The first thing people see when they come to your home is your entryway. If you’re a homeowner and home lover, you’ve probably taken great care with the decorating of every part of your home. Of course you want your entryway to make a terrific first impression.

Short of buying a new, more impressive door, there really isn’t a lot you can do to your entryway to make it a standout representation of you taste. But that’s where Scottish Stained Glass comes in. Front entryways serve a dual purpose. People can come to your front door and get a sense of your home, but you might, on occasion, also like to get a sense of who’s out there before you open the door. Stained glass sidelights fit the bill for both purposes beautifully.

Sidelights are not lights, they are those slim panes of glass you might find on either side of your front door. They are referred to as sidelights specifically because their main purpose is to let in the light beside the door.
There might also be a glass window above your door. Those are frequently half-moon shaped, and are known as transom windows. And your door might have a glass pane in it as well.

All of these windows are great because they let much more light into your entryway, which may be a dark hallway. They lend architectural interest as well, as opposed to just a door and the solid walls of the house. But they can cut down on privacy—and security, which is a legitimate concern in this day and age.

Stained glass window panels provide the perfect solution. They immediately add more privacy (not to mention more beauty and class) and prohibit people at your entry way from seeing inside your home.

Take a look at our sidelight gallery to get a sense of what we’re talking about. And remember, when you deal with Scottish Stained Glass, you are getting a hand crafted design that is custom built for your home to the exact measurements of your existing windows.

If you have no sidelights, we can actually put them in. It’s hard to think of anything else you could do to an entryway that would have so much power, make such an amazing impression, and have a practical (privacy) application at the same time. Beautiful form and real-world function, that’s how we build our stained glass panels! Don’t be surprised if you start a stained glass sidelight craze up and down your neighborhood.

Most people use frosted or beautiful cut and beveled glass for their sidelights, but you can also do colored glass or any combination of the above. This is a high-end, classic look. However, whether modern, traditional, or off the wall, we can create stained glass sidelights that will put a smile on your face every time you come up your walk. If you can dream it, we can construct it.