November 24th, 2009 by lgannett – Comments (0)
Painted Glass Window, Pear Cactus in Bloom
Adding color to an etched glass design creates a brilliant effect and adds additional depth and highlights to the design details in the 3 dimensionally carved glass surfaces.
Painted Glass Sign
The color is applied through air brushing and any color can of course be used. Colors are blended over the glass surface to create even more of a 3 dimensional effect.
Decorative Glass, Carved & Painted Butterfly
Painted glass designs are very popular for door glass and window glass, as well as dividers. IF the glass is in direct sunlight, the colors will likely fade over time, but most entry doors have some degree of shade, so that’s not usually a big issue.
We can personally attest to this, with our front door glass installed back in 1989. That door glass is still in place today, and shows all the soft highlights of the pastel colors that were applied to the southwest adobe style design.
Of course direct sun not being an issue for indoor architectural glass, like showers and dividers, the color will never fade and is a fantastic addition, bringing in color from other decor items like wallpaper, throw pillows, floor tile, custom colors will
Painted Glass Tropical Fish, featured on an interior all glass door.
to help coordinate and compliment, really finishing off that “custom look.”
To view dozens of examples, visit our online Gallery of Carved & Painted Glass.
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November 10th, 2009 by lgannett – Comments (0)
"Banana Leaves" Entry Glass
The entry into your home will take on a stunning and highly custom effect when both the door and window glass feature coordinated decorative, etched or stained glass designs that flow and continue across the whole entry, from sidelite to transom glass to the doors.
Whether it’s an all glass entry or door glass inserts, Sans Soucie Art Glass creates custom designs to your specifications that will compliment your architecture and decor .. and suit YOUR tastes.
Any design will be executed to the level of privacy desired, whether it’s a little or a lot.
"Golden Waves" coordinated door and sidelite window glass
I’ve selected a few of our beautiful entries featured in our web site Door Glass Gallery. You’ll see that all are very different in size, shape and configuration, and consist of completely different design themes and types of art glass. In our gallery, you’ll see that we create a number of types fo art glass from sandblast etched and carved glass, to stained and beveled glass, with countless variations of patterns and textures. Designs are created to compliment the configuration of your entry. See examplels of radius, arched and rectangle transom windows, and any imaginable design style, ranging from abstract to wildlife, and everything in between!
"Branch Out" 5 Panel Entry Glass. Tree branches are 3-dimensionally sculpture carved then painted and the background has been gluechipped for privacy.
Custom entry glass is one of the things we’re most famous for. Be sure to check out our online Custom Designs Gallery, and if you’re local, come visit our showroom where we have dozens of doors and window glass on display. Our showroom is open Monday thru Friday from 10am to 5pm, and Saturday by appointment.
Is there a particular design idea or style you have in mind? Give us a call at (760) 328-3399, OR submit a Quote Request, and we’ll give you an estimate. You can also visit our Pricing Page where we display dozens of pieces with sample pricing.
Let us turn your vision into a gorgeous work of art glass for your home! Glass for your home that is FUNCTIONAL ART!
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October 22nd, 2009 by lgannett – Comments (0)
INSIDE View. Jagged Peaks all glass doors.
OUTSIDE View.
What a difference a VIEW makes!
The main factor that will change the viewing appearance of any of our etched, carved or stained glass is one thing, and one thing only: LIGHT! And in the case of our art glass, being ARCHITECTURAL Art Glass primarily illuminated with natural sunlight (which, by the way is really the best form of lighting for it), is the time of day, and whether you’re viewing from inside our outside!
As you’ll see in the examples included in this blog, glass and the artwork applied to it will take on a completely different effect, depending on how the light is hitting it.
The most obvious difference comes when the glass is viewed from inside or outside of the home or building, and whether it’s day or night, the factors change again. Colors will change, details in the carving will stand out and the visibility thru the glass will change as well. One of the best examples we can give you is the “Jagged Peaks” all glass doors. These doors were photographed in the day, are ½” thick bronze glass, and have been sandblasted with a frosted pattern on the outside surface. From the outside, the glass takes on a dark brown hue, and creates a nice level of privacy when looking in. Viewing the glass “from the inside out”, it looks completely different. The glass almost appears clear, but if you were to look at “clear” glass side by side, you’d see the difference.
