Glass walls - it is fashionable

Our apartments are becoming more beautiful and spacious. We disclaim enclosed spaces, creating a private area, and at the same time afraid of losing the usual comfort and intimacy. Huge windows, stained glass, glass walls - all the inherent features of a modern interior. It is fashionable, actually, finally, this is natural, which brings light, air and light. Finding for the designer Glass has been actively used as a full-fledged building material. They possess high strength, excellent thermal and acoustic insulation, do not burn, do not fear water, perfectly reflect light, durable and require no special care. But no one in the head and could not come to decorate their home! Today, glass blocks are experiencing a second birth, taking the best from the "parents" - green industrial glass bricks, which are used for wall decoration factory shops, boiler rooms, public baths, and stairs. Appearing in our market recently, imported glass blocks in record time fascinated many. This is already a born-again "building blocks" has become popular in the decoration of residential interiors, is actively used in the architectural design decision of living space. Therefore, in the vast areas increasingly appear high, low, straight and round walls of the interior decorative glass blocks, clear ceilings and arches, pergolas, exterior walls of houses ... organically blend into a modern interior, they form a space, emphasizing his individuality, creating a special mood. They are always spacious, light, warm, reliable, and most importantly - exquisitely. Today, thanks to the use of advanced technology glass blocks have become very diverse, the aesthetic aspect of their simple charms its color and texture variety, so if desired they can be used in the decoration of all rooms. Choosing between transparent, opaque, colored and colorless glass block options, you can achieve so much light space that is required. Fluted, matte, colored At first glance, the colorless transparent structures of no interest. But you must admit that in a small apartment transparent partition, for example, between the tiny hallway and lounge will be very appropriate, being both dividing and uniting factor. Translucent glass blocks passed about 85% of the world. And while they are less transparent than glass window, so the visual image in some way masked, blurred. For such a wall you do not feel like a tank. If the glass in a corrugated box, the location facets will determine whether it is light-diffusing or svetonapravlyayuschim. Such colorless textured blocks are called usually very romantic, like "The Wave", "Double Wave", "Drop". They have a dispersing effect, allowing only guess the shape, silhouette, bring to the environment element of mystery. Glass with a matte surface missing about 50% of the light, the same can be said about the color. They can be frosted with one or two sides. Colored glass blocks, permanently preserving its transparency and beauty - is a sense of celebration every day. Even on a cloudy day your home will always be to revive the vibrant colors. Staining the glass mass is still in the process of cooking. Adding one or another frit (color component), we can obtain a variety of colors and shades. Gamma - from pastel shades to bright (green, red, yellow, blue). Organic is no partitions and partition walls of colored glass blocks can be either monophonic or mosaic. They fit perfectly in the interior bathrooms, living rooms, children's, home theater systems. Their uniqueness lies in the fact that they can share space, providing the one hand, transparency for natural lighting, on the other hand - the protection and privacy from prying eyes. Matte colored glass blocks can create a greater degree of security due to the scattering effect. Composing colored glass blocks can be distinguished tea corner in the lounge or the bar, computer area or conservatory. It is interesting that depending on the electric or fluorescent light and its direction, as well as decorative lighting, the same glass wall will look different, and so you will always have a sense of the novelty of living space. Art for art in design showrooms can offer absolutely amazing glass bricks. It is not just a finishing material, and indeed works of art. In their manufacture use a special technique of glass processing. Applied to the surface, or rather, to cast, drawing up of tiny colored glass beads. Of those glass blocks you can upload entire panels with landscapes, abstract paintings, images of birds and animals. Today, the most in demand designers exclusive opaque glass blocks, mimicking not only the texture of natural stones (marble, malachite, granite, etc.), but also denim, reflections on the water. The technology of their production is quite simple. Applied to ordinary glass blocks some decorative film, after which he falleth down the heat treatment. These decorative glass blocks associated with a particular design. They can serve as additional background for the furniture, decorative and stylized compositions. The latest addition - an exclusive glass blocks of the "sintered" stained glass. Each of them - a kind of unique, multicolored stained-glass compositions, which can be infinitely admire. The manufacture of such glass blocks taken colored sheet glass, tinted with a vertical drafts. He cut out the necessary compositional elements that are baked in the oven. This process is very complicated and expensive, so these glass blocks has little use in apartments. Case Technology spoke about the undeniable aesthetic merits of glass blocks in the design of home interiors, we dwell on the technical aspects. There are two ways to mount this unique building material. The first involves the use of special modular system made of plastic, allowing a short time to lay down "perfectly smooth wall without even plummet. With this method, each block is simply inserted into his cell. The second way - laying glass blocks in mortar. In order that the wall has turned out perfectly flat, it is recommended to use special plastic spacers crosses, and to smooth the sharp corners - angular glass blocks, comes in all colors and textures. Glass walls will relieve you of the periodic plywood wallpaper and paint. Enough to wet cleaning, washing the wall of glass blocks soapy water, she immediately will shine in all its glory.