Bold Uses For Antique Stain Glass In The Period Home
Although antique leaded stained glass is often thought of in conjunction with religious buildings, it is also commonly used in vintage homes and other historic buildings. Because of its ability to both bring color while allowing light into a room, antique stained glass is sought after by interior decorators and homeowners for the beauty and historic charm it can bring to today’s period home.
Victorian-style homes, as well as Craftsman bungalows, were often adorned with colorful antique stain glass windows, skylights and panels. The look, however, can easily be used in other home styles, including Classical French, Provencal, Art-Noveau, Tudor, Gothic and Art Deco.
Leaded glass is a glorious addition to an entry door. Whether you have a double-entry door, a solid wood door, an arched door or a full glass door, the addition of antique stained glass to the door or surrounding the door brings a bold visual focus to the front of your vintage home. The eye is immediately drawn to the colors in antique leaded stained glass, and by using it in or around the front door, it practically shouts out that this is where to enter the period home. Antique stained glass panels can be used to surround the door, or can be inserted into the wooden door to draw attention to the entry.
One of the most unique and customized way to add antique stain glass to the home is through the use of skylights. These leaded glass skylights can be purchased in round or oval shapes, and these bring a welcome curve to the many square and rectangular forms that create the home’s external outline. These antique stain glass pieces can fit underneath as an accent to the peak of a roof or dormer to draw the viewer’s attention to the roofline of the house as well.
Victorian and Craftsman-style homes of the period often used antique stained glass panels to ornament the front windows of the home. Narrow panels featuring geometric or natural designs can often be seen along the top edge of the window, or even surrounding the entire edge of the window. Craftsman applications sometimes included a triplet of panels used in windows, offering another bold use of this type of architectural artwork.
One of the easiest ways to get started with learning about what is available in antique stained glass is to look up online architectural salvage vendors. These businesses offer pictures of all the stained glass pieces they have available, so you can look at several to determine your preferences.
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