"Sun Odyssey", viewed from OUTSIDE.
Inside View
When viewed at night, the opposite becomes true. The glass is illuminated from the inside, and so when viewed at night, as you approach the door, you would be able to see IN to the house or building. The same rings true, even on clear glass. Viewed at night from inside the house, the glass will appear darker and take on a different look. It’s really one of the great things about glass .. light changes everything and the art glass will have a different look depending on the time of day you’re viewing it.
Visit our special Effects & Techniques page on our web site, to read more about the different types we use that create different looks. We found a very interesting web site called GlassFacts.info that you might also be interested in. Another interesting article is Glass Facts, the History of Glass.
"Squares Pattern", grey glass, viewed from OUTSIDE.
Inside View
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October 20th, 2009 by lgannett – Comments (0)
"Metamorphosis" all glass doors, one of our Signature Design Styles.
All glass doors, also known as frameless doors, are really our “signature piece” at Sans Soucie Art Glass.
Both glass door inserts and frameless, all glass doors are our most popular product, and while either one will create a stunning entry when the glass is etched, frosted or carved with one of our exquisite custom glass designs, there’s no doubt that an all glass door really does “take it up a few notches”, as far as a higher-end, more upscale look.
The thickness for an all glass entry is typically 1/2″, and more often than not, the glass color chosen is a “regular” clear glass (as opposed to the more clear “low iron glass” that has minimal green cast, with brand names such as “Starphire ®” or “Diamonte ®”, depending on the manufacturer). When looking “head on” at the glass, the green hue that’s present in regular clear glass is hardly noticeable. It’s not until you look at the edge of the glass, will you see the darker green hue. Since the edges of door glass inserts are hidden, installed inside the frame, and the edges of a frameless, all glass door are only seen when the door is opening or closing, the typical glass choice is “regular” clear.
- “Glacier’s End” is another Sans Soucie Signature Design. These all glass interior doors feature chiseled irregular edges, multi-layers, and open holes in the glass.
The basic cost of the glass and hardware for frameless, all glass doors will vary depending first on the size of the doors, but also the hardware finish and the type of locking system, the biggest variance is usually in the choice of door pulls. There are many selections of custom door pulls out there, with the most basic being a straight pull. Other popular choices are “S” or curved door pulls, “C” shape pulls, triangular door pulls, etc. all of which will be chosen to coordinate and compliment the carved design.
Since we need thicker glass for sculpture carving, all glass doors are perfect and ready to go for 3-dimensional sculpture carving the design in to!
As with all our etched or frosted glass products, our design styles are limitless, so we guarantee we can create something that will suit your decor! From abstract designs to contemporary, and glass patterns to landscapes, come visit our etched, frosted All Glass, Frameless Doors Gallery and see dozens of examples of both residential and commercial door glass, custom designed for our individual clients.
Quadrant Pulls
Tubular Straight Pulls
Cadence Pulls
Meridian Pulls
Lyra Pulls
Allegro Pulls
Tubular C Pulls
Tubular Triangle Pulls
Modular Triangular Pulls
Tags: all glass doors, architectural art glass, custom doors, custom glass, decorative glass, Door Glass, door pulls, etched glass, etching, frosted glass, glass designs, patterns glass
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October 19th, 2009 by lgannett – Comments (2)
Glass Doors for Al Davis, Raiders Football Team Owner
Glass Doors, also called all glass or frameless doors undoubtedly create a very “high-end” or upscale look to any entry, whether it be for a home or place of business, and with the unlimited glass designs we create at Sans Soucie Art Glass, we believe that a number of the all glass doors we’ve been commissioned to create over the years have been some our most exquisite work.
Etched glass, carved glass Raiders logo on Glass Doors
One beautiful entry that comes to mind is the glass doors and all glass entry we were commissioned to create for the “The Raiders” football team owner, Mr. Al Davis. Custom designed for his home in the Coachella Valley, each door is a towering 10′ tall x 5′ wide and were etched and carved with a custom design to provide privacy, while at the same time, making a very personal statement!
