Stained glass windows have delighted the eyes of our ancestors since ancient times. Their relevance does not decrease today, despite the wide variety of materials and decorations. If previously the production of stained glass was the domain of a few craftsmen, then in the modern world almost anyone can master certain methods of creating them. All necessary materials and tools can be purchased in specialized studios and stores. And the widest variety of manufacturing methods will allow everyone to choose one in accordance with their professional capabilities and desires.
Stained glass windows
It is best to start making stained glass with your own hands with the simplest, but at the same time no less spectacular techniques. Let's consider technologies that do not require any special professional skills, expensive equipment, or complex and dangerous chemicals. These include the techniques for making the following stained glass windows:
- Film;
- Jellied;
- Painted;
- Tiffany.
Beautiful stained glass windows
Varieties
Windows, more than other elements, shape the personality of a home; Not only the appearance, but also the interior of the home depends on them. This applies doubly to large windows for a private home; variants of which form several types.
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Classic (panoramic)
Designs with a large glazing area, when the entire wall (or a significant part of it) is made transparent. The name speaks for itself - the panorama is located in a prime location and demonstrates a picturesque view of the surrounding area. Such windows give the room a presentable appearance, occupy space in the facade wall from floor to ceiling, and their width significantly exceeds the height.
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Standard window options in a private house are suitable for rooms on the upper floors if there is a beautiful view from there (this option is especially suitable for a house on a slope). The location on the ground floor will be successful if there is a forest, pond, well-kept garden or swimming pool next to the house.
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Bay windows
The bay window, an original architectural element, itself serves as a decoration for the house. Supplemented with a panoramic window, it becomes the highlight of the facade and invariably attracts attention. A bay window panorama increases the comfort of living as it increases access to natural light.
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The panorama can be performed both around the entire perimeter and on one of the bay walls. Since bay windows are usually small in size, continuous glazing does not lead to significant heat losses. The cost of winter maintenance of a room with a bay window increases slightly.
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Corner
The most complex version of panoramic structures, when the corner of the facade walls is glazed on both sides; the house acquires special attractiveness and lightness. Such a solution is appropriate for buildings with high ceilings, but care must be taken to compensate for heat loss, which is inevitable for large windows in any house.
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An angular panorama is implemented in several ways:
- Frameless design. Fastening to window openings is carried out using special corner profiles, using a special welding technology. A transparent sealant is used to connect the glass sheet.
- Profile. Corner window shapes for the home can use frames made of wood, aluminum, PVC, fiberglass, or combined (aluminum-wood). The corners are joined in the standard way.
- With amplification. A column or stationary profile is mounted in the corner part, then frames with double-glazed windows are attached.
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French windows
There is a mistake in this name: French windows are large (panoramic) floor-to-ceiling doors. There are two types of French windows and doors: with sliding or hinged sashes. The design of the latter lacks an impost - a reinforced profile between the sashes.
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French window design in private homes is at the peak of popularity. Elegant windows and doors are usually designed on the ground floor. Here they serve as a spectacular exit to the garden, to the pool or to another room (for example, a winter garden). A beautiful architectural solution is to connect a living room or bedroom with a terrace (veranda).
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If a French window is installed on the top floor, a protective structure is mounted in front of it on the facade, imitating a balcony railing. This façade element, although it does not have its own balcony area, is called a French balcony.
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See also: Catalog of companies that specialize in designing country houses
Soap drawings
Everyone has almost forgotten about this method, but in vain! With its help, translucent velvety pictures are obtained, similar to ice covered with frost.
You can make them the old fashioned way: grate a piece of soap on a fine grater, add warm water and beat (preferably with a mixer) until a thick, stable foam is obtained. Dip a sponge into it and apply a design using a stencil. If smudges form, wipe them off with a wet cloth.
It’s even easier to use white liquid soap or a creamy soap base: you don’t need to whisk or dilute anything - just pour it into a saucer and draw! Just one piece of advice: it’s better to cut the stencil out of thick paper or cardboard - it will make the edges of the image clearer.
Or you can draw lace patterns with a thin soap on dry glass. In any case, soap patterns are not only beautiful, but also wash off well from the window, allowing you to save on cleaning products.
The benefits of large windows and solutions for their disadvantages
Panoramic glazing has obvious benefits:
- Bright design element. Both the facade and the room will have a spectacular and presentable appearance.
