Crittall glass panelled walls in a victorian house-Crazy or genius?

3 years ago

We live in a small victorian terrace with the standard layout, except the wall between the stairs and the dining room has been removed so there is no hallway between the two. The hallway between the living room at the front of the house and the front door is still in situ, it just essentially stops halfway down the house instead of going the full length down to the kitchen!

We're considering reinstating the hallway wall as currently it's tricky to place furniture in the dining room with no wall there (and although the hallway wall isn't there, that space is still essentially a walkway to the kitchen so you can't place furniture there). I've seen a few houses where people have used crittall style glass panelled screens or walls to still allow light through but define the different areas, but I can't decide if I love the idea or if it would look awkward and out of place in a victorian house! What does everyone think?

This link shows what I mean (5th photo down the article!)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/luxury/get-light-home-clever-architectural-tricks/

For context, the rest of the house is semi modern, e.g. the wall between living and dining room was removed, the bathroom is mostly cream marble, and some rooms have exposed brick walls.

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The other option is to maybe have a half height wall and louvred style slats/shelves or similar above it, but I'm less sure about that. It might look too scandinavian?

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minnie101
3 years ago
Crittall normally sits really well in a Victorian house. I’m in Crittall county and there are a lot of victorian factories locally with crittall windows although people tend to associate it most with the 1920’s but they were founded much earlier. It will sit really well with the exposed brick too
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minipie
3 years ago
I have a half glass panelled wall in a Victorian house where the frames are made of painted wood rather than steel. Personally I think this is more fitting for a Victorian house and hopefully less likely to date the house to a particular era or renovatio iyswim.
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minipie
3 years ago
Char M
Original Author
3 years ago
Thanks @minnie101 and @minipie ! I like that timber and glass effect for a victorian house. My main concern I think is how well glass works as a hallway wall. @minipie have you noticed any issues with yours, eg privacy issues or annoyances etc?
minipie
3 years ago
Nope - it’s great, stops a narrowish corridor from feeling cramped. Only minor annoyance is our kids get fingerprints on it when they climb on the sofa... but hopefully that will be shortlived!
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