The design features the Oakland Raiders football team logo front and center, and is bordered with two different etched and sculpture carved custom glass textures made up of wavy lines and a “glass chunks”. The background areas of the entire glass surface was solid frosted or etched, to obscure the glass and create privacy. There are two sets of sidelites, the first set butting up against each glass door, with the borders from the doors continuing all around. The second set of sidelite windows are about 18″ away from the doors on either side and feature a solid etched glass image of the infamous Super Bowl Trophy.
Visit our online Gallery of Glass Doors to view this and many other examples of framelsss, all glass doors. You can also visit our Custom Glass Logo Gallery to see dozens of custom corporate logos we’ve been commissioned to etch and carve in glass such as the U.S. Presidential Seal, The U.S. Marine Corp Seal, The Cheesecak Factory, all glass doors for Johnson & Johnson, Metropolitan Theatres, The Palm Springs International Airport, The Beer Hunter and The City of Palm Desert.
Etched Glass Super Bowl Trophy
Close up of textures in borders
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September 22nd, 2009 by lgannett – Comments (0)
We recently installed one of the most stunning, most unique entry glass systems we’ve ever designed and created. Commissioned by the homeowner, the glass was installed inside their private residence inside The Vintage Club of Indian Wells, California. This gorgeous luxury home is currently undergoing a complete renovation and remodel by De Witte Construction of Palm Desert.
"Grand Entry" View from inside the home.
We featured additional art glass windows created for this home in a previous blog .. elegant windows of landscape and floral designs, featuring our highest levels of design quality and complexity levels.
The glass for the entry is unique in that it features both a tropical etched glass design that was applied to leaded beveled glass .. a rare and stunning combination.
The entry system has a total of seven triple pane, insulated glass units installed into metal frames (provided by Crystal Clear Mirror & Glass of Thousand Palms). The glass used to create the leaded panels, consists of tall vertical rectangles and squares with beveled edges all around, that run across both the top and bottom sections, combined with panes of clear glass across the remainder of the glass, called “the field” areas. The center sections of the door glass features a “diamond shape” with various types of beautiful textured glass, adding another level of variation and interest to the design.
The leaded panels were then sandblasted with an etched and shaded Tropical Leaf design, with tall leaves that run up the sides and angle in toward the center, creating an “inviting” feel as you approach the entry.
View from the outside as you approach the home.
We are extremely proud to have been selected to create this stunning entry, as well as the additional art glass windows for this incredible home and working with this homeowner, the staff of De Witte Construction and Crystal Clear Mirror & Glass was a pleasure as always! What a great project.
Tags: beveled glass, contemporary glass, custom glass, Door Glass, entry glass, etched door glass, etched glass, Stained Glass, textured glass
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September 3rd, 2009 by lgannett – Comments (0)
"Beautiful Bevel Clusters" door glass installed at a private residence at Rancho La Quinta Country Club, La Quinta, California
When Sans Soucie first began in 1976, the original primary medium was stained glass. Creating custom partitions and lamp shades for various establishments such as Rusty Pelican restaurants, stained glass was back then and remains today to be very popular and beautiful choice for many product applications and types of projects.
Windows and door glass are of course the most popular products, but another would be custom cabinet glass. As with our etched glass designs, any design is possible and of course there are thousands of glass colors and almost limitless textures that can be implemented.
"Magnolias & Hummingbirds" custom cabinet glass.
Beveled glass remains one of the most beautiful looks and effects for stained and leaded glass pieces. Much like diamonds, that beautiful faceted, prism effect will never go out of style and are used inside both traditional or contemporary designs.
When leaded or stained glass panels are used for an exterior application (for a window or door), most often, the decorative panel is sealed in between two layers of glass, a “triple pane” unit, providing ultimate protection from the elements outside as well as easy cleaning and maintenance.
"Arabesque Bevels" tub windows, private residence The Hideaway, La Quinita, California
Visit our Stained Glass Gallery to view dozens of stunning pieces created over the years.
"Z Bevels" A contemporary, leaded glass design.
Tags: beveled glass, contemporary glass, Door Glass, Stained Glass, tub windows
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