New trend in the world of design ideas -
decorative glass stones.
Surprise yourself and surprise others!

Having appeared on our market relatively recently, glass decor has fascinated many in a record time. This spectacular " construction material"became popular in decoration residential interiors, is actively used in landscape design: in the design of streams, waterfalls, paths and lawns, stones act as an effective filling for frame fences, fountains, decorative ponds. Unlimited possibilities of shapes, sizes and color solutions stones allow you to use them for the design of a house, a summer residence or a whole residential complex. By using glass stones in your design, you yourself become an artist, because each stone is unique. Due to the ability to transmit light, glass, colored stones look great both in the bright rays of the sun and in the dark with illumination, filling the space around with a fabulous light. You can use both processed stones - smooth and polished, and unprocessed. Untreated - in shape they resemble crystals with unique, sharp edges. Bright, colorful, shiny, they attract attention and add color to the space, which invariably delight others. The sizes of stones vary from crystal fragments 3x4x4 cm to glass blocks 1x1x1 m.

The undoubted advantages of the new decorative
material - "glass stones":

Reliability, durability

They are mechanically stable and can easily withstand all household loads (temperature differences, humidity). Resistant to temperature extremes and dirt, decorative glass stones do not require special maintenance. Application safety. Environmentally friendly, do not emit any harmful substances. Wide range of applications. The scope of decorative glass stones is almost limitless, it all depends on your imagination. Glass stones are perfect both for decorating open spaces and for indoor decor. Used in landscaping and decorative design interior of a bar, restaurant, office, hotel, apartment and summer residence, saunas and much more.

Application safety

Environmentally friendly, do not emit any harmful substances.

Wide range of applications

The scope of decorative glass stones is almost limitless, it all depends on your imagination. Glass stones are perfect both for decorating open spaces and for indoor decor. They are used in landscape design and interior decoration of bars, restaurants, offices, hotels, apartments and cottages, saunas and much more.

Aesthetic appeal

It manifests itself through the excellent characteristics of glass, which allows you to emphasize the style and personality of any room or landscape. The color range of stones includes all the main colors of the color spectrum and all kinds of its shades, as well as exclusive mixed colors and dense, light-blocking colored stones that in appearance resemble minerals.

Functionality

Due to the fact that glass is an excellent conductor of light and heat, the use of glass stones in the interior helps to visually enlarge the existing rooms and make them brighter. And also to carry out zoning of objects in accordance with existing user requests.

It is fashionable, relevant, and finally, it is natural, because it brings light, air and lightness. We invite architects, designers, decorators to cooperation.

With the help of semicircular glass stones, you can create very interesting gizmos for the interior, homemade gifts and just trinkets for the soul. Working with glass is of great interest to children - a good reason to do something useful together. In this post, I have collected a number of curious glass bead crafts that should give you creative inspiration.

Transparent glass beads, cut in half, look like large drops of water - if you put them on a cloth or paper with a small pattern, you can get an interesting visual effect. Take advantage of this property to create simple crafts! Carefully glue the cut out circles with images (you can draw them yourself) under the glass hemisphere and see how beautiful and voluminous they will look.

This simple trick is a great basis for creating tons of useful gizmos and gifts. Starting with fridge magnets, cabinet handles and other small things to various kinds of jewelry. Take a look at these pictures.

Multi-colored glass balls open even more scope for creativity. They can be glued to various interior items: trays, flower pots, vases, photo frames and lamps, laying out patterns in one color or combining them like a mosaic.

From colored stones, you can create interesting collages and paintings that will become unusual and stylish decoration your house.

Well, for classes with a child, one more interesting idea- applications with colored glass pebbles of children's pictures.

Such works look very original in the interior, they can easily decorate not only an apartment, but also a dacha or a suburban area.

Crafts made from sea stones or pebbles will dilute the routine atmosphere of urban premises with natural motives, and will be appropriate even in the office.

Craft ideas

The figurines made of stones are used for the design of rooms and garden plots, including in various compositions. Works of this kind are harmoniously combined with water and shell products.

Combining with a fountain or aquarium will help you create a refreshing oasis effect. Compositions in nautical style can be obtained by adding tasteful appropriate paraphernalia.

Photos of stone crafts found on various resources on the relevant topic will help you get inspired.

All kinds of accessories, jewelry, gifts made of medium-sized pebbles will also become a non-standard, elegant solution.

