Etched Glass Kettering

Founded in 1994, the Leadbitter Glass Studio has been supplying Etched Glass panels to homes and businesses across Kettering ever since, delivering to every other part of the UK too. The 179ft spire of St Peter and St Paul’s Church can be seen from well outside the town, a reminder that some things are worth building properly so they last and stand out. Etched glass has always worked on that same principle, on a rather smaller scale.

Etched glass, sometimes called sandblasted glass, obscures sections of clear glass to leave a permanent pattern behind. Every panel is built to your own glass measurements, and the pattern stands out clearly against the light, much like a familiar landmark against the sky. The vast majority of orders qualify for free delivery across Kettering.

It’s one of the oldest decorative glass techniques still in regular use, and one that’s built to be noticed without ever needing to shout. Our glass has appeared in a Prime Minister’s home and on Hollywood film sets, though most of what we make is for homeowners across Kettering. We also produce other styles of Decorative Glass for Kettering clients, including Stained Glass, Bevelled Glass, and Fused Glass.

See your glass before we create it!

Our Free Client Pages Design Service

Every Kettering order comes with its own Client Page, and within a few days of ordering, a computer-drawn proof of your design appears there, scaled precisely to your glass. If something’s not quite right, tell us and we’ll send a revised version — as many times as it takes. We won’t switch the sandblaster on until you can see the whole picture and you’re happy with it.

Perfect For House Names And Numbers

Etched glass suits house names and numbers particularly well, and it’s one of our most common requests for the fanlight above a front door. If your Kettering home has one, we can create a panel showing your house number or name. For the sharpest result, we generally etch the surrounding background and leave the lettering itself clear, so it stands out at a glance.

How Our Etched Glass Is Made

We start with a sheet of toughened safety glass and apply a mask cut precisely to your chosen design, protecting everything except the pattern itself. High-pressure abrasive is then blasted onto the exposed glass, wearing the surface down to a permanent frost wherever the mask doesn’t cover it, so the design stands out crisply whichever direction the light’s coming from.

Because that frost is worked into the glass rather than sitting on top of it, there’s nothing to peel or fade later, unlike a stick-on “etch effect” film, which tends to yellow and lift within a couple of years.

If an old etched panel at home has cracked or gone missing over the years, a photograph is usually enough for our glass artists to reproduce the original pattern closely.

Ready to have Etched Glass, or any other decorative glass, made for your Kettering home or business? Get in touch today for an accurate quote and turnaround time.

Browse Our Etched Glass Galleries

Our website holds one of the largest collections of decorative glass patterns anywhere. Browse hundreds of Etched Glass designs in our main gallery, arranged by theme and by door style, to find the right pattern — or simply for inspiration towards your own. Visit the Main Gallery to see what’s possible.

Notable Etched Glass Commissions from the Kettering area…