My New Music Adventure

This year my husband and I made it a new year’s resolution to do something fun and crazy. Both him and I play musical instruments but had never played for a public. We don’t have kids or pets to take care of and so we find ourselves having lots of free time. One of the fun parts of this adventure is turning my mom’s old room into a music room. We call it that because we want it there to be mirrors, a crystal lamp and glass shelves to hold the equipment and other glass stuff. We want to do something to enhance the lighting in the room and have the mirrors so that we can see ourselves when we play the music. A happy and well-lit room gives us more inspiration.

We have been rehearsing for two months now but our real adventure will really begin next week. I will be
playing the guitar and my husband will be playing the bass at a nearby café on Wednesdays. Luckily we both have decent voices to sing in public. The café we are playing at is very cool because every Wednesday is open mic night and anybody can come up on stage and do a little show. You can recite a poem, sing acapella, play some acoustic music, or throw a short comedy jam.  Open mic nights are fun; you all need to come to one some time or another. 

I’m very happy with what our room has turned into. In addition to the glass, we painted the room all white to make it even brighter. I had some custom glass shelves done and bought some cool stuff to give it a musical theme. I particularly like the red glass I bought that make up the word “music”.

The Mystic Cottage

My mother has a ranch outside of the city which I often go to when I want to get away from my daily routine. The ranch is quite big with a small 4-wall cottage about 100 meters from the main house. This cottage is my favorite, and it’s the one I stay in whenever I come home to visit. I wanted to fix it up a bit to make the atmosphere feel more happy and peaceful. I thought putting in more color would do it but I didn’t just want to paint the wall. The roof actually had a glass window which was water-stained and looked more white than crystal clear. I thought “what if I replaced it for some colorful stained glass?”

It was a genius idea. I didn’t want any design that was already too common. I began thinking, “what kind of

art has affinity with the types of activity I like to do in the room?” I always do relaxation techniques such as yoga and meditation in the room, and it is also where I like to practice being in silence but content within. That’s it! Something mystic looking would really give the place a more peaceful looking feel. Yogis and other spirituality practitioners tend to think that geometric shapes and the colors of the rainbow have an energetic effect on an individual. So I drew a sketch of spiral-like shapes with my favorite colors; blue, purple, green, orange and yellow. Once I gave it to experts, they created a masterpiece of stained glass (see picture below).

In addition to the stained glass, I also removed most of the furniture to provide more space to do the relaxation exercise. I bought a futon instead so that when no one is staying in the cottage it can be used as a space where guests can hang out and have a cup of tea. But most of time, I am the only one who uses the cottage. I feel like a kid again when I have a space where that is big and I can run around without shoes in it.

Beveled Glass Mirror

Are you bored with the interior design of your house, but don’t have much money for redecorating? Just adding a fresh coat of paint and new wall hangings can go a long way in reviving a room. For example, consider putting in a few mirrors as decoration. Beveled mirrors, in particular, are unique and striking additions to your hallway, bedroom, living room or bathroom.

You may not recognize the technical term, but I’m sure you’ve seen this type of mirror before. A beveled mirror is one whose edges are cut at a slant, creating a framed look between a quarter of an inch and two inches thick. This detail causes the light to refract differently off the mirror, forming a prism effect. All types of mirrors make your rooms seem more open and airy, but only a beveled mirror brings all the colors of the rainbow into your home and appears differently depending on the angle from which you are viewing it.

Beveled mirrors come in square, rectangular, oval or any other custom shape. Before deciding on the form or size of the mirror you are going to buy, evaluate your space, style and the image you are trying to project. A large piece or several small ones artfully arranged (such as in this image) can work beautifully. The mirrors can be framed or not, and hung directly on the wall or mounted. Shop around online or stop by a glass store to see which standard or custom-made option fits your needs.

The clean and elegant style of beveled mirrors really revitalizes an otherwise dull room, whether it is in a residential or commercial space. These mirrors can open up a small, cramped doctor’s waiting room, provide a touch of class to an office conference room, and make customers look their best when trying on clothes in a fitting room.

