Creative Ways to Incorporate Glass Into Your Staircase Design

Definitely look into glass if you’re planning a custom staircase. It’s beautiful, strong, and adds a clean, sleek aesthetic people love.

Glass is incorporated into staircase design in a variety of ways. For instance, it’s used as railing, spindles, risers and treads. Its customisability gives you a lot of leeway in what you’re able to design, how it looks, how you build it, and what other materials you can pair it with. Plus, just in case you didn’t know, glass staircase railing can curve into beautifully graceful shapes.

Glass staircase design choices

• Glass staircase railing
• Glass spindles
• Glass risers
• Glass treads

In each of these applications, glass can be paired with other materials like metal, stone and wood. Each produces their own refined and stylish combinations.

Glass staircase railing

By far, the most popular design is clear, glass staircase railing. It’s a unique aesthetic that transforms the atmosphere into one that feels bright and airy. Light that comes from windows or fixtures is able to pass right through. No shadows are created so safety on the stairs is enhanced. Also, because clear glass doesn’t block sightlines, rooms appear larger and more accommodating.

Glass spindles

Glass spindles can replace wooden ones to create an attractive, lighter look and feel. It reduces visual clutter and makes a space brighter and more inviting as a whole.

Glass risers

Risers are the backplate on each stair. These can be made of glass to give the illusion of floating or suspended steps. It’s an artistic and modern upgrade that adds natural light to each step. Speaking of light, LEDs can also be incorporated behind each glass riser to add a soft, background lighting effect that is especially stunning.

Glass treads

Stair treads are the part your foot steps on. These can also be made of glass because tempered glass is that strong. Like the other parts of glass stairs, they can be designed to be clear, frosted, or tinted a variety of colors.

A word about safety

The glass used in staircase applications is made of thick, tempered glass, also known as safety glass. It’s incredibly durable and strong. In the unlikely event it takes enough force to break, it crumbles harmlessly instead of shattering.

There are additional safety considerations worked into building codes for glass staircases. When you’re ready to move forward with your project, be sure to hire professional glaziers who specialise in custom glass interior railing.

Panorama Glass is your custom stair design and stair installation specialist in the Vancouver area. We would be happy to assist you in coming up with design options for your unique space. Start planning your modern stair design: Contact us today. 604-862-8955