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- Visual benefits. This is not only an unsurpassed panoramic view from the window of the house of the surrounding beauty, but also maximum natural light. In addition, a room with a transparent wall makes it seem more spacious than it actually is.
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- Performance characteristics. The durable and stable design has a long service life, as well as good sound insulation, the quality of which depends on the number and type of glass in the double-glazed window, on the type and material of the profile.
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The strongest argument of opponents of panoramic windows is their low thermal insulation. Indeed, panoramic structures initially appeared in warm latitudes, where winter temperatures do not fall below 0°C and heat loss is never significant.
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Subsequently, the fashionable novelty was adapted for use in cold regions. It's no secret that houses with panoramic glazing are a common architectural choice in Finland and Sweden.
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The issue is resolved thanks to warm engineering solutions with three glasses and two cameras; Also, no one forbids installing radiators in the room or making a heated floor.
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See also: Catalog of companies that specialize in the construction of turnkey country houses
Meanwhile, in many modern panoramic windows, heat loss (and, therefore, heating costs) is increased by 20-30%, depending on the winter temperatures of the region.
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Shatters - wooden or plastic shutters - will help reduce heat loss (and at the same time protect from the bright sun). For panoramic options, sliding shutters are suitable, which move along guides.
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Security considerations stop many owners from purchasing large, beautiful windows for a private home. In fact, larger models use durable tempered glass, the thickness of which starts at 6 mm; breaking it is not at all as easy as it seems.
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Deciding to install large windows is hindered by practicality and the desire to avoid unnecessary expenses. Thus, washing large windows (especially blind windows and those located on the upper floors) requires a professional approach, which results in a separate expense item.
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In regions with frosty and snowy winters, you will have to think about how to avoid the formation of ice. A common way to combat glass icing is to create a thermal curtain. They use infrared heaters, warm baseboards and slot convectors. All of them reduce heating costs and can be installed around the perimeter of the window opening, as well as in the window sill or window slopes.
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Excess ultraviolet radiation will lead to fading of furniture only if there is no mirror coating on the glass, which is especially appropriate for panoramic windows facing south.
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Tinted glass has slightly less protective properties, since it reflects only part of the solar spectrum. Tinting is needed to hide the interior space from prying eyes.
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See also: Catalog of companies that specialize in interior redevelopment
Stained glass for windows in a private house
Urbanization and its consequences increasingly make residents of megacities want to spend more time away from noisy streets, which can tire even “notorious” extroverts. Private houses are seen by such city dwellers as the ultimate dream - their souls are hungry for the natural sounds of nature, and their eyes are hungry for bright and clean greenery. And, naturally, in everyone’s rainbow dreams, a personal home is not only a corner where you can relax with your family from the noisy world, but also a place where you want to invite guests in order to surprise you with the view of your home and delight you with hospitality.
The easiest way to add a special charm to your home is with the help of stained glass.
Even the simplest-looking design on glass will radically change the atmosphere of the room. The secret of this lies in the play of sunlight penetrating into the room through colored elements. Unusual lighting is necessarily taken into account by decorators who want stained glass to work as a light transmitter and as a light-correcting structure.
Color solutions can be any , which is why stained glass is so adored by many fashionable designers and modern architects who strive for self-expression using standard-shaped structures with a unique design in finishing elements. After all, with a beautiful stained glass window, even the ordinary facade of a nondescript-looking house looks many times more attractive.
Thanks to technology, making stained glass today is no longer as labor-intensive as it used to be. Therefore, new works from masters amaze with the breadth of imagination and boldness of ideas.
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Subtleties of use
Choosing energy-saving glass for a panoramic window is considered the most correct decision, however, it can also bring trouble from an unexpected direction. The point is the enhanced ability of the film or coating to reflect the sun's rays.
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Under harsh reflected light, plants can wilt, siding walls can fade, and plastic furniture can warp. The stone or concrete surface of the yard can also become very hot.
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The solution will be preliminary planning of the location of buildings and planting, selection of materials resistant to solar radiation.
Option with transoms Source stroimir21.ru
An important element that influences the final cost of a panoramic window is the fittings. It is preferable to use tilt-and-slide fittings with the following parameters:
- The system is designed for easy and smooth movement of window sashes (weighing from 100 to 150 kg), equipped with a closer function.