Excellent decor in combination with shells will turn out for frames, vases with flowers, chests and boxes.

Also, with the help of glue, door handles, mirrors in rooms are decorated, stands are made for various installations.

An interesting idea is to decorate bottles with small pebbles in combination with others decorative elements... And if shells and colored pebbles are poured into empty glassware, adding themed decor, you can get original candlesticks that match the style of the interior.

In addition, unusual heat-resistant coasters for food and drinks, trays are obtained from pebbles of approximately the same size glued to a wooden board.

And if you want to decorate in an original way entrance to the room, you can take a simple silicone rug and stick flat pebbles on it, getting a stylish porch rug.

If you are really interested in such works, you can master professional skills, which will allow you to create real masterpieces in the future, and even organize master classes on handicrafts from stones yourself.

Types of jobs

You can choose what you like from the most common techniques: mosaic, painting or stone cutting.

In the mosaic technique, multi-colored pebble rocks are combined, gluing together on a solid basis - the technique allows you to get pictures, panels, rugs and original elements for room decor. In this technique, the use of seashells, multi-colored rubble and pebbles will be appropriate.

For painting you will need acrylic paints or enamels. This method will fit both for large products and for small ones - for example, made for children.

With the help of painted stones, you can create a whole fairytale corner by arranging whimsical figures of characters as you like.

A method such as cutting for hand-made stone crafts allows you to create small figures, and even a real sculpture from soft and pliable rocks.

Making crafts with children

Painting on stones and making small crafts from them is a great way to entertain children and instill in them artistic skills. It is preferable to use gouache and acrylic paints for this, and the material itself should have a fairly smooth, streamlined shape.

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The resulting crafts can be used as a gift or when decorating a children's room.

The most simple idea- colorful fridge magnets. On the one hand, the magnet itself is planted on a pebble with the help of glue, and the other is painted.

It will be easy for children to create flower arrangements, paintings and mosaics from multi-colored pebbles glued to colored paper or cardboard.

Creating original flowers and trees, decorating pots for them, will allow children to realize their fantasies as much as possible.

Crafts from stones for your garden and site

The material is universal, suitable for any style and, in addition to complementing and accepting in landscape design, it can also carry a functional load: it can become a vase for flowers, a flower bed, stands. Its rough texture will emphasize the tenderness of greenery and flowers.

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With the help of beautiful pebbles and boulders of an interesting shape, they decorate artificial reservoirs located in areas, mainly the bottom and sides.

More complex ideas are also feasible - terraces with several levels, barbecues, rock gardens. Feel free to combine large breeds with small pebbles and sand, add colored gravel, ceramics and even bricks to the compositions.

A widespread option is paths lined with sea stones in the garden, separate areas for recreation, which helps to divide the space into several zones.

The idea is simple to implement: just level the desired area and lay the stone you have selected on the ground with your hands.

Will help make your country cottage area more comfortable self-built rocky garden... It will be a great place to relax, creating the feeling of being in a wild corner of nature.

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By combining large boulders with graceful plants, unique combinations can be achieved.

This natural material provides an almost inexhaustible resource for inspiration. Feel free to try yourself and create unique things!

Photo of crafts from stones

There are many things around us that can become material for decoration.

Among them are small pebbles or pebbles brought from vacation. Such decor is durable and will delight unchanged appearance long years.

We are sharing a selection of cozy decor made of stones, which can be done quickly and easily.

1. Vase of the five elements

In such a vase, elements representing all five elements are collected, and the stones symbolize the earth. Such a picturesque decor will surely bring good luck to your home, and even a child can do it.

2. In the bathroom - like on the beach

Pebble hangers will help you remember the pleasant days of your vacation at the seaside while in your own bathroom. Simply glue stones to regular hooks using liquid nail glue.

3. Evergreens

If you don't want to regularly care for ordinary plants, then make them from .... stone. Cover the rounded pebbles acrylic paint green and draw white thorn dots. Fill the flowerpot with unpainted pebbles. The stone cactus is ready.

4. Stone and fire

Completely safe, and most importantly, aesthetic candlesticks can be made from ordinary glasses and pebbles. Just place the candle among the stones and it will be held securely upright by the stones.

5. Memories in stone

A standard, unremarkable frame can be easily transformed with stones. Cover it with pebbles using construction glue.

