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Bendheim Cabinet Glass + Custom Steel Inserts Transform Outdated Kitchen

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While the struggling economy puts pressure on home remodeling budgets throughout the country, it also fuels homeowners’ creativity. With the help of specialty glass provider Bendheim, DIY Network’s “I Hate My Kitchen!” show helped one couple renovate their outdated kitchen for under $16,000, as shown in the episode titled “Boring Gone Bold.”

This is the third time Bendheim has partnered with the DIY Network to supply glass for a dramatic home transformation in front of the camera. Changing the look of the old oak cabinets was a major part of this kitchen renovation. To achieve a modern, sophisticated aesthetic without breaking the bank, host James Young advised the homeowners to outfit the existing cabinets with new doors prepped to receive custom glass inserts. To enhance the new doors, Bendheim supplied European Clear Etched Cabinet Glass.
The glass features an ultra-smooth, satin-like surface highly resistant to stains and fingerprints, perfect for demanding applications such as kitchen cabinetry. Luxurious and stylish, the acid-etched glass was tempered for additional safety and is four times stronger than ordinary glass.
From a local metal shop, Young ordered intricately patterned custom steel inserts to complement the cool look of Bendheim’s Cabinet Glass. Installed in front of the glass panels, the steel inserts give a unique beveled glass look to the cabinet doors.
The rest of the budget-conscious makeover included the installation of new concrete countertops, stainless steel appliances, recessed lighting, and a textured glass backsplash.

Custom Kitchen Offers Elegance & Function for Work & Play

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Bendheim’s Color Coated Glass Energizes Classic Design

Bendheim’s Color Coated Glass backsplash is a key design element in the total kitchen renovation undertaken by the owners of a 1909 Colonial in Stamford, Conn. Gourmets and wine connoisseurs, the couple loves to cook and entertain. The new space had to be elegant and functional in order to meet the demands of their daily lifestyle.
A chef’s kitchen designed for fun and efficiency now takes the place of what had been a small galley-style kitchen. Walking into the expanded redesigned space, one’s gaze is drawn to the 10’ by 6’ green glass backsplash above the commercial size stove. The Color Coated Glass, custom made by Bendheim, features a tree-bark texture, enhancing the play between the pearlescent green color and light. As one walks past the backsplash, its green hue gently shifts to silver, contributing a sense of movement and luminosity to the space. The backsplash is a focal point of the kitchen, adding a splash of rich, shimmering color to its classic, straightforward design.
Bendheim offers its Color Coated Glass in a vast range of glass textures and an unlimited spectrum of colors. The custom options are virtually unlimited. Hygienic and attractive, Bendheim Color Coated Glass is ideal for backsplashes, countertops and tabletops. The tempered glass backsplash in the Stamford residence is four times stronger than regular annealed glass and is highly resistant to the heat generated by the kitchen range.
Beneath the shimmering glass background, sits customized Blue Star™ Pro-Style Range with six open burners and two ovens. Everything is well within reach for optimal productivity as meals are prepped on the 11-foot-long green granite top island. The far side of the island arches in a smooth curve to create a bar-style seating area for casual family meals or large informal dinner parties. A flat screen TV on the wall ensures that the baseball fan will never miss a game.
Ingredients, utensils and other culinary necessities are stored in abundant built-in cabinets, leaving the counters clutter-free. The pristine white color of the cabinets is in stark contrast to the walnut floors and espresso stained island base, stove hood and bar cabinetry. Recessed light fixtures, under-cabinet lighting and three pendant lamps, strategically positioned above the island, bathe the space in multiple layers of light.
This custom-designed epicurean heaven would not have been complete without a wet bar, equipped with a wine cooler, small refrigerator, ice-maker and an extra dishwasher. Two comfortable chairs set in front of a set of French doors promise the couple many peaceful evenings.
Homeowners interested in ordering Bendheim’s Color Coated Glass for backsplashes, kitchen and bathroom countertops and tabletops, can do so through their designers, contractors and professional installers.

