Glass is often used to build partitions, create doors and furniture, decorate walls, ceilings and even floors. Despite the apparent fragility of this material, the use of glass in the interior is quite safe. Glass is primarily associated with transparency and cleanliness; it transmits light rays, due to which it does not clutter up the space. To get a more private feeling, you can use frosted glass partitions.

Sandblasting or Acid etching allows to uniformly matte the surface of the glass. Opacity depends on the level of pressure and abrasiveness of the material applied to the glass. Sandblasting allows to fully express your design imagination. Using sandblasting, you can apply ornaments and designs.

Application area of frosted glass

Decorative glass with a frosted pattern can be used to cover indoor surfaces. Installation of glass sheets is carried out only on a perfectly flat, clean and dry base. Mechanical fastening involves installing the canvas into a frame. The adhesive method involves gluing panels with a special adhesive solution for glass.
When finishing room with a regular increase in humidity, it is imperative to tightly seal the joints and seams. A gap between the wall and the glass panel can not only spoil the appearance, but also cause the material to peel off due to moisture.

Pattern glass: application, distinctive features

A grooved pattern is also a great way to make glass less transparent. The rays of light pass through the pattern on the glass, but at the same time privacy is maintained due to the distortion that the glass relief gives. This type of decorative glass can be used in the design of partitions, shower cabins, interior doors and furniture doors.
This type of decorative glass requires less careful maintenance than regular clear glass, which shows even the smallest marks or dirt.

Technologies for decorative glass processing

Beveling is a technology for processing the edge of glass on a machine. The edge of the glass can be matte or glossy, depending on the design requirements. There is
a technique called shape beveling that looks perfect on the edges of curved glass. The main thing is that bevelling and other manipulations with glass are carried out before tempering, a procedure that makes the glass more durable.

Bending is a method of giving the required shape and configuration to the glass. Curves on the glass can be made by heating it to plasticity and using supports or using the weight of the glass element itself.

Glass back painting technology. This method is widely used today for the production of kitchen surface panels. Back painted glass can have bright colors and can be cleaned like regular smooth glass without the fear of damaging the paint layer.

Glass with drawings

The design on glass can be made using silk-screen printing, followed by drying under ultraviolet light using decorative film. Nowadays, the production of adhesive decorative films is so well developed that the design made using this material is difficult to distinguish from a printed pattern.

How to ensure the safety of decorative glass

The most popular method for ensuring the safety of glass interior elements is applying a safety backing film tothe glass and tempering. The film does not make the glass more durable, but if it is damaged, the fragments will remain glued to the film and will not fly apart in all directions.
The tempering technique allows to make glass more durable, but it can also be broken, in this case the fragments will be accurate, and their edges will have a smooth, safe shape.

LED glass lighting

Glass can become a real art object if you integrate LED lighting to it. The electricity supplying wire is located around the perimeter of the glass and, if necessary, it can be hided with a frame, and microscopic LED elements running across the entire area of the glass.
To create such a glass object, it is necessary to place LEDs between two sheets of glass to protect them from mechanical damage. This glass can become a lighting device in the evening, and look like an ordinary glass that lets the light to pass through during the day hours.

Gray Glass Company
217-44 98th Avenue
Queens Village, 
New York 11429
Phone: 718-217-2943
Fax: 718-217-0280