{"title":"Glass Lighting","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGlass is the only lighting material that changes what the light is, not just where it goes.\u003c\/strong\u003e Metal blocks it, fabric softens it, wood frames it. Glass transmits it — and the specific glass decides whether you get a sparkle, a glow, or a hard point of glare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe four kinds, and what each does\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClear glass\u003c\/strong\u003e shows the bulb. That means the bulb is part of the design — use a clear filament LED and it looks deliberate. Use a frosted bulb and you get a visible white blob suspended in a transparent shape. Clear glass is the least forgiving choice and the best-looking when it's right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeeded and bubbled glass\u003c\/strong\u003e has deliberate air bubbles trapped in it. It scatters light into small points and hides the bulb partially. The most forgiving clear-adjacent option, and the reason it turns up in so much farmhouse and transitional lighting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpal and frosted glass\u003c\/strong\u003e diffuses completely. The whole shade glows evenly, the source disappears, and there's no glare at any angle. This is the right choice at eye level — beside a mirror, in a hallway, over a table where people face each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmoked and amber glass\u003c\/strong\u003e tints the light warm and cuts output. Handsome, and genuinely useful in a room that gets too bright — but plan on a higher-output bulb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere each belongs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClear or seeded\u003c\/strong\u003e over an island or table, where you look at it from below and slightly away.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOpal\u003c\/strong\u003e at eye level, in hallways, bathrooms and anywhere a bare source would glare.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmoked\u003c\/strong\u003e in a room with a lot of light already, or where you want the fixture to read dark when it's off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHandblown vs machine-pressed\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHandblown glass has slight thickness variation, occasional bubbles, and a pontil mark where it was cut from the rod. Every piece differs. Machine-pressed glass is perfectly uniform with a visible mould seam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNeither is wrong — but if a fixture is sold as handblown and every unit is identical in the photos, it isn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eLiving with it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGlass shows dust and fingerprints more than any other material, particularly opal. A microfibre cloth, breaker off, bulb cool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe other consideration is transit. Glass fixtures are the most fragile category in lighting — inspect on arrival rather than a week later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a Canadian company that pays attention to what a bulb looks like through a shade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eClear or frosted glass — which should I choose?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClear where you look at the fixture from below and want the bulb visible. Frosted or opal at eye level, where a bare source would glare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat bulb goes in a clear glass fixture?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA clear filament LED at 2700K. A frosted bulb inside clear glass reads as a white blob and defeats the design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is seeded glass?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlass with deliberate air bubbles trapped in it. It scatters light into small points and partially hides the bulb — more forgiving than fully clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow do I tell handblown from machine-pressed?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandblown shows thickness variation and a pontil mark, and every piece differs. Machine-pressed is uniform with a visible mould seam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes smoked glass reduce light output?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, noticeably. Plan on a higher-output bulb than you would for clear or opal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Clear or frosted glass lighting, which should I choose?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Clear where you look at the fixture from below and want the bulb visible. Frosted or opal at eye level, where a bare source would glare.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What bulb goes in a clear glass fixture?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"A clear filament LED at 2700K. A frosted bulb inside clear glass reads as a white blob and defeats the design.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What is seeded glass?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Glass with deliberate air bubbles trapped in it. 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