Bendheim SatinTech® Glass Featured on DIY Network’s “BATHtastic!” TV Show

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Maintenance-Friendly, Elegant Etched Glass Enhances Bathroom Spa Makeover

The DIY Network’s show “BATHtastic!” turned to Bendheim for the second time to obtain specialty decorative glass for a dramatic, large-scale bathroom spa makeover.
The elegant satin-frosted aesthetic and maintenance-friendly surface of Bendheim’s SatinTech® architectural glass made it the ideal material for a new countertop and shelves, adding a touch of subtle luxury, modernizing the space, and enhancing its functionality. The episode is titled “Of Nerves and Nature.”
In the episode, a large outdated bathroom receives a major facelift featuring Bendheim’s ½” translucent etched glass countertop and shelves, precision-fabricated at the company’s New Jersey facility. Bendheim tempered the glass, making it four times stronger than regular non-safety glass of the same thickness. Unlike sandblasted or coated glasses, Bendheim’s SatinTech is acid-etched to produce an ultra-smooth satin-like surface which permanently resists stains and fingerprints.
“The glass will stand up to the test of time in this bathroom forever,” said the show’s host Matt Muenster.
The countertop’s and shelves’ satin surfaces complement the remodel’s nature-inspired, calming design featuring digitally printed basket-weave and pebble tiles, bubble-mosaic glass tiles, backlit circular mirrors, and contemporary rectangular sinks. The carefully coordinated design elements create a spa-like atmosphere.
Homeowners can order Bendheim’s SatinTech glass for complex custom installations, including bathroom and kitchen countertops, backsplashes, and tabletops through designers, contractors and professional installers. Patterned and fully etched glass door, cabinet and partition inserts can be ordered directly through the company’s Cabinet Glass website.

DIY Network’s “Man Caves” Features Bendheim Glass in Show’s First Bathroom Remodel

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Architect-Designed, Maintenance Friendly Glass Helps Create Ultimate Bath-Spa Man Cave

The DIY Network’s “Man Caves” features Trattini™ glass from Bendheim’s Architect Series I collection in the show’s first bathroom makeover.
In this episode, the hosts – licensed contractor Jason Cameron and former NFL star Tony “The Goose” Siragusa – turn an outdated bathroom into a man cave worthy of a king. The remodel incorporates state-of-the-art design and entertainment features enhanced by luxurious edge-lit Bendheim glass enclosures. The episode is titled “King of the Throne.”
The show’s design team worked closely with Bendheim VP Steven Jayson to selected Trattini, one of four patterned etched glasses conceived by world renowned Robert A.M. Stern Designs.  The surface of Trattini’s ultra-clear low-iron glass is acid etched in Italy to produce a syncopated grid of vertical lines punctuated by subtle horizontal bands. The pattern, etched on both sides of the glass, lends a strong sense of dimensionality and movement, intensifying the dynamic LED lighting. Colorful ribbons of ceiling lights illuminate the ½” thick glass panels and generate a surreal play of colors, dispersing through the intricate yet orderly patterns of Trattini.
“This acid-etched glass has a cool pattern but it also gives light a direction to flow,” says Cameron.
In addition to its understated elegance, Trattini is permanently etched and naturally resistant to fingerprints and stains. Exceptionally maintenance friendly, it encourages use in such demanding applications as the “Man Caves” shower enclosure. Bendheim supplied the glass in a safety-tempered form for the shower, as well as safety-laminated to a grey etched privacy glass for the toilet area.
The masculine bathroom makeover includes other up-to-the-minute design elements, including a shower with seven water heads, a multi-feature toilet equipped with a heated seat, two flat-screen TVs, heated tile floors, an electric hand dryer, and even a concealed tap for chilled beer! A custom-made bookshelf serves as the secret entrance to this “royal chamber.”
Remodelers and homeowners can order Bendheim’s Architect Series I collection for custom installations, including shower enclosures, partition walls and decorative features through designers, contractors and professional installers.
Basic door, cabinet, and partition glass inserts can be ordered directly online at the Bendheim Cabinet Glass website.
About Bendheim
Bendheim, the resource for specialty glass since 1927, offers more than 2,000 decorative glass types in stock and unlimited custom design solutions. The third-generation, family-owned company develops, imports, and distributes its products worldwide. Bendheim maintains production facilities in New Jersey and an extensive showroom in Tribeca, New York City. Bendheim is the exclusive importer of Lamberts mouth-blown and channel glasses in North America.
 
About the Robert A.M. Stern Collection
Robert A. M. Stern Architects currently collaborates with several select manufacturers to create products including, in addition to architectural glass for Bendheim, carpet for Bentley Prince Street, furniture for David Edward, garden ornaments for Haddonstone, site furnishings for Landscape Forms, lighting for Lightolier, doors for Lualdi Porte, and hardware for S. A. Baxter.