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- All windows are potentially susceptible to burglary. The design of high-quality fittings includes parts that securely fix the sash in the frame.
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- The sash can serve as a point of entry into the house during ventilation. To prevent this from happening, special fittings with a parallel displacement function have been developed. In this case, the sash moves along the perimeter of the frame by 5-6 mm. This mode minimizes heat loss, eliminates drafts and ensures fresh air circulation.
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Paper decorations
Another greeting from childhood. True, before you had to improvise, but now there are ready-made templates - there are a lot of them on the Internet. Just print, cut and paste.
The New Year theme offers snowmen, Christmas tree balls, symbols of the year, Santa Clauses and Snow Maidens, angels and bells, Christmas trees, deer, houses in snowdrifts... In general, there is so much to choose from!
From this set you can easily create your own unique composition. But you don’t have to be original - traditional snowflakes made of matte paper look wonderful on the window.
Note: the glass should be wiped dry, otherwise the pasted paper will not stick. And don’t use glue, it’s better to use a thick soap solution or sugar syrup, they wash off the windows faster!
Features of choice
In addition to reliable fittings and burglary protection, when choosing panoramic glazing, the following facts are taken into account:
- For high-quality thermal insulation, you need a profile with a width of at least 70 mm
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- Double-glazed windows are chosen 2- or 3-chamber, the glass is better energy-saving. If a double-glazed window is installed on the southern facade of the house, it will be tinted.
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- Panoramic windows made of wood and fiberglass have the lowest heat loss through the profile; options made of PVC and aluminum are significantly inferior to them.
Dining area in a bay window with panoramic glazing Source st.hzcdn.com
- For heavy structures, profiles made of aluminum or PVC, which are additionally reinforced with metal, are recommended. To reduce heat loss, it is necessary to order a warm aluminum profile.
Metal-plastic construction Source www.bg.by
- Beautiful plastic windows must match the architectural style of the house outside and the interior design inside. To achieve the goal, decorative bindings (shpros), laminated and colored profiles, and stained glass are used.
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Powdered sugar, flour and semolina
This is one of the simplest and most delicious techniques for painting window glass. Small children can participate in the process - for them this activity will become real magic.
Using a direct stencil, we apply an adhesive base to clean glass - honey or sugar syrup diluted in water. Then we spray powdered sugar on it, using a soft sponge or microfiber sponge. Let the patterns dry, then remove the stencil and brush off excess powder with a brush.
To create a transparent design against the background of a sweet “snow fog”, we take a reverse stencil from thin paper. Apply syrup to it so that a wide outline is formed along the outer edge. Next, dust the picture and the area around it with a dry soft brush, barely touching the glass.
To create New Year's patterns on syrup, you can use flour instead of powdered sugar - the pattern turns out almost the same: maybe a little less airy and more contrasting.
And if you take syrup and semolina, the coarse grain and slightly yellowish color of the picture will resemble an old photo from a family archive. Apply the cereal onto the syrup in a thin layer using a slightly damp sponge or hard brush.
Note: this interesting effect occurs only in silhouette drawings—semolina is not suitable for working with reverse stencils.
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Neat stained glass doors will expand the room and decorate its interior. There will be more light here, despite the opacity of the glass.
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Bathroom
The bathroom is a place where you can rest a little and unwind after a hard day at work. For the bathroom, it is better to choose stained glass windows in calm, neutral tones. Most often, for glazing a bathroom in a residential building, designers use natural, natural and natural motifs.
So, the bathroom will be perfectly complemented by stained glass windows with fish, trees or small and muted patterns. This glazing option will not put pressure on the psyche and will create a peaceful environment that should be present in the bathroom.
Ready-made stickers
You can decorate glass not only with stained glass pictures, figures made of paper and glue, or drawings with toothpaste.
If you don’t have time, and the New Year’s window as a result is more important to you than the process of creating it, ready-made self-adhesive stickers are at your service.
Their variety will not let you get bored: white, colored, plain transparent, matte with glitter and mirror, paper and vinyl.
Simply remove the sticker from the mounting backing, place it on the glass and smooth it out. That's it - the drawing is ready!
Composition
In a room with several windows, real compositions from stained glass windows look great. Several stained glass windows can be connected by a single plot, characters or the same ornament.
However, for the creation to become truly original, it is better for owners to consult with the designer. A specialist will help you choose motives and turn them into reality.
