Stained glass is not the only glass we use.

Stained glass is not the only glass we use.

Stained glass brings to mind the vividly colored glass that you would imagine seeing in a church or grand cathedral. Most of the colors are richly hued, frequently fairly similar in color choice and shade. But when you think of stained glass for your San Antonio home, this might not be what you had in mind at all. It might seem a bit too much to add all that color to your home, particularly if you prefer a more subtle, minimalist, or neutral palette. Or if your home is already filled with color.

Luckily, when it comes to stained glass materials, there are thousands of different colors, shades, hues, textures and so on to choose from. At Stained Glass San Antonio, we source our glass from the best quality glass makers from around the world. When we say there are thousands of different glasses to choose from, that is literal, not an exaggeration.

So perhaps your San Antonio home is decorated with a classic southwestern theme and southwestern colors, earth tones, perhaps some pops of turquoise or coral colors. When you choose your custom stained glass pattern and style, you will also choose the perfect stained glass materials for your windows as well. You might want to continue with your current color scheme, and have mostly clear glass with pops of turquoise or coral. You might want to add no new color to your room at all, going with clear, frosted, or textured glass for a stained glass piece that would work with any décor.

You might want to add some beveled glass, which is glass with the edges cut on an angle. This angle catches and refracts the sunlight when it passes through, creating pretty, colorful prisms of light in your home.

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You might be looking to add aesthetic beauty to your home, but also hoping for a bit more privacy in a certain window, perhaps a bedroom or bathroom window. The stained glass materials you could choose might include semi-transparent or translucent glass, that would give you a bit more privacy but still allow the sun to shine through, and perhaps even to still see some of the view.

The whole point is, when it comes to stained glass materials, your choices are widely varied. This can lead to all sorts of creative epiphanies, when you see how many different colors, textures, types of glass you can choose from.

At Stained Glass San Antonio, each piece we create is custom designed to your order. When you work with us, we will show up at your home to get the design process started. At that point, you’ll be able to choose between any of our hundreds of designs, or create your own. You’ll be able to choose the exact colors or textures of types of glass you will include in the design.

To get that ball rolling, why not contact us and set up an appointment today?

Martin Faith is a stained glass artisan from Glasgow and a collector of rare and antique stained glass windows. Martin has spent over 30 years perfecting his skills as a glassmaker and is well-versed in both traditional and modern techniques, as well as a range of stained glass styles, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Mackintosh, Prairie, Mission, and beveled glass. Shortly after moving to the United States, Martin started his own business selling stained glass windows. Stained Glass San Antonio has produced over 50,000 stained and leaded glass windows and successfully completed hundreds of religious glass restoration projects for churches.

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