1. Glass kitchen benchtop coupled with lighting

When you're preparing food in your kitchen, you want benchtops that are both attractive and durable. This makes glass the ideal benchtop material. Glass is highly non-porous and seamless. This means glass benchtops rarely trap dirt and germs, and they are easy to wipe off. Glass is also highly resistant to heat, which is great if you are very active in your kitchen.



To add an artistic touch to your glass benchtops, you can add LED lighting. Glass benchtops combined with colourful lighting will modernize your kitchen and bring it to life. If you are worried about the durability of glass when used as a benchtop, you can use toughened or tempered glass, which is much tougher than annealed glass.

2. Glass combined with wood, leather or steel

Glass gives you the ability to work with multiple textures. The texture is important if you really want to create a feast for the eyes. Glass especially combines well with wood, leather and steel. For instance, you can create a beautiful setting in your lounge by combining a leather sofa with a glass coffee table on a coloured rug.



Glass balustrades are also a great way to add texture to your interior design too because you can combine glass balustrades with wooden risers and stainless steel railings.

3. Glass tabletops with decorative stands

Glass tabletops give you the opportunity to get creative with tabletop stands. Rather than settle for a typical four-legged table, you can rest your glass tabletop on just about anything you can imagine. For instance, you can rest a glass tabletop on a tree stump, an urn, a whisky barrel or a cable spool.

4. Glass bookshelves for a modern look

To conserve space and give your rooms a modern appearance, use glass bookshelves instead of wood. Clear glass allows you to enjoy your books from all angles. While tinted or frosted glass allows you to turn your bookshelves into a visually pleasing art piece as well.

5. Glass dividers for open floor plans

Open floor plan homes are often spacious and filled with light. But sometimes, you need a little privacy. This is especially important now when COVID-19 is keeping many people at home. Using glass dividers between areas of your open plan home allows you to enjoy some privacy without creating a boxed-in feel. And you can use frosted, patterned or tinted glass to add some extra style.

6. Glass fronts on cabinet doors

Why keep your attractive crockery hidden behind wooden cabinet doors when you can show it off with framed glass inserts. And you can add light and space to your kitchen by adding some lighting fixtures to your kitchen cabinets.



Glass is modern, sleek and sophisticated. This makes glass ideal for interior design. If you want to decorate your home with glass, then get in touch with South Melbourne Glass today. We can design glass splashbacks, mirrors, shower screens, balustrades and tabletops, among other things. We have over 40 years of experience in the glass and glazing industry, so your glass projects are in good hands.