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If you’ve ever broken a light bulb, glass jar, baking dish, an electronic device’s screen, you know how sharp and dan...
Q. I’ve just spent the weekend at my aunt and uncle’s house and noticed that they store all of their drinking glasswa...
At highway speeds, even a tiny stone can damage a windshield, big time. As that rock strikes the surface, it creates ...
Just because a windshield, a favorite figurine, or a smartphone screen is damaged, you don’t have to replace it. Inst...
Whether you’re trying your hand at stained glass crafts or a pro glazier, you need the right tools for the job. And o...
Windows seem to attract dirt, dust, and pollen. Before you know it, the view outside looks like a hazy mess. Immacula...
While there may be nothing wrong with drinking whiskey from an orange juice glass—or, heaven forbid, a plastic tumble...
Fun to say and simple to use, squeegees are your shower’s best friend. By ridding your bathing area of excess moistur...
Cleaning glass is an easy housekeeping chore to skip—that is, until all you see are streaks of grime, islands of dust...
If you’re someone who keeps jars and canisters because “you never know, they could come in handy,” this project is fo...
A pebble from the lawnmower tossed against a window. A drink set down too heavily on your glass-topped coffee table. ...
Covering your wall with floor-to-ceiling mirror (or, rather, mirror tiles) seemed like such a good idea back in the 1...
Whether it’s a new mirror that you brought home or a wine bottle that you’re using for a DIY project, lifting the pri...
Mirrors enhance any interior as both decorative and highly functional features, bouncing light and offering an opport...
Glass tile is enjoying its day in the sun as more and more homeowners choose to incorporate it in their home renovati...
We’ve all seen the bottles of glass cleaner vying for our dollars on supermarket shelves. But there’s an economical a...
You're a crafty DIYer who'd love to create a lamp from an empty wine bottle or hook that mirror through a hole, but t...
If the very thought of cutting glass makes you cringe, perhaps it’s because you remember a painful occasion when glas...
Whether in the form of a windowpane, shower wall, or tabletop, glass serves as a durable and glamorous surface almost...
Commonly used to construct everyday items from shower enclosures to tabletops, plexiglass (also known as acrylic) off...
You set out a drop cloth and meticulously lined the wall trim with painter’s tape, but you still ended up with a litt...
Far from the old-fashioned colored glass familiar to church windows or your great-grandmother's living room, today's ...
More than a mere decorative finish, frosted glass also offers a practical benefit: Without blocking the passage of li...
Smooth and reflective, glass makes a lovely canvas for paint. If, however, you've never before tried to paint glass, ...
Glass block has been used as a building material for more than a century, but it experienced a big surge of popularit...
Glass block walls are a great design feature that let extra sunlight into any room in your home while still providin...
Bob and Anthony Lopez install porcelain tiles for a decorative look.
Bob visits PGT Industries to learn what it takes to make impact-resistant windows.
An ironworker secures the rooftop deck's safety railing to its footings. Then, Bob meets with the window installer who is putting frosted thermal glass walls on t...
Bob looks on as the window installer puts in the glass walls for the head house (the structure surrounding the stares that lead up from the penthouse).
Karen Brooks Hopkins, president of the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), gives Bob a peek at the restoration of the main building.
Workers replace the old barn doors with an oversized Ponderosa Pine door (from KML Industries in Canada).
Mary Lou Pace (from Circle Redmont) joins Bob to watch the installation of the monolithic glass block floor panel system custom-manufactured for this project.
Bob observes Bill Brody (from Classic Glass) installing a large mirror, a glass shelf, and a glass partition wall.
Bob learns the process of creating stained glass windows. Designs begin on paper before they are traced onto glass using a light table. A variety of glass types a...
Bob and contractor Bob Ryley install sloped glazing on a greenhouse with the help of Mark Santos.
Contractor Bob Ryley shows off the greenhouse's motorized windows. At the touch of a button, or via a thermostat, the windows open and close. Bob helps Ryley asse...
Bob tours Lyndhurst mansion, a testament to high living during the Victoria era in New York's Hudson River Valley. The 40-odd rooms include a Gothic dining room w...
General contractor Ron Gan talks through the process of bricking in a window in the new kitchen. Ron also addresses the installation of a smaller bathroom window.
Bob joins architectural historian Susan Benjamin for a tour of some of Chicago's landmark buildings.