6. Stone panels

Pebbles can be placed not only on the frame itself, but also inside it, creating unusual pictures. Connect your imagination, and an excellent result is guaranteed.

7. Hot tea on cold stones

An annoying hot stand can be transformed with pebbles glued to it. We recommend using pebbles of the same size - this will make the kettle as stable as possible.

8. "Napkins" that do not need starch

Table decor will help create a festive mood during your meal. As a basis for such a napkin, a rigid material is used, for example, a piece of plywood of the required size. Otherwise, the stones will not hold. To make the napkin stand practical, fill the space between the stones with tiled grout.

9. Stone rug for the hallway

Fill a shallow tray with stones and you have a functional entryway rug. It will become a real decoration of the interior, which will help the shoes to always be dry.

10. If you are tired of the photo within the frame

Metal wire and pebbles are all you need to create photo clips. This decor will be a great alternative to boring photo frames. Just twist the wire around the stone, and use its free end to fix the photo.

11. Stones in all their beauty

The stones become the basis for a mini-mosaic composition. The mosaic is glued to the stone, the seams are filled with tile grout. Such stones will become unusual decor for flower pots or table vases.

12. Stones instead of paints

Pebbles are becoming an alternative to paints used for painting. Pebbles painted in the desired colors are used as elements for a decorative composition on a wall panel. The stones are glued to a textile or wood base placed in a frame.

13. Second life of old flower pots

Uninteresting flower pots made of plastic or ceramics can be transformed with multi-colored pebbles. The stones are fixed to the surface of the pot with construction glue. Then we recommend painting or varnishing them.

Mini-garden made of stones.

Such a garden on the balcony, where the earth is replaced by small stones, will become a real oasis of tranquility in your apartment. For greater effect, place large potted plants in your mini home garden.

Many people do not even think about how useful pebbles can be in everyday life. Ask how? Let's open a secret - it can become a fantastic and irreplaceable design element of any apartment.

Pebbles have long been used by experienced designers to decorate various indoor surfaces. It can be anything from decorating a fireplace or doors to a rug, flower pot, and the like.

What is a pebble and what is it like?

A pebble is a piece of natural rock that, after grinding in water, looks like a perfect smooth pebble. It comes in various sizes and shapes.

Natural pebbles

In nature, pebbles are polished in a real way using a river, lake or other aquatic environment.
Allocate many different types pebbles, but the most popular are considered to be sea and river.

Sea pebbles

It is characterized by its white color, the stone is smoother and flatter than others.
River pebbles are of various colors and have a more rigid convex shape. Its diameter can reach 150 millimeters.

Lake stone

There is also a lake stone - this is something between the river and sea options. It is characterized by only one color shade, for example, pale blue or dark red. The stone is not completely flat, usually ovoid.

In nature, we can find pebbles of black, red, white, brown, gray, greenish, blue colors.

Decorative pebbles

Over time, people learned to make pebbles by piece. She already belongs to decorative option and is also widely used in home interiors.

They usually make it from natural materials such as marble, granite, quartz, sandstone. There is already an abundance of color palette is very diverse. But no matter how it looks, it will still lose to natural natural stone.

It can be small, medium and large in shape. The diameter can range from 1 millimeter to 170.

Pebbles in the interior: decor ideas

Used for decoration various interiors including living room, bathroom and kitchen. By the way, according to statistics, it is most often used to decorate a bath, because there is a direct association with marine environment and waves.

Pebbles in the interior of the bathroom

Perfect for bathroom design, it will help to create an atmosphere of coziness and the sea coast. Pebbles are resistant to moisture and do not require any special maintenance.

Not so long ago, it was considered the most fashionable to install pebble tiles, creating various marine images and pictures. Such tiles were usually made from both marine and decorative pebbles, the only difference was in the price policy and visual appearance.

The process of creating such a tile looked something like this: first, the stones were laid under the net, then they were covered with a special grout. As a result, a solid stone canvas came out, which could even be made by yourself.

It is not necessary to use pebbles as tiles, you can only decorate a few elements in the bath. Usually this will be an area near the taps, a frame, as an option for a bath podium.

Another option for decorating with pebbles is to drown it into the walls. You will no longer need to glue the tiles, but simply add a little blue or green color to the plaster. Then apply plaster to the wall, level everything with a special textured roller and, without waiting for everything to dry, start pressing in the pebbles. They can be pre-laid out or done in a chaotic manner. To achieve an even better effect, at the end of the work, you can varnish the surface.

