Art Glass Tiles - From the Ordinary to the Extraordinary

"body">ideal solution for enhancing any room. Combine
OK, you've decided that glass tiles are perfect forglass with woods, metals and textiles to create
your project - so where do you go from here?dynamic, memorable interior designs.
What are your options?Another possibility when working with glass tiles is
A lesser known option is to explore "art glassmatching your custom art glass tiles to custom
tiles". These are made by studio glass artists inglass vessel sinks or art glass lighting such as
smaller lots and are generally made specifically forchandeliers, pendants and sconces. There are
a client or project. Generally these tiles can bevery few mediums that offer this type of design
customized specifically to a client's color, texture,versatility. The work of glass artisans can be
style and size preferences and even incorporatecoordinated to go far beyond simple wall covering,
custom designs to match other motifs in theto create several coordinating functional works of
room. For example, would you like your tiles toart for your home.
match certain fabrics, a specific paint color orTo explore the custom glass option that is right
type of stone? Would you like a continuous wallfor you, you can go to favorite artists or go to a
panel or smaller accent tiles? These are the typescustom glass dealer. Major tile dealers tend to deal
of variation that can be specified when orderingin high volume sales, and are not usually positioned
art glass tiles.to offer art glass solutions. Instead, as art glass
The versatility of art glass tiles textures andgrows in popularity, and the internet is increasingly
appearance is at best, very difficult to emulate onadopted as a low-cost distribution and promotion
a manufacturing line. The glass artisan specializingmechanism, we are seeing a trend towards glass
in tiles has many glass colors and styles to chooseart collectives and glass art dealers on the web.
from when creating these works of art just as aThese organizations showcase the work of
painter has myriad shades of colors on theirseveral artists; and provide services that range
palette. And as the application is specificallyfrom simple sales channels to design support for
designed for, there might be a little more effortintegrated glass design for the home.
involved in having tiles "made to order", but theAn example of such a service is the Glass Artists
result will truly be one-of-a-kind.Gallery . They have been helping designers and
To stretch your budget, consider using factoryhomeowners all across North America with art
glass tiles as the "field tiles" and mixing in customglass tiles, lighting, sinks and other functional glass
art glass "accent tiles". Field tiles make up the bulkart for years. They are not really a "brick and
of the tiles in any project whereas accent tilesmortar gallery" but rather a resource for the
can be incorporated in much smaller quantities.trade and discerning homeowners for functional
Glass Art accessories such as accent tiles are theand architectural glass.