Luxury Residential Building Garners Admiration with Reflective Façade, Blue Bendheim Etched Glass Interiors

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Futuristic Development Complements New York City’s Chic West Village Neighborhood

A newly designed luxury building now adorns New York City’s West Village, steps away from the Hudson River. Located between the historic blocks of Charles Lane and Perry Street, 166 Perry Street is a modern residential development whose elegant blue-and-white Bendheim Architectural Glass interiors create a serene, sophisticated atmosphere.
Designed by the avant-garde New York City based Asymptote Architecture, the eight-story building features a sculpturally angled façade reflecting the colors, details and activities of the neighborhood around it – from the mid-twentieth-century brick buildings to passersby and the deep blue sky. This reflective quality affords residents of 166 Perry Street a unique sense of privacy and blends the ultra-modern structure into the neighborhood, subtly camouflaging it with images of its surroundings.
Asymptote Architecture emphasized this light and reflectivity throughout every aspect of the interior. Each residence at 166 Perry Street – 22 lofts and two penthouses – occupies its own corner of the building, allowing an abundance of daylight. The impeccably detailed interiors are defined by the use of blue and white Bendheim glasses in combination with custom formed white features, stone and hardwood floors.
Bendheim, a specialty glass supplier, provided more than 5,000 square feet of six glass types, all tempered or laminated, water jet-cut and precision-fabricated in Bendheim’s New Jersey facility.
At the entrance, two monolithic doors of transparent blue Bendheim glass lead into the lobby, where soft-edged, glowing walls incorporate Bendheim’s white back-painted glass and white custom features, creating a smooth transition from the outside and offering a preview of the luxurious interiors upstairs.
Inside the residences, white, ultra-clear and deep-blue Bendheim SatinTech® etched glass doors and partitions open to spacious living spaces. The sumptuous bathrooms are adorned with etched panes of translucent blue glass in shower enclosures and sliding doors. Bendheim’s white laminated gradient glass, flowing smoothly from white to clear, defines interior stair railings.
The satin-smooth etched glass surfaces are maintenance-friendly, luminous, and obscuring, making them ideal for interior spaces that simultaneously create openness and privacy. Diverse light conditions morph the blue glass’ hue, adding vibrancy to the interiors.
Bendheim worked with Klein USA, the manufacturer of sliding door systems, and AAA Metal & Glass Inc., the installer, to supply the “heavy” (3/8” to 1/2” thick) glasses for the recessed sliding systems that create an illusion of weightlessness.
Asymptote’s first building in New York City adjoins the first of three Richard Meier Modernist residential towers. According to Asymptote, 166 Perry Street is simultaneously an antidotal design and a formal and tectonic play off Meier’s buildings. Richard Born, who developed the first two Meier buildings nearly a decade ago, worked together with Ira Drukier and Charles Blaichman to bring this distinctive addition to the neighborhood.

Bendheim Cabinet Glass Featured in DIY Network’s “BATHtastic!” Show

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Etched Glass Featuring Italian Double-Sided Satin Fibers Adds Subtle Luxury to Bathroom Makeover

The DIY Network’s popular show “BATHtastic!” selected Bendheim Cabinet Glass for a major part in the transformation of a home’s outdated bathroom. The episode is titled “Cheap to Chic.”
“BATHtastic!” selects the latest new materials, offers expert design tips and brings do-it-yourself know-how to revitalize any type of bathroom, great or small. In this episode, the show’s host Matt Muenster installs Bendheim Italian etched cabinet glass inserts, featuring a dimensional, double-sided satin fibers pattern, into the bathroom vanity cabinets. The glass brings subtle luxury, visually expands the space, and provides privacy.
Both surfaces of the ultra-brilliant (low-iron), tempered safety glass are acid-etched to produce a satin-like, ultra-smooth surface highly resistant to dirt and stains. Unlike sandblasted and coated glass, the surface of the acid-etched glass is permanent, extremely consistent and maintenance friendly.
Bendheim’s Cabinet Glass enhances the sleek vanity and complements a new crystal-encrusted ceramic backsplash, a pair of sinks with ultra-modern minimalist faucets, and updated lighting. Matching overhead cabinets and custom, built-in Bendheim glass shelves maximize storage. A high-contrast color scheme ties the design together and brings visual impact to the overall remodel at a total cost of $15,000.