Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Using Stained Glass in Non-Lit Areas

Hello Annie,
I understand you want to permanently affix stained glass to your medicine cabinet doors that are painted the color of your wall. The glass weight is approximately around 2-1/2 ~ 3 lbs per square ft copper foiled with lead came. I am concerned about the installation of a stained glass piece over an existing panel. The best way is to frame the stained glass piece and use the frame as a door. If you are mounting stained glass over an existing door, it is best if it sits on a molding and fits snuggly all around. Then run a bead of clear silicon all around the stained glass to seal it in place. Remember this is a swinging door and the glass could fall and be a safety issue if there are no stops to hold it in place. There must be something to secure it from falling out. These suncatcher are pre-made and come in the sizes specified online. You might want to have the panel custom made to fit a frame.Stained glass shows best with a lit back. Preferably natural sunlight like the picture above.This stained glass hanging is sold on the website's SHOP NOW! tab in the STAINED GLASS HANGINGS page.The colors will be muted if placed over a painted surface and clear textures will show the color of your wall or whatever is behind it.The picture above is hanging on a butterscotch color painted wall.The picture above is laying on white paper.
This picture is taken from the exterior looking into the house window.
I hope this helps. Please do not hesitate to call me.

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