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Glass Coasters: 5 Reasons They Work
Friday 24th May 2024
It is fair to say that coasters are an essential part of home decor.
Whether you have a coffee table in your lounge or living room, or perhaps instead have it on your dining table, coasters are an incredibly useful tool to have in any home.
Not only do they prevent those awful ring stains on your tables, but they can also be a unique design to compliment your home decor.
But why should you choose glass coasters? Coasters do of course come in all different types of materials, such as cork, wood, pottery and even marble to name just a few different types of coaster.
In this article, we will aim to discuss five reasons as to why glass coasters are the optimal choice, and why they work so well in the home.
Protect Your Surfaces
Of course, one of the most important reasons for getting coasters in the first place is to ensure that you have sufficient protection for your surfaces.
Whether you choose to have coasters on your dining table for drinks at dinner time, in your living room for the coffee table, or even just have a few dotted around the house - window sills often make good spots to put our drinks down - so if you've got a few coasters lying around, even better!
Glass coasters make for excellent surface protection. Unlike, say, cork coasters, for example, glass coasters are much easier to clean for a start.
On top of this, they make for wonderful drinkware accessories - especially if they match other glass home decor items too!
Furthermore, glass coasters are useful for protecting any surface, regardless if you use them for hot drinks or not.
For instance, how many times have you taken an ice-cold can of soft drink (or a cold beer) out of the fridge, placed it down on a table, and then the condensation on the outside of the can drip down, making the table all wet?
A glass coaster puts an end to this - cork coasters often make the can stick to the surface, and can be lifted up with the can - glass coasters take a simple wipe down with some kitchen roll afterwards and there are no issues.
While also preventing ring stains on your furniture, glass coasters are also a unique feature because they come in a range of different colours, shapes, sizes and designs - and are often much more colourful than their wooden or cork counterparts.
Simply put, glass coasters are tabletop essentials for your home.
Easy to Clean
As was mentioned briefly in the section above, glass coasters are easy to clean.
This is absolutely ideal when it comes to time for a spring clean because most people manage to stay on top of their coasters from a cleanliness perspective.
Glass coasters simply require a quick wipe down with a wet wipe or a damp cloth, or for those stains that just won't budge (red wine drinkers - we're looking at you!), usually mild soap and some warm water will do the trick.
While they are also easy to clean, glass coasters are also one of the best types of coaster to opt for from a hygienic point of view, too.
Unlike coasters made from other materials, because they can simply be wiped down with an antibacterial wipe without affecting the look of the coaster, you can rest easy knowing that your glass coasters are not only clean from stains but also perfectly hygienic, too.
Another advantage of class coasters from a cleanliness and hygienic perspective is that glass does not hold onto any odours or bacteria.
Therefore, your glass coasters are not only easy to maintain and keep clean but are also hygienic. Achieving all of this with the bare minimum effort is definitely one of the advantages of why glass coasters work so well.
This makes glass coasters an attractive option for buyers.
Heat Resistant
One of the most important factors to consider when purchasing new coasters is that they are suitably heat resistant. And it might surprise you to know that glass coasters are some of the best heat-resistant coasters available on the market today.
It might also surprise you to know that not all coasters are as heat-resistant as you might think.
Clearly, heat resistance is an important factor when choosing which type of coasters to have in your home, because here in the UK, we drink an astonishing 100 million cups of tea every single day!
I mean, we have to put them down somewhere when we have our hands full, right?
Some coasters, depending on the material that they are made from, can actually warp or misshape with heat over time.
On the other hand, other coasters can be damaged by exposure to sunlight over time - particularly those that have a pattern designed onto them if they're made out of cork or wood.
However, sunlight and heat do not have this effect on glass coasters, thus rendering them a suitable option for your home, and showcasing another reason why they work so well.
Versatile
A further advantage of glass coasters is their versatility.
Think about your home decor for a second.
For instance, do you have a rustic feel to your home, perhaps a post-modern feel, or are you more neat, tidy and traditional?
Whichever option you choose - and whether you live in a block of flats in a busy city centre or a small, cosy cottage in the countryside, we can guarantee that there will be a glass coaster that suits your surroundings.
Because they are so versatile, it means that whichever home setting you live in, glass coasters will suit your home - whether that's a brightly coloured coaster such as our fireworks coaster, or perhaps something more subtle like our crystal coasters, each one has its own charm, pattern and unique coaster design and feel which will complement your home wonderfully.
A further way in which glass coasters are versatile is because of the sheer number of patterns and designs that are on them.
This also ties in with the above point about how they suit any interior decor in a home, and they are even more useful if you have a home bar - or like many people did in lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 - converted their garden shed into a back garden pub!
These glass coasters make wonderful barware essentials, and you will undoubtedly receive many compliments on your choice of stylish drink coasters.
Plus, they're much better for the environment than standard bar mats or paper drink coasters because they last for so much longer - a lifetime, in fact, if you take care of them properly.
Decorative Features
As well as serving their practical purpose as drinkware accessories, glass coasters also serve well as home decor accents, complementing your interior design choices.
Furthermore, they also serve in an almost ornament-like setting, as let's face it, they will be on show rather than tucked away in a drawer, right?
There's also something classy about glass coasters, so whether that's the light reflecting off them making sparkles and twinkles on the wall, or simply just serving as decorative coasters in your living room, kitchen or dining room, they add a touch of elegance to your home.
Another reason why they serve well as a decorative feature in your home is that they are naturally transparent by nature, even regardless of whichever colour scheme you opt to choose.
Sometimes, less is more when it comes to choosing a suitable colour scheme for your glass coasters, and if that is your preference, then so be it.
Alternatively, if you opt to choose a more brightly coloured option, this will also serve as suitable home decor with an ornamental feel to it.
Their transparency or translucency helps them to blend in with almost any colour scheme you have in your home, making them the perfect addition to any room.
Conclusion
In conclusion, glass coasters make a fantastic addition to any home.
While they are beautiful pieces of art to look at, they also serve the practical purpose of keeping ring stains off your furniture.
Glass coasters are also much easier to clean than many other materials which are often used to make coasters, such as wood, cork or metal.
Being easy to clean also means that they are much more hygienic than alternative coaster options because glass does not harbour bacteria and is odourless, meaning that they can be simply cleaned with either a neutral soap and warm water or simply wiped down with an antibacterial wipe.
On top of this, glass coasters are also heat resistant, making them a suitable option for your home if you - like many people worldwide - are an avid tea or coffee drinker, and always have a brew in your hand.
Glass coasters are also very versatile, and are suitable in any home setting, from a tower block of flats in a bustling city centre designed with a modern art feel, to the smallest, cutest little bungalow in the middle of the English countryside.
So whether you're looking for coasters for practical uses or you are more interested in their decorative accents, then look no further than Hard to Resist for all of your glass coasters needs.