors will make your home stand out to potential buyers. Did you know that Stained Glass Austin usually bonds the new stained glass panel to the inside of the existing windows? In this way, expensive window replacements are not necessary, and a single paned window receives the thermal efficiency of a double at the same time!
• Flips – For older, run down or foreclosed houses that are purchased to be fixed up and “flipped,” stained glass is a fantastic investment. It will give any home an expensive look that buyers will immediately gravitate towards. Consider clear, textured leaded glass instead of the traditional colored stained glass, so that it will match with any color scheme or décor!

Stained Glass Window Options

Popular places to add stained glass during home renovations are the sidelights in the entryway, to class up the front of the home and also provide more privacy. You can see out through the peephole, but no one can see in through the windows next to your front door. If there is a transom or small window above your front door, that would also look fantastic with some stained glass. Remember, your entryway provides the first impression of your home to visitors, and the last thing they’ll remember on leaving.

You can solve various problems in a home with the addition of stained glass. If there’s not enough space between neighboring lots, adding clear stained glass will solve privacy problems while still letting in the light. It’s perfect for the bathroom windows or even bedroom windows or patio doors!

Whatever reason you might have to be renovating a home, why not consider the addition of stained glass windows? They add beauty, value, a high end appearance, distinctiveness, personality, and perhaps even a nod to the era of the home’s original architecture. Please contact us today – we look forward to working with you.

Martin Faith

Martin Faith is a master craftsman, builder, and designer of stained glass windows. Martin learned the art of glassmaking while living in Scotland, where he was born and raised. He has been studying stained glass as an art form for over 30 years. When he moved to the U.S., Martin opened his own shop and started selling antique and custom stained glass windows. Martin's areas of expertise range from historic and religious stained glass to popular styles such as art nouveau, Mackintosh, floral, beveled, Greene & Green, and prairie. Over the years, his company has produced and sold over 50,000 stained glass windows to customers located in Dallas and throughout the country.