glass instal

You probably can't get into too much trouble with glass accent strips (except for the paper issue). But you should be aware of the issues with glass, especially if you do a larger area.

Use a "super latex" thinset that's approved for glass. Not just regular latex. We ran into this when glass was fairly new, followed the suppliers recommendations, installed CLEAR glass with no color at all on one shower wall. After notching the thinset, flattened it all out nice with no gaps, as you should do for all glass (or you might see the notches later). It looked great, but when the hot water hit it, little veins began appearing behind the glass. We came and looked. The latex thinset was not able to maintain it's bond to the glass under thermal expansion. That's one way glass is different than tile. Because of that difference you should also caulk (not grout) where glass meets other walls or floors. Or where glass forms a "window" in an otherwise tiled wall because it will self destruct under thermal expansion. It was interesting to have a window into the effect by way of the clear glass. I hit it with a hammer and you could watch the shock wave travel. The supplier put up a sign the next day about glass installs and the new thinset requirements.

A deco strip? Not so much of a concern. A kitchen backsplash, somewhat. A shower wall hit by water, bigtime.