How About Stained Glass Window Panels?

Let the light shine in and dress up your window panels with your stained glass skills!

Let's dive into stained glass window panels which can be a lot of fun!

Backstory: Randy’s son has a beautiful, old farm house. In their bathroom they have a small window that was perfect for stained glass window panels.

His son wanted to let the light shine thru but did not want anyone to be able to see into the window.

So Randy measured the top left and right and the bottom left and right, also the top to bottom on the left and right side. He wanted to get the proper measurements just in case the window was not square.

He came home to develop a stained glass that would fit perfectly in the window. He chose colors of glass that would fit perfectly in their décor.

He produced the stained glass and finished it off with solder around the edges - not a wood finish or a channel finish but just the solder finish.

He placed the stained glass window panel in and secured it with frame clips into the wood frame. The light shines beautifully thru the stained glass and offers an amazing view for those occupied in the bathroom (people might get suspicious if you spend too much time in there though).

Another example of Randy’s stained glass window panels design – if you check on the stained glass pictures page you will find a picture of what looks like a tree trunk with leaves all around.

Our bathroom is decorated with a leaf theme, all fall colors. Our bathroom window was ugly and in the shower. So Randy made this stained glass window to perk up our bathroom and keep with our leaf theme.

He did frame this one and treated the wood with many coats of polyurethane to protect it from the water in the shower. This stained glass piece hangs proudly in our bathroom with its whimsical look. Now we have a better view than just a normal run of the mill clear window.

With window stained glass designs, you can produce anything you want but keep in mind your décor and colors. It is good to keep in mind where it is being used. If you produce a stained glass for your front door, you want something more elegant.

You can be whimsical in other rooms of your house, such as the bathroom. Some people like to use clear glass with a texture so that it brings in the light but not be able to see through.

The best advice we can offer is to measure all areas of the window that you are going to cover or replace. Most homes are not square so the measurements at the top, middle and bottom are so important. We would hate to see you produce a beautiful or fun piece of stained glass and it not fit in the spot you want.

Here are some great tips to attach your stained glass window panels to the window...

You can use clips into the wood window - so that it is secure to the window. It is best to use the clips in several locations, especially near the 4 corners.

You can make a frame around your stained glass, attach hooks on the top and hang it over your window with the hooks.

You can remove the molding strips, remove the old clear glass and replace it with the stained glass. This method is more time consuming. You need to make sure to remove all the putty and clean the area completely. You need to make sure of the thickness of your glass, to make sure it will fit in the spot properly. Again measure the area before producing your stained glass.

Once produced, put your stained glass in the open window area and replace the molding strips and putty.

If you get to a point and have trouble, be sure to ask questions in our stained glass forum

Have fun with your stained glass window panels! It is amazing the areas that you can put a piece that is fun, elegant, and creative. Your art will offer up great conversations with your friends and family about what you have produced. Be careful though, Randy now has to produce pieces for folks for free!!