Glassy-eyed
New designs in glass offer dazzling choices for the home
Saturday, October 10, 2009
The 17-inch Nature's Chemistry Briolette glass sink from Kohler is an elegant, eye-catching alternative to the traditional basin sink.
Traditionally, glass has played a limited role in home decor and design.
Glass windows, cookware, lighting fixtures and tempered glass shower stalls have been the norm for years, but the cost to buy and install other glass fixtures has kept buyers away.
New designs are pushing the envelope and exploring the possibilities of glass throughout the home as accents and design elements. Glass is now being used in the bathroom, the kitchen and outdoor spaces as decor and even in fundamental elements such as sinks and countertops.
SINKING IN
Sinks are among the most common and readily available new uses of glass.
These sinks can be placed on glass countertops as vessels, attached as undermounts like traditional sinks or placed ...
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HomeStyle, Pages 39 on 10/10/2009
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