Glass Shelves And Decorative Options

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Glass shelves are very helpful in providing a touch of sophistication to a space. Glass in itself is beautiful and imparts a larger appearance to space surrounding it. Lighted glass shelves and the objects that they contain complement and highlight each other. While glass shelve imparts additional grace to its contents, the contents on their part add to the brilliance of the container.

Lighting

Glass items like vases, porcelain collectibles and even silver-toned framed pictures on the glass shelves will look magnificent on being illuminated by white or colored lighting of an appropriate intensity. The beam of light may strike the interiors or exteriors of the object to suitably enhance its beauty. This may call for a bit of a trial to get the desired effect. Likewise, certain spaces may be lighted up to get a soothing feel.

Tinted Glass

Glass shelving need not be in that traditional clear color that we most often see in homes. You may have a tinted glass with a sight hint of color that adds a subtle touch to the space. The glass could be imparted with a strong color to have the appearance of a stained glass for a more striking look.



Mirrors

Addition of mirrors at its back or above glass amplifies its effects on the space. Mirrors reflect light and a suitable positioning gives an enlarged impression to a room. A mirror in an inset makes it look deeper. One of the latest trends is to have a bold frame around the inset shelf to make it look like a picture.

Alternative Material Accents

One of the best features of glass shelving is its capacity to enhance the characteristics of other materials it gets associated with. Taking advantage of that why not provide a pretty wood edge around the front and sides of the shelf. Molded metal available in a variety of finishes can provide a very distinctive modern look to the shelf.

Etching And Pictures

Etched glass shelves at a low height present an altogether different element of interest to the viewer and draw better attention to the material on top of it. You may have an etched border on the front and around both the sides of the shelf. Or have a picture etched into the center and include a few candles at the top to highlight the artistry. A glass shelf can also be made to hold pictures just by sandwiching the images between two matching pieces of glass.



Shape, Size, And Cuts

As glass can be cut to any size and given shape, it is a favorite media of designers. Imagine having an open wall with an oval shaped shelf and a flattened side rather than the conventional rectangular shape! This custom work can be great, especially if you want to make floating bar shelf.

In case you are interested to get rid of conventional rounded edges or frame to have a shelf in plain geometrical designs, you could do that also to get a more modern or rather a futuristic design that is already getting popular in America.

Provision of a glass shelf in any room of a home or an office can make a significant difference to the surroundings. Its unblemished transparent characteristics in conjunction with a variety of other materials and ideas can be exploited to compliment the decor of any room. Glass shelves need not remain undistinguished items in a room.