When you want to add light to a room, a skylight is the way to go. Many of us humans have a love-hate relationship with the sun. We want light in our homes and offices (who wants to dwell in the dark?) but we don’t want the extreme heat that the sun can bring (think…
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A Blend of Glass and Light
The interplay of light with glass can make your home, office, or other business spectacular. UK resident Andrew Moor has been a pivotal figure in the world of architectural glass design for the past 30 years. His website describes him as “a glass artist, a glass art consultant, and a project manager assisting other artists…
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Smash and Grab
For shattered or dinged auto glass in Modesto and surrounding areas, call Don's. We're also known for residential glass in the Central Valley area. Sometimes “good news” is a matter of taking a broad view of things. That’s basically the way one has to interpret the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s recent report ranking the worst…
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Building With Glass?
When you want glass for a commercial setting, call Don's Mobile Glass. Think of modern commercial architecture and you can’t help but picture glittering glass buildings. There’s a reason for that. As thecoolist.com says, “The transparent, ethereal nature of glass allows for extraordinary creations in the world of architecture. From a crystalline pyramid of light…
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Meet Don Monaco, Our Founder
Don Monaco was laid off from a job about 55 years ago. Today, he's on magazine covers. Don’s Mobile Glass had its beginnings in the back of a 1951 Chevy. Now, it’s a pillar of the Central Valley with branches in four cities: Modesto, Merced, Turlock and Manteca. Along the way, founder Don Monaco changed…
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Color With Glass
Use glass instead of paint to add color to your room. Choosing color is perhaps one of the most important, and difficult, aspects of interior design. HGTV has entire television shows and webpages devoted to color and color choice. Homeowners agonize over the “right” color and color combinations when painting their house and walls. Apartment…
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The Great Divide
A glass divider can break up open space while preserving a spacious, open feeling. As inviting and stunning as open spaces can be in a home, sometimes you just want a way to help break up all that space. One way to do that in a large (or small) space is to use a room…
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It’s Hot. Want a Cold Shower?
Make that shower truly luxurious with glass. If you want to transform your bathroom into something truly special and luxurious, think glass. The obvious place to start is the shower, whether it’s a simple glass door or a glass-enclosed space with floor-to-ceiling glass walls and a place to sit and contemplate the world while luxuriating…
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Fix That Ding!
A small chip or crack in your windshield can be repaired in short order. So you’re headed to tonight’s Nuts vs. San Jose home game when you see something flying at you and POP! - a small rock hits your windshield and leaves a ding. Dang it. But it could be worse. It’s small so…
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Paint Your Heart Out
Painted glass sets off your personal space. No matter what your taste or decorating style, one thing you have in common with virtually everyone else on the planet is the desire to have your home or office be a unique space that reflects you. That can be hard to do when you set out to…
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