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If you want a customer to buy into your lighting ideas then describing the glass accurately can create a vivid image. Various textures and surface treatments are used, and they exert a strong influence on the overall look.

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	Hammered Glass For a unique look, glass can be shaped around a mold or an optic box, creating a "hammered" surface pattern. The look can also be achieved by sandblasting glass with a pattern guide. The old-time charm is welcoming an elegant.
	Seedy or Seeded Glass Seeded glass contains trapped air bubbles and/or particles which create a romantic, antique feel along with an eye-catching light dispersion.
	Water Glass Once it is pressed into flat sheets, the glass is passed through rollers, which produce a shimmering, wave-like effect in the semi-hardened glass. The light is beautifully diffused reflected at the same time.
	Tiffany-Style or Mission-Style Glass A type of glass mosaic, pieces of cut glass are placed in decorative patterns and edged in either lead or copper foil. This edging is then sautered. A uniquely American style, Tiffany glass has arts and crafts warmth.
	Alabaster Glass A sophisticated look, shades of white glass are mixed and swirled to simulate the pattern and tone of alabaster marble. This glass produces a diffuse, soft glow when light passes through it.
	Frosted Glass Seen in many modern and contemporary fixtures, frosted glass perfectly eliminates glare. The glass is sandblasted or coated to achieve a flat, comfortable glow when illuminated.

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