Bevel House Terrarium Designs

My leaded art glass terrarium designs.

All have a Victorian "feel". The larger terrarium designs, with an interior volume of 1.5 to almost 2 sq ft, are true Wardian Case for the serious indoor plant grower. I also offer an option of a lead free terrarium, in my Small Garden design. Details about each design are contained in the fact sheet that you can download via the links provided. Each is a one page PDF file.

A Bevel House:
The Bevel House design is an art glass design influenced by the common bevels used in Victorian windows called "house bevels" due to their shape. I make this design in two heights.

The regular design, shown on the left, uses 12 house bevels and half square bevels of two sizes. This design is 18" long, 8.5" wide and 15" high. The lower trim is a Spectrum Green and White opal glass and is 3" high.

The taller design, shown on the right, uses square and half square bevels in addition to the 12 house bevels to achieve a higher height. This design is 18" long, 8.5" wide and 18" high. The photo on the right shows the base layout without the top. The top is identical in both designs. Looking thru the multiple layers of bevels and lead came yields an interesting visual perspective. The lower border in this image in Spectrum Sky Blue / White Opal glass and is 3.25" high.

In both designs the roof structure, made from clear glass, lifts off for complete access to your garden and is of the same size. This also allows removal of the interior tray that contains the growing area.

The two photos below show the three components of the regular design on the right, and a side view of the shorter design on the left. The higher design has similar components, just the bevel layout difference.

So for my Bevel House Terrarium there are a number of possible layouts available:

• The lower trim can be made from many colors of opal glass. The green and white opals are the most common.
• The two heights of 15" or 18".
• The roof can be constructed from bevels, the side roof sections uses four 4" by 6" rectangular bevels while the ends use two half square 4" bevels.
• The Bevel House can be constructed at half the size. Each side is made from 2 house bevels. The terrarium is then a 9" square and 15" high.

To obtain the Information Sheet on the Bevel House Terrarium, a one page PDF file, use the following link -- Bevel House Info. It assumes you have the Adobe Reader available.

For the Information Sheet on the High Bevel House Terrarium, a one page PDF file, use the following link -- High Bevel House Info. It assumes you have the Adobe Reader available.

Two additional photographs of the Bevel House terrarium showing different views:

• A side view of the regular height "Bevel House".
• A view of the three parts of the regular height "Bevel House".