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Simple patterns like grids and diamonds are frequently requested glass designs. These windows are by Glasshouse.<\/p>\n
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In Lakewood, there\u2019s a\u00a0Hutsell<\/a> house for sale<\/a>. The front elevation showcases one of the more magnificent\u00a0stained-glass windows of any home in Dallas.\u00a0<\/p>\n Expansive stained glass faces the street in this 1936 Lakewood home designed by architect Clifford Hutsell.<\/p>\n Courtesy David Bush Realtors<\/p>\n It\u2019s likely not something an architect would spec today, but to some, it\u2019s the envy of the neighborhood. The leaded-glass windows of\u00a0Dilbeck homes in the Park Cities carry that same weight. Slightly imperfect, deeply specific, the windows are both signature and signal: of old-world craftsmanship and a time when eclectic ways and funky features were treasured.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n We lost that for a while, as new homes and even renovations became brighter, cleaner, flatter. But everything old becomes new again, and there\u2019s a movement brewing. After years of\u00a0minimalism<\/a>, architects, designers and homeowners are returning to more layered and detailed spaces.<\/p>\n Arched, leaded-glass windows add texture and character to a stone-lined wine room Morgan Farrow created.<\/p>\n Nathan Schroder<\/p>\n \u201cI definitely think there is that shift back to the more-is-more\u00a0maximalism<\/a>. … It will be different from how we knew it in the \u201990s \u2014 and I think that\u2019s a good thing,\u201d says interior designer\u00a0Morgan Farrow<\/a>. \u201cBut there\u2019s a warmth and character that was missed for many years as we cleaned everything up.\u201d Younger generations have also embraced\u00a0heirloom design<\/a>. They want pieces that feel made to last \u2014 not easily cast off, not meant to be temporary.<\/p>\n What\u00a0Farrow calls \u201cwindow moments\u201d are part of the shift.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n When her clients want something special,\u00a0Farrow works with Glasshouse<\/a>, a Dallas company specializing in luxury residential glass. Tim King founded the company 25 years ago and has seen demand for decorative glass windows rise and fall and rise again.<\/p>\n Today\u2019s decorative glass tends to favor texture and pattern over bold color. This is the work of Glasshouse.<\/p>\n Dan Piassick\/Courtesy Glasshouse<\/p>\n \u201cThe trend over the last year and a half to two years has definitely shifted toward more period-driven, more nostalgic design \u2014 richer colors, darker woods \u2014 just more luxury overall. I pray that leaded glass and stained glass come back with a vengeance, and it does seem to be heading that way,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n It doesn\u2019t necessarily mean heavily ornamental work, however. Today\u2019s stained glass may not be what you expect. It may not even be \u201cstained\u201d at all.<\/p>\n \u201cSome people react strongly to the term \u2018stained glass,\u2019\u201d King says, \u201cbecause they think of very colorful church windows.\u201d Instead, he uses the term \u201cleaded glass\u201d to describe a broader range of treatments, often colorless or subtly tinted \u2014 but he notes it\u2019s \u201creally just semantics.\u201d The point is, modern decorative windows are more restrained, more architectural than pictorial.<\/p>\n In a bathroom designed by\u00a0Farrow, softly colored glass designed in circles diffuses the light and maintains privacy.<\/p>\n Nathan Schroder<\/p>\n \u201cThere are so many iterations of what it can be,\u201d\u00a0Farrow says, echoing King. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t always have to be that traditional, swirly thing you think about when you\u2019re at church.\u201d What it might look like instead are new panes designed to mimic the distortions of older, hand-blown glass or slightly playful geometric designs with a hint of color. Diamonds, grids and divided panes: They feel timeless, as if they\u2019ve always belonged to the house and always will.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n While that distinguished\u00a0Hutsell home makes a statement as obvious as a peacock on a rooftop, today\u2019s window moments tend to be far more understated. And though a thoughtful decorative window in a bathroom, stairwell or laundry room looks lovely when you\u2019re standing inside the space, taking it\u00a0in\u00a0like a work of art, \u201clocation is really driven by architecture, not necessarily by interior function,\u201d\u00a0Farrow says \u2014 meaning these windows are typically placed where the structure allows, often within fixed openings on exterior walls. Though that could be changing too. Decorative glass sometimes appears on an interior wall, say, in a wine room or bar alcove, strictly for the pleasure of the room\u2019s occupants.<\/p>\n What seems certain is that leaded glass and stained glass are back in the conversation. \u201cThis is a resurgence,\u201d King says.\u00a0<\/p>\n Consideration to the balance of a home\u2019s exterior is usually how windows are placed, but a beautiful leaded-glass window in a bathroom or laundry room can be a joyful surprise to the occupants. Morgan Farrow designed this bathroom.<\/p>\n Nathan Schroder Another view of the windows shows their decorative appeal.\u00a0<\/p>\n Nathan Schroder Leaded-glass cabinet doors \u2014 these are by Glasshouse \u2014 add vintage character to even a new home.<\/p>\n Dan Piassick\/Courtesy Glasshouse<\/p>\n Love homes, gardens and design? Get more good stuff from Abode by following us on\u00a0Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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