Glass Blocks

As soon as we bought the house we knew we wanted to turn the dead space in our bedroom into a big walk-in closet which leads into the master bathroom. As soon as we knew that we wanted to turn the dead space into a walk-in closet, I knew that I wanted glass blocks in the closet in order to keep the area from looking too dark and dingy. At first James didn't think the area needed light, and now thinks that a picture window is the way to go. But I am holding strong to the idea that glass blocks will make people line up for want of owning this house.

The picture below shows the area in question where the walk-in closet will go. The wall to the closet will start right in the middle of the wall on the left (where the not-so-straight black line is), and the doorway will be where the dresser and TV currently are. The double windows will be gone, and the lovely GLASS BLOCKS will go just under the ceiling line, and just over the clothes pole and shelf. LOVE IT??

Here is a picture showing how nice glass blocks can be:

And another one showing how much they add to curb appeal:


They also seem amazingly easy to install: http://www.accentbuildingproducts.com/pdf/glassblocks/preassembled-basement.pdf

And at under $300 are a virtual bargain!