The entry into your home is the first impression, and who\u00a0doesn’t\u00a0like a great first impression?\u00a0 So you have a stunning wood door, maybe some sidelights (tall narrow windows next to the door), nice plants on your patio, and then\u2026 the transom window above your entry.<\/p>\n
Transoms<\/a> are great because they allow natural light into the home.\u00a0 They can pose a few problems though.\u00a0 One common complaint is the window faces the stairway or open 2nd<\/sup> floor game room which exposes you, your family, and personal belongings to any solicitors and worse the neighbors at night when the light is on.\u00a0 The other common issue is that the window only shows the ugly patio light from the interior side.\u00a0 Usually if you can see the patio light, you also see dirt, bugs, and any other typical exterior elements that like to nest on covered patios.<\/p>\n There are solutions to this previously perceived awesome window.\u00a0 Most people automatically jump to custom blinds because they block the view.\u00a0 The only problem with blinds are they block the natural light, which ruins the whole purpose of having a transom window.\u00a0 A better option is stained glass. Stained glass windows<\/a> are a great alternative as they are custom to your design style, provide privacy, block the unwanted views, and most importantly allow the natural light to fill your home.<\/p>\n I know that most hear stained glass and think, eeewwh all the colors and it is so traditional and old looking.\u00a0 Not anymore!\u00a0 Yes, even in your modern Austin home, stained glass can look contemporary.\u00a0 Stained glass has come a long way since what you find at antique stores and churches.\u00a0 Although stained glass can still be made to look like an art deco piece, to even your family crest, more commonly stained glass panels<\/a> are now made contemporary by simple designs and uncolored glass. Over 70 percent of today\u2019s leaded glass panels are constructed with a serious of different clear textured glass to create the desired design.\u00a0 All stained glass panels are custom made to fit your windows making design options endless.<\/p>\n So the next time you walk down the stairs with your towel on, wave at your neighbor and then realize your half naked, consider a stained glass window to hide your troubles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The entry into your home is the first impression, and who\u00a0doesn’t\u00a0like a great first impression?\u00a0 So you have a stunning wood door, maybe some sidelights (tall narrow windows next to the door), nice plants on your patio, and then\u2026 the transom window above your entry. Transoms are great because they allow natural light into the [&hellip<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7938,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"wds_primary_category":94,"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"featured_image_src":{"landsacpe":["https:\/\/www.scottishstainedglass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/thompson19.jpg",4348,2232,false],"list":["https:\/\/www.scottishstainedglass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/thompson19.jpg",4348,2232,false],"medium":["https:\/\/www.scottishstainedglass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/thompson19-300x154.jpg",300,154,true],"full":["https:\/\/www.scottishstainedglass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/thompson19.jpg",4348,2232,false]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottishstainedglass.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7936"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottishstainedglass.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottishstainedglass.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottishstainedglass.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottishstainedglass.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottishstainedglass.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottishstainedglass.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottishstainedglass.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottishstainedglass.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottishstainedglass.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Stained Glass Solutions<\/h3>\n