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Antique Glass

Antique glass includes so many different decorations, sizes, forms and shapes. No matter what the size of your room or home is, there is always room for a piece of antique glass. Let us explore the shapes, sizes and forms that antique glass can take.

First of all, antique glass is not always clear. As a matter of fact, antique glass tends to be colored. Colored glass can sparkle when light shines upon it, giving is an elegance and a glow.

Antique glass comes in many shapes as well as colors. Glass chandeliers, vases, dishes, glass baskets, and bowls are among the different forms that antique glass can take. You might find clear glass antiques in these varieties, or some that are colored glass in yellow, green, blue, purple, and virtually any other color. You might even see what is called “milk glass” which is like a white porcelain antique glass. Milk glass is often painted with flowers or other designs to give the antique piece distinction and character.

There are many other types of antique glass besides milk glass. There is art glass, opalescent glass, pressed glass, historical glass, elegant glass, depression glass, carnival glass and Victorian glass. Flint glass, and early American Pattern glass are popular. You might even decide to begin a collection of antique glass pieces. Regardless of the type of antique glass you choose for your home, keep in mind how delicate it is.

Decorate Your Interiors With Antique Glass

You can always buy an antique glass piece and use it as a showpiece. The stained glass found in cathedrals is a classic example of such glass.

Glass pieces that have existed for more than a period of 75 years are considered to be a part of the category of antique glass. Antique glass need not always be clear class, like the ones in the form of crystals. A piece of stained glass can also be a piece of antique. Antique glass can be of different types and the list includes names like pressed glass, Depression glass, Victorian glass, carnival glass, opalescent glass and art glass. American pattern glass and Flint glass are also known to be quite popular amongst collectors.

It is not difficult to search for antique glass pieces in present times, given the availability of online resources. There are a huge number of online stores that deal in such glass pieces. Carnival glass is one of the most popular antique glass collectibles and comes in a wide variety of colors. This heating gives the glass its beautiful appearance. Depression glass has also gained popularity as a form of antique glass. With the availability of such diverse forms of glass, it is difficult to choose the best antique glass for your home.

Candle Holder

A few weeks ago, he called me to get some information on my opinion of different types of wall candle holders for his log cabin home in the Rocky Mountains.

He was remodeling his living room and den. This way I could make an informed decision on the types of wall candle holders that would match up with the theme of each of these two rooms. The first question I asked was if he was looking for wall candle holders to hold real candles or was he looking for electric wall candle holders. Electric wall candle holders are actually electric lights with bulbs that are in the shape of a candle flame.

He told me that he was open to installing both real candle holders and electric wall candle holders. He informed me that two of the wall candle holders, being installed in the den, will be hard wired to the wiring already in the wall, but in the living room he would like to install wall candle holders that use real candles for light. This way he could use scented candles to freshen up the room.

Sometimes the smaller accents of a room’s furnishings are more compatible with wall lighting fixtures than the larger more pronounced pieces of furniture in the room.

This was a large living room. He had two large oak framed chairs and a large couch that matched. Also in the room are two recliners. The log walls in the room gave the room a rustic feel and the stone fireplace going up the wall was the focal point of the room. On one wall was a bronze wall sculpture of several elk. On another wall was a large bronze metal wall art sun.

It was on the wall with the large bronze sun that he wanted to hang a wall candle holder on each side of this metal wall art. The second set of wall candle holders were to be hung on the wall directly above the stone mantle of the fireplace. It was so obvious that wrought iron wall candle holders would be the perfect match for the wall above the fireplace mantle. The floors are hardwood floors.

As with all the walls in this home, they are all log walls. The furniture in this room was all black leather. On one wall was hanging a medium size tapestry of a mountain lake. On another wall was a large wooden wall clock about five feet in diameter. He told me that he intended to install a wall candle holder on each side of the tapestry and another set of wall candle holders on each side of the wall clock.

The large wall clock already had two rather ugly hard wired wall lights on each side. Within a month my cousin had ordered all his new candle wall lighting fixtures and had them up and working brilliantly.

Wall candle holders are a small touch that has a large effect on the overall persona of a room.