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Country Lifehome Stained glass garden The ways to improve the look of a home are practically infinite. From lighting and painting to door hard- ware and wall art, the sheer number of possible home improvements is enough to send your mind reeling. Stained glass is a home improve- ment few truly understand—or take advantage of. Mick Needham, owner of Needham's Stained Glass in downtown Chico, says there are a lot of misconceptions surrounding stained glass. & Give your landscape the artist touch "Unless you come in and look at our catalog, you might not know the capabilities of stained glass," said Needham. "On a daily basis, people come in and say, 'Wow, I didn't know you did all of this.'" Ask people where they've seen a memorable work of stained glass and chances are you'll hear "a church." But stained glass can be utilized in areas all around the home, including lamps, windows, mosaics, cabinets, hutches and doors. To be broader, stained glass can be added to virtually any style of home. "Chico has a lot of Victorian homes, a lot of craftsman homes, a lot of modern homes, ranch style homes," Needham said. "Not only do we do a design for the architectural style, but the client might have a love for an object like a forest, lake, a landscape or some kind of animal theme." The 64-year-old Need- ham opened his down- town studio in 1971 in Chico's Morehead Build- ing. He moved the store to its current location on Broadway in '73, where he's been ever since. "Back then, stained glass wasn't even on the scene very long, only in churches," Needham said. "So it was kind of hard to get people MCT photo The tall crape myrtles and Adirondack chairs are perfect partners in pink. By NORMAN WINTER Sean Murphy Project Home of stained glass as a home addition, (like movies and television) proved to be the perfect vehicle for stained glass. "Stained glass is used as a backdrop. A lot of movies and sit-coms have it and it inspires a lot of people," he said. "It's almost subliminal, but it works." Today Needham and his son, Aaron, continue to pro- vide artistic renditions of landscapes, images, pets and other inspirations for Chico and Northern California homes and businesses, like Sierra Nevada Brewery. Underscoring the value to understand where they could use it in their homes." Ironically, pop culture it's truly a work of art. The business of designing stained glass is always different and Needham never knows what's coming through his front door. "I'm solving a design problem with artwork. That's how I look at most of what I do," Needham said. "As opposed to an artist who makes something and puts it in a gallery and says, 'This is it, take it or leave it,' we try and solve what fits better with the homeowner or church or whomever you're working with. "It's pretty neat, actually," he said. Until next time, Happy home improving. 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