Your front door is often the first thing a visitor sees of your home or office so be sure to create the right impression by choosing one of our many engraved glass designs.
Decorative glass with an etched design not only looks beautiful but it admits light into the building while still maintaining your privacy.
This internal door in Glasgow is etched on laminated glass for added security and is also incorporated in a double glazed unit to keep it clean.
This internal door in Glasgow is etched on laminated glass for added security and is also incorporated in a double glazed unit to keep it clean.
Many older properties will have lost this original glass
through breakage, or the glass might
have been cracked or scratched over the years.
Help is at hand however, as we specialise in recreating
these original etched glass designs to enhance your home.
This is a copy made for a door in the north of Scotland which had been badly scratched.
This finely detailed door panel and sidelight were made in 2012 for an old house in a conservation area of Wick, Caithness, Scotland.
The original Victorian design came from a hotel just round the corner - with their permission of course, since we had to recreate their glass panel 10 years previously when the original had been broken. By a whisky bottle I believe!
Here the design for the door has had to be adapted to suit the unusually square shape.
The original Victorian design came from a hotel just round the corner - with their permission of course, since we had to recreate their glass panel 10 years previously when the original had been broken. By a whisky bottle I believe!
Here the design for the door has had to be adapted to suit the unusually square shape.
Established in 1991, we have a large collection of original and authentic designs for traditional etched glass or we can make an exact copy of your glass if it is damaged in any way.Many of these designs are from the Victorian era, which was the heyday of this art form, with a marked change of style going into the Art Nouveau period. We can also create contemporary designs which are entirely unique to you, either from photographs or your own ideas.
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These before and after photos show that it's possible to make an exact copy even when all you have is a box of pieces!
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The photographs on this website give a flavour of what is possible but hundreds of other designs are available. Because of the bespoke and handcrafted nature of this glass, a discussion of your needs, whether by phone or email, would be very helpful.
This pair of Victorian parlour palms were recreated for an old house outside Inverness, Scotland where one of the original door panels had been cracked.
This pair of Victorian parlour palms were recreated for an old house outside Inverness, Scotland where one of the original door panels had been cracked.
The glass used is normally 6mm toughened though other types and thicknesses can also be quoted for. We would recommend that you engage the services of a professional joiner or window fitter to measure the size of glass required, and also to fit the glass, as this is quite a specialised job.
This is a new copy of a door panel from an old house in Dornoch, Sutherland. The original glass had been broken by someone slamming the door and we were provided with a large box of broken pieces!
This is a new copy of a door panel from an old house in Dornoch, Sutherland. The original glass had been broken by someone slamming the door and we were provided with a large box of broken pieces!
Since the glass in your doors and windows is part of the fabric of your home it will be covered by your house insurance policy. If you want to replace any of your glass, we are happy to provide a quotation to your insurers.
The original design came from an old manse in Sutherland but are now part of a set of 3 different pairs made for a new house in Thurso, Caithness.This shows how an old design can still be used in a new property.
The original design came from an old manse in Sutherland but are now part of a set of 3 different pairs made for a new house in Thurso, Caithness.This shows how an old design can still be used in a new property.
The cost of this replacement glass will vary widely according to the complexity of the design and the type of glass required. It would be best to discuss the various options with us first, since this glass might still be around in 200 years time. If no-one slams the door too hard!
This is part of an internal screen of 5 panels in a large house where the owner wanted to admit light into another room.
This is part of an internal screen of 5 panels in a large house where the owner wanted to admit light into another room.
This 18 feet long (5.5m) glass partition screen is in the High Church in Inverness, Scotland and was installed in August 2013. With the edge of the glass lit by LED's it brightens up an otherwise gloomy corner of this historic church.
This church is noteworthy as it was used as a prison after the battle of Culloden in April 1746 and the marks of the bullet holes can still be seen in the outside walls where these Jacobites were executed. Tough times indeed!
This church is noteworthy as it was used as a prison after the battle of Culloden in April 1746 and the marks of the bullet holes can still be seen in the outside walls where these Jacobites were executed. Tough times indeed!
This is Scotland after all so there has to be a piper! This gentleman was engraved on the windows of the pipe-band hall in Wick, Caithness and is about 6 feet tall (1.8m) - just like the piper who posed for the photograph I worked from.
This arched fanlight is installed above an internal door in a house in Wick, Caithness and is intended to admit light into a rather dark hallway. The pattern matches an existing glass panel in the house to give some feeling of continuity.
This simple sheaf of corn is engraved on a 2 metre tall pane of glass which was fitted in December 2014 in an old Victorian mill in Caithness. Quite appropriate we thought and the owners love it!
These few photos don't begin to show the vast range of designs available but are intended to show what is possible with decorative glass. Your front door, or business, deserves an impressive frontage and Designs on Glass are here to help.
Contact details:
David Mackay
01593 721494
[email protected]
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David Mackay
01593 721494
[email protected]
For engraved Caithness flagstone please visit our sister website at
http://designsonstone.weebly.com
