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Hebe Hatton

The 1980s glass brick design trend is big for 2024 - designers love how they make homes lighter and lovelier

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, there are so many cool looks to take from the 80s, but in the world of interiors? Well, it was an era we never thought would rise again – chintz curtains and shag carpets deserve to stay in the past. But we are seeing a lot of 80s decor making a slow and steady resurgence, and one we have been really noticing recently in glass bricks. 

Thought to be an ingenious solution to filling a room with light without compromising on privacy or as a 'funky' shower enclosure, glass blocks were thought to be the height of cool a few decades ago. Whole outdoor walls were built from these things, and so many apartments featured them as a divider that kept the space feeling open, but divided. But what do we think of them being used in 2023?

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