Stained Glass Overlay

What is Stained Glass Overlay?

Briefly, it is an affordable way to cover any style glass window or "opening" with a product that utilizes a unique process combining multiple materials (glass, lead, multi-layered polyester film, bevels, jewels, etc.), to form a solid piece of decorative art glass that looks just like stained glass, but at a fraction of the cost. Really, it is affordable!

Why would I need Stained Glass Overlay?

Perhaps you have a long window on the side of your front door and you have a difficult time creating privacy without installing some kind of obtrusive sash rod or stretching a piece of fabric over this space. Stained glass overlay may not only create privacy for you, but be extremely decorative and add personality to your decor.

It is not limited to just windows, but virtually any space that can hold a piece of glass.

Residential: bathroom/spa privacy windows, home entryways, kitchen cabinet doors, shower doors, room dividers, domes, ceiling panels, to name a few.

Commercial: restaurant doors, booth dividers, wall tops and signage, office lobbies, hotels, and more!

Religious: new (or replacement) church windows, chapels, funeral homes, icons, and the list goes on.

Below is a picture of a "before" window at a clients house. It is a dormer window that faces the front of their home. Not very appealing for such a big front piece of glass. We had our artisan, Darla Rufer, copy the design pattern from the client's front door window and construct a matching piece for the dormer.

The "after" picture below, shows the Stained Glass Overlay design added on top of the existing window and held in place with special inserts. Depending on the placement and materials used, this application would allow you to remove this piece to replace with something new, or you can take it with you if you move.

A window box is added below the window to continue to warm up the space and add tremendous interest.



Would you like to see more Stained Glass Overlay and its Applications?

Visit http://www.sgodesignerglass.com/ . This site is filled with marvelous designs and ideas for its use. Be sure to check out the Stained Glass LifeFilm. The SGO LifeFilm product utilizes a unique and incredibly durable digital ink jet process to permanently bond any high quality digital image onto polyester film. This image is then permanently bonded onto glass or acrylic to form a solid piece of decorative art glass. To see the many forms of decorative art glass go to: http://www.sgodesignerglass.com/products.htm

Sometimes you need to talk to someone about this great product. Our artisan, Darla Rufer, can be reached by email at fargosgo@aol.com. Or Stained Glass Overlay PO Box 8 ~ 209 Maine St, Christine ND 58015, Phone: 701-998-2001  Fax: 701-998-2003.

Quality, beauty and affordable pricing is what makes this design element a wonderful addition to any home.

Next month we will present some methods and techniques you might use in hanging pictures. "Hang" in there until we get this all "hammered" out for March…