Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Open plan apartment with glass brick wall What is it with so many 80s styles making a comeback right now? With fashion, we get it, ...

The thought of using retro glass blocks in your home might remind you of a scene straight out of "Miami Vice." But they have evolved significantly since their 1980s heyday. And for all the interior ...

Vintage shower handle and glass block wall - shine.graphics/Shutterstock The fact that glass block showers have been around forever — or at least since the early ...

This material is making a big comeback. Over the years, materials and aesthetics fall in and out of the design world's favor; there are few better examples of this than glass blocks. Once revered and ...

In case you haven’t heard already, glass blocks are back. In a big way. These translucent building blocks have been popping up in all of our favorite designers' work, and we’re ready to bring the ...

Interior design trends always have a way of coming back around, but when retro styles resurface in modern homes, a common challenge is making them feel fresh rather than dated. One design feature from ...

Q:Sometime in the past 50 or so years, someone thought it would be nice to remodel my entire entrance hall with glass blocks. And since it was never maintained, I am sure the wall below will have some ...

From a privacy-conscious home in Japan to a vaulted greenhouse in Chile, this roundup spotlights buildings from around the world that are brightened by luminous glass bricks and blocks. Popularised in ...

Dear James: I want to build a curved glass block wall for a shower stall and a straight one in my kitchen. How do lay a glass block wall so that it will not leak when showering? -- Darlene G.

Along with 1980s neon manicures and vintage ’90s blazers, glass blocks are making a comeback thanks in part to a new fan base on social media. One Instagram reel showcasing several types of the retro ...

Unique, contemporary, one of a kind — all words that describe 5405 Eastman, custom built in 1940, and currently for sale for $265,000. To say that the house is unique is really an understatement. Lori ...

Some years back, a Playboy humorist predicted that “everything will be plastic, by and by.” Although he was referring to plastic surgery and anatomical augmentation, his forecast was just as apt when ...