midwest stained glass

Illuminated Stained Glass for Keota, Iowa

The restored lightbox window for Keota Historical Museum finds its final resting place. The panel was fully restored in-house by our skilled stained glass artists along with a custom built lightbox.

Custom Dove Stained Glass Window

Bovard Studio is well-equipped in creating beautiful custom windows in symbolic styles. Take a look at two windows we designed for Saint Stephen Catholic Church in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

Stunning New Stained Glass Frame for Lisbon United Methodist Church

A massive compound gothic frame has been custom built with a thermal-barrier aluminum frame with Bovard Studio’s US patented ventilation system designed for the preservation of stained glass windows and installed for Lisbon United Methodist Church in Iowa. The skilled field crew from Bovard Studio carefully operate heavy equipment to lower the frame pieces into the opening.  The frame will then receive both interior and exterior heavy wood cladding.  Afterward, the restored stained glass panels will be installed one by one.


Tiffany Windows Reborn at Bovard Studio

Bovard Studio has a track record of restoring historical Tiffany windows, so it came naturally to create a window from scratch to emulate one of Tiffany’s angel windows. This window was custom-designed, built, and installed for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Salem, VA.

Hiring New Positions in Stained Glass Studio

Bovard Studio is an award-winning art glass studio that has been operating continuously in Southeast Iowa for more than 35 years. We are hiring new positions, including for our unique, certified Apprenticeship Program, which will cover a wide range of techniques in stained glass window construction and installation. Learn more and apply at bovardstudioinc.com/employment.

Waves of Color Ripple from Edisto Island Church Stained Glass Window

These two rose windows were part of a custom project for St. Frederick & St. Stephen Catholic Church in Edisto Island, SC. We designed and built everything from scratch to make a unique visual experience for our clients who wanted a water theme for the windows. Wave elements in the border were repeated throughout their window designs and the “water glass”  we used creates beautiful shapes in transmitted light with its undulating texture.

Restoring Stained Glass at St. Mark's

We restored the stained glass windows at this historic and beautiful church in Cheyenne, Wyoming. We designed, fabricated, and installed our 1400 Series Precision Flow® ventilated protective exterior glazing system for all of their stained glass windows. Nine complex stained glass windows were fully restored [re-leaded] to prolong the life time of their prized and valuable stained glass heritage.

Stained Glass Restoration for St. Leo in San Jose, CA

We hope you had a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday. Here are colorful stained glass windows from a successful restoration project at St. Leo the Great in San Jose, CA. Among their themed windows include a Nativity with delightful symbolic details. This angular style of window design became popular for its rich storytelling and vibrant colors.