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May 23, 2015
1 min

Storybook Home

Amazingly, the Diamond Light design has been popular for over 500 years and it is rare that we are not working on at least one project that

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Tom Rigdon

May 22, 2015
2 min

Chez Ami

Chez Ami is a beautiful French Norman style house in Atherton, CA. It was recently an Honorable Mention in the inaugural Julia Morgan Award.

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Tom Rigdon

Aug 6, 2013
1 min

Grape Vine Skylight

Stained glass in a Skylight is one of our favorite applications of our craft and talents. We have created many, many different designs and t

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Tom Rigdon

Jul 26, 2013
1 min

A Big Diamond Light Window

Diamond Light windows and panels are one of the most popular leaded glass designs we create. You’ll find all sorts of uses for this design i

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San Francisco Columbarium Skylight Restoration

Brad Mathews

Jul 26, 2013
2 min

San Francisco Columbarium Skylight Restoration

Our most recent project there was the repair and restoration of four Skylights. These were all located on the second floor.

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Brad Mathews

Jul 26, 2013
1 min

St Lawrence the Martyr Restoration

Much of the stained glass was in very bad condition. Glass was badly sagging and bulging and beginning to fall out. Most of the resin used t

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Brad Mathews

Jul 26, 2013
1 min

Hollister Victorian Restoration

This is a project we completed at a home in Hollister, Ca. The home had recently been purchased and the new home-owner contacted us to see i

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Brad Mathews

Jul 26, 2013
1 min

New Door Glass for San Jose Home

This is a project we did at a home located in the Silver Creek district of San Jose, Ca. The home-owner was not pleased with their front en

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Mountain View Cemetery / Mausoleum Restoration

Tom Rigdon

Feb 20, 2013
2 min

Mountain View Cemetery / Mausoleum Restoration

The Mountain View Cemetery is located in the Oakland Hills district of Oakland, Ca. It is a stunningly beautiful location with gorgeous land

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Brad Mathews

Jan 29, 2013
1 min

A Wall of Leaded Glass

We love a new creative challenge and this project was certainly that. To build an 8ft x 8ft wall of leaded glass as one continuous piece us

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Tom Rigdon

Jan 9, 2013
1 min

El Camino Mortuary / San Diego

An interesting aspect of this project was that our windows must be designed to fit into a store front type window system and that they must

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San Francisco Columbarium Stained Glass, Part 2

Brad Mathews

Oct 9, 2012
2 min

San Francisco Columbarium Stained Glass, Part 2

In 2012, three new Columbariums were constructed along side the existing Columbarium which was built in 1898 at 1 Loraine Ct in San Francisc

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San Francisco Columbarium Stained Glass, Part 3

Tom Rigdon

Oct 9, 2012
1 min

San Francisco Columbarium Stained Glass, Part 3

In 2012, a new Columbarium building was constructed along side the existing Columbarium from 1898, located at 1 Loraine Ct in San Francisco.

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San Francisco Columbarium Stained Glass, Part 1

Tom Rigdon

Sep 3, 2012
3 min

San Francisco Columbarium Stained Glass, Part 1

We initially thought this window might have been an original Tiffany due to the age and style, not to mention the incredible workmanship. Th

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