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Summer is here and it’s the ideal time to take up a refreshing home improvement project. A backpainted glass backsplash can add new life to your kitchen or bathroom. It also works well in utility spaces, like laundry rooms and studios. A backpainted glass backsplash looks great A backpainted glass backsplash might sound exotic, but […]
In a city like Chicago, it’s not unusual to find commercial properties built for one purpose that transform into something different. The JW Marriott Hotel is one such property. The Continental and Commercial National Bank opened its doors in 1914 on LaSalle and West Adams, in the heart of Chicago’s financial district. At nearly 1M […]
Summertime is a good time to consider ways to reduce your energy consumption. Air conditioning is the largest seasonal consumer of energy. Annually, heating and cooling costs combine to create the largest energy consumer for most homes. It makes sense to reduce heating and cooling costs, but sometimes your options may be limited. Painting glass […]
Windows play an important role in the design of interior spaces, but not all windows are created equal. Ideally, a window offers a beautiful view, transmits a lot of visible light and generally improves the look and feel of the interior space. The reality is that some windows are badly placed, don’t transmit much visible […]
Painted glass has been around for thousands of years, but medieval artists elevated back painted glass to an art form. Good ideas rarely stay put, so it comes as no surprise that artistic back painted glass escaped Europe. Initially, artists created back painted glass as a religious art form, but other artists applied the technique […]
In the last post, we provided some expert tips for getting great results from glass painting. If you’ve never tackled a glass painting project, you might be unsure of how to go about painting glass. No worries. Here are a few tips to show you how to paint glass like a pro! Getting great results […]
If you’ve ever painted your living or working space, you know that getting professional results can be a challenge. You want a professional, finished look, but no matter how careful you are, you never seem to get the desired results. The good news is that glass painting is easy to do and delivers a beautiful finish. […]
Commercial decorating requires a lot of forethought, simply because commercial spaces aren’t like residential spaces. A commercial space may entertain a lot of traffic, or it may be a quiet little enclave for just a few office mates. In either case, the demands on the interior design may be more intense than those found in […]
After a fairly long hiatus, glass is making a comeback as a structural and decorating surface in homes. Designers have reintroduced glass into commercial spaces in the last three decades. That’s created a new interest in glass use in residential designs . Not everyone can move into a newly designed space, but that doesn’t mean […]
In the last post, we talked about making your own backpainted glass backsplash. In this post, we’ll look at why Glassprimer™ glass paint is the ideal glass backsplash paint. Not all glass backsplash paint options are equal Paint is expensive. Today’s paints are much different than those you may have worked with in the past, […]
Glass Paint – self-priming/permanent-bonding glass paint began outside of the USA in early 1997. In late 2003 Glass Paint moved to the USA for distribution in North America.
