News from the Block, Innovate Building Solutions Blog
News from the Block, Innovate Building Solutions Blog
Bathroom, Kitchen, Basement Design & Remodeling Ideas for the Nicest Home or Business on the Block
Bathroom, Kitchen, Basement Design & Remodeling Ideas for the Nicest Home or Business on the Block

Category: Glass Block

Decorative glass tile blocks in various sizes, designs & colors

5 Places to Use Decorative Art Glass Tile Blocks

Art glass tile blocks in various sizes, design & colors Close up view of a decorative glass tile block Being able to be cool, innovative and create a functional design is now possible for your next glass block shower, wall or window project. You might ask how – we’ll if you haven’t seen... Continue reading

Colored and Frosted Glass Block Vinyl Framed Window

7 Projects Using a Lighter Vinyl Framed Glass Block Window

Bathroom window with a vinyl framed and colored and frosted glass blocks Den windows using lighter glass block vinyl framed window system To many people glass block windows are just too heavy a product to use. The cool thing is they’ve gotten lighter now since that there are 2” thick glass... Continue reading

Kitchen Remodeling Columbus Ohio Contemporary Design

5 1/2 Kitchen Remodeling Design Tips to Improve The Market Value of Your Cleveland & Columbus Ohio Home

Contemporary Kitchen Design Columbus Ohio Traditional Kitchen Remodeling Project Cleveland Ohio Are you’re considering a kitchen remodeling project in your Cleveland or Columbus home but don’t want to overspend and not be able to get your money back if you decide to sell down the road? Your... Continue reading

Tin Men Movie about Deceptive Home Improvement Sales Practices

Deceptive Home Improvement Sales Practices – Don’t Be Victimized By “Tin Men”

Tin Men Movie about Deceptive Home Improvement Sales in Aluminum Siding Industry in 1963 The vinyl replacement window industry was the first target of deceptive sales practices in Washington State Remember the movie Tin Men with Danny Devito about high pressure sales tactic used in the 60’s... Continue reading

Basement Remodeling Family and TV Room

Basement Remodeling – Cost Effective Space is Right Below Your Feet

A remodeled basement family room area Home Theater Room Are you trying to figure out how to add space without it adding up to big bucks? Maybe you’ve got a family member moving in, a teenager that “needs more space,” or you’d like an additional bathroom or home office. If a room addition... Continue reading

Acrylic bathtub and wall surrounds

Get rid of old dated colors in your 1960’s small bathroom – 2 Options to dress up your space without breaking the bank

Acrylic bathtub liner and wall surrounds lining over an old steel tub and tile walls Tub removed and space converted into a glass block walk in shower Are you just sick and tired of an old outdated color scheme in your 1960’s bathroom? Are you tiles cracked, or are the walls and grout joints... Continue reading

Frosted and colored glass block shower window close up

Project Spotlight: Colored and Frosted Glass Block Shower Window for DIY Home Network BATHtastic Brick Bye Brick Episode

Frosted & colored glass block shower window wave pattern Glass block shower wall using colored & frosted glass blocks Quite frankly – shower windows can be a pain in the back end. What type of window can you use that will be private, add to the looks of your bathroom and shower and... Continue reading

Glass block bathroom window mural for a universal design based home

Universal Design Can Be Cool – Using a Decorative Glass Block Bathroom Window to Dress up a Home

Glass block bathroom window mural for a universal design based home - picture courtesy of Scott Cunningham When most people think of universal design the words that come to their minds might be institutional or boring – and that might have been true in the old days but not anymore! When one of my... Continue reading