Hutch Glass · 10 installations.

About hutch glass

What goes into a hutch glass project.

Hutch and china-cabinet glass is replacement and restoration work: an original panel cracked, a reproduction piece cut to match an antique, or new glass fitted to a built-in that was made without it. The glass is tempered for safety in doors and shelves that get daily use, in ⅛″ to ¼″ thicknesses to suit the cabinet's rabbet and weight — thin enough to sit in a delicate muntin, thick enough not to rattle. Finishes run clear, bronze and gray, with beveled, polished or seamed edges depending on whether the edge is captured in a frame or left exposed. A beveled edge suits a display piece where the glass is meant to be seen; a simple seamed edge is right where the glass sits hidden in a groove. For a buyer the considerations are the thickness the existing frame will accept, whether the edge shows, and whether the piece is a shelf, a door or a fixed back. Because cabinet openings are rarely square and old furniture has moved over the years, we come measure the actual piece rather than work from a drawing, then fabricate the panels and install — typically the same week. This is quiet, precise residential work we do across Denton, McKinney and Carrollton, often on inherited furniture where matching the original glass matters as much as the fit.