Glass Build 2017 Sneak Peek
It’s that time of year again! Pumpkin Spice Latte time. But also, it’s time for the Glass Build America show! This year it’s in Atlanta again, which is so convenient to our NC headquarters, and a huge...
View ArticleLow Iron Mirror for Retail Success
“Dreamwalls High-Definition Mirror” is what we call our low-iron mirror products. These mirrors offer brighter reflections, truer colors, and sharper focus than ordinary mirrors. Ordinary mirrors (of...
View ArticleAlternatives To Sandblasting
As I’m at Design DC, I looked into my hotel mirror and become frustrated instantly. The sandblasted border around the mirror of the sink was spotted and streaked. It’s unknown whether these marks on...
View ArticleWhat Is Tempered Glass?
Tempered glass is regular annealed glass that has been processed by a controlled thermal process to increase its strength in comparison to annealed (untempered) glass. The glass is heated in a special...
View ArticleHighlight Art with Mirrors
Why should you choose between hanging artwork or hanging a mirror on your wall? At Gardner Glass Products we say you can have the best of both worlds. Mirrors can highlight the artwork and give it a...
View ArticleBoiserie Mirrors Made Modern
“Boiserie” – is a French term often used to describe ornate and intricately carved wood paneling and moldings in interiors. The panels were not confined just to the walls of a room but were also used...
View ArticleMarie’s Mirror Mechanism
Marie Antoinette had style. When her husband Louis XVI gave her Petit Trianon as her own personal haven, the young queen transformed the cubed mansion into a place of privacy and enjoyment. When in the...
View ArticleTxA 2017 in Austin Got Glass
Last week, we showed our Dreamwalls Color Glass back-painted glass and Dreamwalls Glass Markerboards at “TxA Threshold” the design conference and expo of the Texas Society of Architects. Being in...
View ArticleAntique Mirror Makes a Bride’s Day Brighter
This Texas church was looking for a dressing room – anteroom – off to the side for brides-to-be to get ready and prepare. Admiral Glass Company of Houston, TX did this installation and it features...
View ArticleDreamwalls Antique Mirror
Ever wonder what makes Dreamwalls Antique Mirror unique? Our large size capability, first-quality production, in-the-field performance, pattern predictability, and easy fabrication without chipping or...
View ArticleMirror Thanksgiving Tablescapes
Setting your Thanksgiving Table is a personal tradition that can represent the way you view the holiday. There are so many different ways you can go with it,….elegant, rustic, bountiful or spare....
View ArticleFocal Walls & Fireplaces With Mirror
Mirrors are often used to attract attention and naturally draw the eye to focal elements in the home to create visual space and light for an architectural element. In today’s post, we’re all about...
View ArticleThe 12 Ways of Christmas Mirrors
How many trees did you decorate this weekend? How many strings of lights did you untangle? Which holiday song is already stuck in your head (Oh, RuPaul…)? As you finish your holiday decorating in your...
View ArticleMirror Holiday Wreath Project
We admit it, we get a little crafty around the holidays. And being surrounded by glass and mirror all the time tends to factor into our plans. So this year, we decided to make a mirror wreath to add a...
View ArticleHow To Calculate Square Footage & Weight
Apps certainly make our lives easier. They’re on our phones, tablets, and even our TVs. If there is even the most minor irritation in your life, there is probably “an app for that.” And that’s exactly...
View ArticleThe Right Matte Glass Matters
When people mention “etched glass” they can mean a WIDE variety of things. There are acid-etched products (which we offer), sandblasted, laser-etched, and even translucent printing inks, laminated...
View ArticleTop Posts of 2017
Here at Dreamwalls Glass, we’ve created a lot of blog posts this year; 247 of them to be exact. That’s a lot of glass goodness! Okay, sure,…not ALL of them are about glass. On Tuesdays, we share an...
View ArticleWho is Gardner Glass
Gardner Glass Products has been in business for over 55 years. We are proud of our heritage and hard work that got us here and grateful for our people that made this journey possible. But what makes...
View ArticleThe Power of Laminated Glass
Laminated glass is created by sandwiching a Polyvinyl Butyral (PVB) interlayer between two or more pieces of glass. The benefit of using laminated glass is that it can be safer than other types of...
View ArticleGo Gray
Sometimes called “smoke” glass or even “black” glass, it is a glass with a uniform color of gray throughout. Several float glass manufacturers make a gray tinted glass in various thicknesses, and the...
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