How can you drill holes in a sheet of glass or what other ways can I accomplish this?

Question

I found an entertainment center with a broken glass door, so I removed the door that was still intact.

Its a rosey beige color. I wanted to paint some sort of oriental cherry blossom theme onto it with some black and maybe a little creme paint.

The big idea is that its hung so that it stands about an inch or two off the wall. Since its just a solid sheet of glass I wondering how I could accomplish and still maintain a pleasant clean aesthetic quality.

How would I go about drilling holes in the glass? Do they do things like this at Home Depot or Lowes? Is it difficult to do and what type of tools are required?

Or does anyone have any suggestions of how I could accomplish this look without having holes drilled?

I've been thinking about it for a while now and I can't come up with something that would look nice without drilling but I'm open to new ideas.

Answer 1

you can drill the holes yourself.

but recommend you get plexiglass at lowes/home depot.
actually as cheap as glass and super easy to drill and 10 times lighter and easier to work with and don't break...............
real thin-not thick....they cut it to fit......

any good drill bit works with plexi...

super simple i can tell you....

Answer 2

Your answer likely isn't at Home Depot or Lowes. Go to a real glass cutting professional that is local to you. They will know how to handle the matter.

Answer 3

diamond tipped drill bit

with out drilling build a frame that the glass could be slid into..make sure it has edges go hold the glass.

Answer 4

you can get a glass drillbit at any hardware store drill slow so you dont break the glass or try the link good luck