Glass doors are not new to the world of interior designing. It’s there since long time. However, the usage of the glass doors has increased these days. The major reason behind this is the look designers can achieve with the help of glass doors. Glass panels are also used as the partition walls to attain spacious look in the rooms. However one should be aware of the dangers that come along with the installation of the glass doors. Read on to find out more.
The internal glass doors are generally installed to make two interconnecting rooms look spacious. However, these glass doors can be absolutely lethal. Maybe you have heard of cases of people going through glass windows or doors and being severely injured, or perhaps a large pane of glass coming loose in a storm and slicing through a vehicle like butter. Imagine slamming a glass door accidentally and seeing it shatter into a million bladelike fragments! It doesn't bear thinking about! Fortunately that is highly unlikely if you ensure that your door is made of a quality toughened glass that conforms to safety standards. Again, that just means paying a little more and not going for a cheap option. Safety comes first.
One of the things about glass is that it doesn't lend itself all that well to applications where privacy is an issue, especially with the bathroom doors. Your guests might not be as comfortable as you are. If privacy is important, but you still want the stylish look of a glass door, you can opt for frosted glass of some variety and get the best of both worlds.
Most glass door suppliers will offer a number of options when it comes to the type or tint of glass. This is by no means a comprehensive run-down but will give you some idea of the choices you will come across. Some of the available tints are bronze, green, grey and blue tinted glass. Of course, clear glass goes without saying too, though remember, no glass, especially thickened, toughened glass for use as a door, can be 100% clear. You'd keep running into it, apart from anything. Also, the glass having translucent effect, though still not opaque enough for the bathroom! There is also an effect called chinchilla, or chinchilla bronze, which appears to refer to glass with a shiny or stippled surface. Frankly, the examples we have seen around look pretty awful - the East European hotel look we were talking about at the beginning and this is best avoided in our opinion, at least for use in the home.
As mentioned, there are also various kinds of frosted glass available, able to provide sufficient privacy, and they look pretty good too.
Well, that's a very brief run-down of glass doors. It's not a look you are always going to be able to pull off, and is not for every home - and is hardly the cheapest door option either - but as part of an overall modern look it might be well worth considering.
