Transom Windows and Art Glass

What is a transom window?

These type of windows refer to their location above a doors or another windows transom; a beam at the top of the window or door. These windows come in different shapes and custom sizes for the home, business, or whatever type of building it is. These types of higher up windows are great candidates for art glass because their location shows them off well and usually means they will have different types of lighting coming through them throughout the day.

Adding art glass such as sandblasting, cast glass, or stained glass is a great way to show off your style, add any privacy needed, and upgrade your transom windows.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! 2023 is here!

Here’s to another year of creative art glass for our fabulous clients! We hope everyone had a great 2022 and below is some of the wonderful art glass and custom glass projects we got to work on:

Lead and Bevel in Art Glass

Lead and bevel, leadlite, or colorless stained glass is perfect for windows, doors, and entryways. They do not tie you down to a color while using the lines, textures, and a great variety of bevels to make stunning and unique designs. We can design around your level of opacity and matching the theme of your home, office, or business. Check out our Lead and Bevel page here to see our past works and find the inspiration for your new lead and bevel glass!

Art Glass Overlay Appreciation

This is a small example of the art glass overlay work we have done. Our designers love creating these custom works to fit our clients needs. It is truly wonderful to know something we created is being enjoyed in our clients home.

We create designs based on our clients. Whether we our making a piece to complement previous work, creating a scene, doing something abstract, or highlighting a hobby, it is made for our clients. These are made on tempered glass for strength and the lamination also has UV inhibitors which is a bonus for sun exposed art.

Check out some of work below for entryways, windows, sidelights, and doors. Click on an image to make it large, and get inspired for your custom art glass overlay project!

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Art Glass Windows

Our designers love creating unique art glass for our clients. It is a special honor to make something by hand that will be enjoyed for years to come!

We work with our clients to create their custom art glass. We work in all kinds of styles, traditional and modern in order to add beauty to your space - home or work.

To the right is a small portion of our art glass in windows - explore our site and click here to see more examples of our work!

Contact us at the info below to get started on your custom art glass today!

Dragonfly and Flowers Stained Glass Window

We love how the sun makes art glass glow with it’s beautiful back lighting. Art glass is a great way to add design and beauty to your home that can add privacy while letting the light shine in.

This piece features a variety of flowers topped with a dragonfly being carried away by it’s iridescent wings. The background uses the crossed lines of the Tudor style while being framed by a striking red stained glass. This art glass was wonderful to create and we love that our clients get to enjoy it in their home!

Repair of Unique Stained Glass Window Panels

In the older part of Encinitas, this home was doing a remodel. It had these absolutely uniqe and wild panels from the 70’s that glowed in the light. Unfortunately, one of the panels of this stained glass window installation was a little beat up during construction. We were able to repair it and it was returned to it’s group in the newly updated home where its owners can enjoy it for years to come!

Triple Glaze Golden Lead and Bevel Door Insert

This traditional stained glass door insert uses bevels, textured glass, and golden lead lines to create the colorless design. By being triple glazed, tempered glass protects the front and the back of the art glass. This helps protect from breaks and break ins by creating a stronger door insert. The textured glass used here is called Glue Chip and adds some privacy and obscurity to the door. The bevels are clear with some distortion at their beveled edges so you can still peek out at whoever is at your door.

The central bevels are arranged in a way that is reminiscent of a fleur-de-lis, framed by rectangular bevels and textured glass making a very balanced, traditional piece. We love that this design adds art to the home, without tying the home into a particular color. You can get inspired and check out our art glass window page here!

Diamond Bevels, Lead Swirls, and a Fresh View!

This window looked at the neighbors, but had some great light coming in that made our clients not want to cover it with the blinds all the time. We designed and crafted this lead and bevel piece with textures, bevels, and lines to hide the outside view while letting the sunlight really show off the art! We love the classic look of the design with a built in frame look to surround the inner diamond bevel clusters.

We can create these designs and often silicone them right up to the original glass, or we create a dual unit for the space. Both make for a more insulated window that also protects the art.

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Ocean Sunset Sidelite

The sidelight next to this front door formally had some very public clear glass in it. With art glass, the light is still able to get in while you maintain your privacy. On top of that, you get you very own personalized view of whatever you like! Here, our clients have the setting sun with beaming rays, swooping seagulls, the ocean waves, and a shell nestled in the sand. If some clear areas or a peephole is needed, we ca integrate that into the design as well!

Art Glass Design Over Four Transom Windows

This project had a design that spanned multiple windows. The sun adds a blaze of color to the clouds over the colorful, rolling waves that crash into the surrounding cliff sides.

We worked with our clients to create this seascape to add custom art to their home. They will always have their own personal ocean view!

Light will still come through the windows, making the art glass glow beautifully. The lamination we use will also cut down on the UV’s coming through. Our clients come to us with a need for unique windows and we work with the designs they are looking for. Sometimes they have an idea, and sometimes we have to pick their brains for what will speak to them. Sometimes it’s matching a photo they took, a painting in the home, or designs in the surrounding furniture. Then a paper pattern is created by hand which our clients approve, and work with us to pick all the colors, bevels, and other decorative elements. Once it is all put together by our artists and ready, we install it into our clients home or work, and they have beautiful art made for them to be enjoyed!