Pebbles in the interior of the living room

The bath is not the only room where pebbles are used as decoration. Often they resort to decoration and living area. In this part of the house, a rather unusual, but very intriguing interior comes out.

If you have arches or niches, you can use stone to decorate it. It is recommended to decorate only the inside of these objects to avoid oversaturation.

Pebbles will give the room contrast and brightness, perfect for marine, Mediterranean and eco-style in the house.

Pebbles in the interior of the kitchen

The least popular area for pebbles, but some people decorate it too. Usually spread instead of kitchen apron and painted to match the color of the kitchen. Theoretically, it can be left in natural shades, depending on the idea of ​​the final result.

Pebble Interior Design Ideas

1. Vase. Quite a popular item in the home. So why not make it even more interesting and attractive? You can arrange a vase different ways... The first option is to take a glass transparent vase and cover it with colored pebbles. A few more ways to decorate a vase or make it yourself.

   

   You can go a more complicated way and play with its design from the outside.
   To do this, we need a pack or box of the appropriate shape, on which we apply the plaster mixture, lay out the pebbles and let dry for about 24 hours.

2. Fireplace. One of the most interesting objects in our house. If you have a fireplace and it hasn't been decorated yet, then go ahead! More ideas for a fireplace in the house.

   

   Stones of different sizes and shapes will look most impressive - this is if you decorate the outer part. There is also such an option - just lay stones around the fire and watch such a pacifying picture.

3. Dinner table or coffee table decor. There are also several options here that you can use as you see fit. The first is simply placing stones on top of the table. It is less interesting, since the pebbles need to be connected with some other elements in the house.

   

   The second option is laying in a previously prepared countertop, which is then covered with glass on top. The end result will be quite interesting and harmonious ironing, you can use such a table as an independent piece of furniture without tying stones with additional accessories.

4. Wall decoration. Here you can already do whatever you want. To begin with, we make a frame of the shape that we conceived (square, circle, heart). The frame itself can be made of wire or similar material. We also need a mesh.

   

   And in addition, we cut out 2 molds from the grid (for example, the same heart). We glue our stones to one mold, and put the other one and attach it on top. You can vary the idea in your own way, the main thing is to intercept the idea.

5. Stand for a mug. Another great idea is to use pebbles in the interior.



6. Candlestick. An ingenious and at the same time simple solution. We take a pebble, put hot wax on it and immediately attach a candle to it.



7. Stone rug. It will look great in the bathroom, especially if it is also decorated with pebbles.

There are many more ideas that use pebbles as a decoration for a room. Therefore, do not dwell only on the proposed options, but try to fantasize further.

Master class "How to decorate an interior with pebbles"

To do this, we need to stock up on the following items:

• Sea, river or decorated pebbles.
• Ruler.
• Pencil.
• Glue.
• Additionally, you may need a spatula, hand file and paints.

First, the general installation of how to decorate any surface with pebbles (wall, rug, table).

1. Prepare the place you will be decorating. Sketch it out with a pencil and ruler.
2. Before gluing to the desired surface, it is recommended to first lay out the pebbles in the order in which they will be applied.
3. When gluing, try to make the layout evenly, you can use a ruler for this. Usually, the pebbles do not lie down ideally and begin to crawl out beyond the outlined edges. Then a hand file will come to the rescue, which will help to remove unnecessary parts.

And now a few master classes on how to implement the idea.

Master class "Pebble pyramid"

It is done very easily, it can be used to decorate flower pots, flower beds, or just put it as a souvenir.

1. We take smooth flat stones of different sizes (from large to small).
2. The largest stone will be the base, on which we apply glue. You need to give some time for these two elements to dry out.
3. We fasten the rest of the stones in the same way. It is recommended to use no more than 5-6 pieces to make our pyramid look harmonious.

Master class "Decorating a flower pot with pebbles"

To complete the task you will need cement mortar, pebbles of about the same size. Additionally, you can use paints. More ideas for decorating flower pots.

1. For the base of our structure, we use a flat boulder, on which we place our stones with ribs. It is recommended to make the structure in parts so that all elements dry well.
2. The resulting pot can be decorated with paints and additional decoration can be glued to it. Flowers in such a pot will look very attractive and unusual.

More stone and pebble craft ideas in this article.

Photo gallery: river and sea pebbles in the interior