Calling Cards of Light: Custom Stained Glass for Your Windows and Doors

We’ve said before that every custom made item has a unique story behind the piece that will involve the artisan, the style, the materials, the craftsmanship, and the generations who will treasure an heirloom.  A custom made item will have a presence in your home.  Custom stained glass for your windows, doors, or other projects will not only add a story and a presence to your home but also offer a chance to incorporate, to make physical, any personal story you choose and reveal one of the most unique presences in any home: the light that moves through your home.

“Your door is the ‘calling card’ to your home ……. It should say who you are … and Welcome,” writes Brian Lee of Mendocino Doors.  Every door in your home, whether exterior or interior, is a personal invitation into a new space.  This custom interior eastern rock maple and cherry stained glass door was made for a master bedroom. It was designed so the rising sun would light up the stained glass landscape scene.

Interior Stained Glass Door by Mendocino Doors at CustomMade.com

“Stained glass, like no other medium transforms the light that passes through it into something special. To each viewer that moment is unique and personal; an experience that will change from moment to moment and throughout the day,” writes Peter Wickman of Glass Restoration Stained Glass Studios, who created this beautiful stained glass window, “Natural Order of Things #5”.  Like a ghost, light moves through every house unnoticed throughout the day.  A custom stained glass piece will reveal the path of this unique presence, to be experienced by you and your guests.

"Natural Order of Things #5" by Glass Restoration Stained Glass Studios at CustomMade.com

The pictorial possibilities of stained glass art mean you could entrust a CustomMade artisan to tell your personal story.  Whether you have a narrative to relate or just elements to suggest, your story can be depicted in stained glass.   This Celebration stained glass window by Kaleidoscope Stained Glass tells a story that incorporates the past, present, and future.  “This window,” Jane Pompilio writes, “will soon be a wedding gift for a young couple about to leave the town they both grew up in. The picturesque landscape shows the bride and groom’s family homes nestled in the hills of Kentucky overlooking the Ohio River. A portrait of the couple’s new home is in the forefront. This stained glass window is intended to be a ‘forever’ gift that will be appreciated by generations.”

Celebration Stained Glass Window by Kaleidoscope Stained Glass at CustomMade.com

A treasure from the past can also be the inspiration for a new heirloom.  This serene stained glass door unit by The Looking Glass was designed from the client’s 200-year old kimono.

Stained Glass Door Unit by The Looking Glass at CustomMade.com

From the play of morning light to a family history, a custom stained glass project can incorporate it into your home.  Post your stained glass ideas on our CustomMade “Get it Made” job board and have artisans interested in your project contact you.