Decorative window films shy away from monochromatic colors like grey and bronze — though they are classics, like in fashion, there is always something stylish and new.

Plain glass tinting colors like grey and bronze are staples but the new fashion in home decorating is gaining popularity as a way to decorate and still provide privacy, energy-efficiency, heat insulation to glass windows and glass doors — or anything that is glass — in homes, offices and cars.

The Types

There are two basic types of decorative films: the adhesive-based polyester films and the adhesive-free static-vinyl films.

For comparison: the advantage you get from adhesive-based films is that they are relatively cheaper than the adhesive-free films, but, if you consider the totality of the project’s look, materials, supplies, time and energy to install or remove the film, the adhesive-free static films prove to be a better value and very beneficial.

However, there is no difference on both when it comes to application. Just clean the glass surface, wet it, remove film from backing paper, position film on glass, squeegee out water and air bubbles from under film and let it dry.

In addition to wetting the glass, adhesive-based films should have water sprayed on the adhesive after the backing paper is removed compared to adhesive-free films that are applied directly to the wet glass.

Decorative window films enrich the look of your property, be it commercial or residential. It is an excellent option if you are thinking about installing stained glass window as decorative window films is rather at the fraction of the cost of stained glass window.

The Designs

Decorative window films are never boring. With so many designs to choose from, you wish you can have all looks and pattern to glass windows:

· Striped patterns (vertical, horizontal, bold, subdued, thin or thick lined)

· Checkered patterns

· Squares

· Faux stained (for an elegant feel)

· Frosted (perfect for office windows and bathroom windows)

· Floral and ornate designs

· Ripped glass

· Nautical theme

· Rice Paper

· Novelty designs (perfect for children’s room)

Decorative Commercial Window Tinting

Commercial window tinting film reduces energy costs and preserves the interior of commercial buildings from sun damage, thereby helps in reducing insurance costs by making the building more difficult to break into and making the building safer in case of glass breakage. Decorative glass tinting using security films is an excellent form of glass treatment that will pay dividends for years to come.

• Security Films – are polyester films applied to glass windows or doors in order to hold them together if the glass is shattered. These films are widely used in trains, buses, cars and buildings all over the world.

To most office buildings wanting to achieve a corporate, elegant look, or hotels that aim in providing a sophisticated yet homey appeal to their rooms, decorative window films in frosted designs are applied to their glass surfaces.

Decorative Residential Window Tinting

Residential window tinting helps in reducing energy consumption costs and, at the same time, add years life to your furnishings. Widely used home window films are the clear ones and the grey toned which can surely reduce UV rays that come in inside your house.

Popular home window tint designs are the floral and ornate, novelty (especially for kids’ room). Such designs are pleasant to the homeowners eyes and provides a homey ambience.

Professional Window Tinting Installation

Originally, the concept of a glass window is to protect our houses and our cars from the effects of the sun as well as added safety and security in the events resulting to glass breakage. But now, window glass tinting companies are seeing a different side to compliment architectural design and ecological balance by sticking decorative window films or security films to our homes, offices (or cars) as an alternative to stained glass windows.

And with the escalating energy costs and the demand for decorative glass window tinting products, TNT By Advantage Glass Tinting sees an opportunity to provide installations of decorative windows films and security films to every households, office buildings and automotives in San Diego and Los Angeles, California area.