Broken Mirror Mosaic Table

One boring Sunday, I realized I was bored with the layout of my room. I rearranged my furniture and rehung custom mirror. Finally, I was satisfied with the way my room looked and decided to go out with my friends. However, I guess I hadn’t hung the mirror carefully enough, because when I returned I found it on the floor, completely shattered. At first I was upset, but then I realized that there was something beautiful I could construct from this disaster: I could decorate my bedside table with a mosaic using the salvaged mirror pieces.
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Using thick work gloves, I carefully collected the shards and placed them in a box. I ran out to the store and got sandpaper, adhesive and grout. My first step was to sand the top of the table a bit. Next I slathered the table top with glue and donned my gloves again. Carefully and artfully, I arranged the broken mirror pieces and stuck them to the table. Once the adhesive was dry, I covered the table top with grout. I waited about an hour for the grout to set and dry, and then I gingerly cleaned the mirror shards with a soft cloth until they were shiny again.

Just a few hours and a little bit of elbow grease was all it took to give my night table a fresh look.  Reusing and repurposing items that no longer serve their intended purpose is such an easy and cheap way to revitalize your home. True, I did not have my original custom mirror anymore, but I now had a funky, new-looking table. Just think – without a bit of creativity, those mirror shards would be sitting in the garbage right now. Instead, they are brightening up my bedroom in a whole different way!

Glass Office Walls

You have finally solidified your plan, saved enough money and gotten investors.  Now it’s time to design your office and start your own business.  Of course, you will want to make your office open and inviting for both customers and employees.  How can you best utilize that tiny space? The trick is tempered glass panels.

Let’s assume that your office comprises an entire floor of a small building.  Most companies offer managers
their own offices, hopefully with windows. So you construct small offices along the perimeter of the space. 

That is great for the senior members of your team, but it leaves the employees in the center without any natural light.  Studies have shown that uncomfortable work conditions can negatively impact performance, and that exposure to Vitamin D (in the form of natural light) lifts people’s moods. Having such a closed-in space in the middle also makes your office look small and dingy to any clients who may come in, leaving them with a bad impression of your business.

There is a solution: if you build those inner office walls using tempered glass panels, everyone will be able to enjoy the sunlight.  Most businesses today promote transparency and invite open dialogue with their workers. As such, standard clear glass is preferable in the majority of offices. However, if you are worried about privacy when conducting sensitive business deals or meetings, you can order the panels with etching or frosting.

You also may be concerned with safety with all that glass in your workspace. Besides looking great, tempered glass panels are extremely strong and durable. Having glass office walls will make your small office appear bigger and more modern, which is desirable in any industry. If you are just starting or renovating your business, consider glass partitions a good investment for your company.

Attracting Clients with Glass Panels

Marketing is an art. Not everyone can do marketing because it takes a lot of creativity, an open mind, and the ability to place yourself in the shoes of your customers. One key aspect of marketing is visual aid. In order to attract people and get your message across you need images, pictures and colors that are appealing to them and that will catch people’s attention because that is what marketing is all about: getting people’s attention. One clever and different way to do marketing and make people watch what you have to sell is by using glass panels.

Glass panels can come in different shapes, sizes, colors, patterns and designs. For example, this illuminated glass panels are a great way to get people to look and attend your store or business because it is something different and something that looks good and we all know appearance sells.

Another great idea to get your brand across is to engrave it in a glass panel because it is something that will surely stand out among many other marketing attempts. Take a look at this! Isn’t that something that you would look out? And it would make you want to find out more about this brand! This is proof that decorative glass panels are wonderful for decoration and marketing. If you are interested in acquiring them you can contact a glass company and they can design something unique for your unique needs!

Glass in Interior Design

Glass is such a classy material that it can enhance almost any room. That is why I always say that glass and interior design go hand in hand. If you want your home to look luxurious, fancy and classy it is as simple as adding a few glass items. Glass can come in different applications, including glass shelves,  glass table tops, glass doors, and my favorite – glass panels. Those elements combined can surely create a one of a kind room in which the word tacky does not exist.

Glass panels can make a regular home look luxurious and they serve different purposes. For instance, glass panels can be used as walls and they go great in places where the view is amazing, that way people can enjoy watching a beautiful landscape from the inside of their home. But glass panels can also be used to separate different rooms in a house and they are much more appealing than simply building up a wall.

Glass panels can also come in different patterns, designs and colors. All you have to do is contact a glass company and tell them what you want. But one thing is for sure, you can’t go wrong with glass panels!

 If you want to go the extra mile, I would also suggest getting other glass applications that go with the mood of your house. Check out these stylish glass table tops! You see how something so small and simple can totally change the looks of the room?! It’s amazing how simple interior design can be if we just learn how to work with beautiful elements.