Glass entryway designs can perk up a home

You’ve no doubt heard the old saw about first impressions, and if that’s true of people, it’s also true of homes. Your entryways give visitors a first impression of your home. It’s important to get them right. Incorporating glass into your entryway is one way to expand a small space, and give an open, airy and welcoming feeling to your home. Let’s look at some glass entryway designs and ideas that can help make a grand first impression.

Ideas for glass entryway designs

The first and most obvious improvement you can make to your entryway starts with the door. Glass doors, or doors that incorporate glass in and around them are ideal candidates for a glass entryway design. By including glass lights in a door, or around a doorway, you can not only increase the amount of light coming into your home, but also give your visitors a glimpse into what lies inside.

Some people don’t want to show off – and that’s entirely understandable. In that case, frosted glass, pebbled glass or even painted glass can help preserve the privacy of your home while still allowing light to stream into your space. Glass around entryways may be covered by housing codes. Typically, glass around an entryway must be tempered or fire-rated, so if you intend to reframe a doorway to include non-operable glass, consult with the local building inspector to determine your local requirements.

In addition to adding windows around doors, you can also consider adding a non-operable lite above the door. Windows above doorways work best in high-ceiling designs. Again, building codes may limit what you can do with a lite or window above a doorway, so consult with the building inspector during the planning stages.

You can also incorporate glass furniture in an entryway. Glass tables and shelving units give visitors a place to set keys, purses and packages. They’re easy to clean and they look great.
Glass room dividers can also be a welcome addition to an open entryway. Whether you use frameless glass, glass block or even a sliding glass panel, adding glass in your entryway can create a visual definition to the space, while preserving the distribution of natural light around the space.

You can easily decorate glass using Glassprimer™ glass paint in virtually any color under the sun. And speaking of sun, Glassprimer™ glass paint won’t chip, fade or peel, even in direct sunlight. It’s ideal for decorating glass entryway designs.

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