Be prepared to hate me just a little... My husband was working on an old building a while back and came across a bunch of old chippy antique windows in the dumpster--- he called me and asked me if I wanted any, I told him are you kidding?? I want ALL of them! So we loaded up the truck with all of the ones that were salvageable.
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| This isn't all of them either! |
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| I washed them off very gently, they were extremely dirty! |
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| Ohhh yess... Not one broken pane! |
Whenever I get spare time I pull out the sander and elbow grease and work on a couple. Here are just a few so far...
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| I would have loved to just leave them alone but some looked pretty bad so I did my best to try to keep them looking old and worn. |
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| After a little but of sanding, cleaning and white paint. |
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| Vinyl wording, brackets and some ribbon- this one is for sale: $40.00 |
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I still need to get some family pictures for the center window panes, but I'm
loving my new focal point! |
I have a LOT more to do.
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| I recently painted the accent wall (it was red before, more on that to come) On this wall I plan on making a collage with a lot of the windows- unless someone else has a better idea... |
Here is a before of our formal living room
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| Seriously, WHAT WAS I THINKING?? |
Here is a final picture of our formal living room :)
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| SOOOO much better, right? |
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OMG! Fabulous! I'm sooo loving the grouping over the piano. But, you're right, the entire space looks better. Isn't funny what pictures reveal? I swear, I need to take pictures of a space after I move things around, just so I can get a different perspective.
ReplyDeleteReally, your 'before' is cute, too, though.
Would love for you to stop by this weekend and link up to Passion for Paint!
btw, I'm your newest follower! ;)
Thank you! and thanks for following! I tried to link up to your blog but it wouldn't let me. I'll try again tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteI love what you did with the windows. My father in law has 8 old windows with multi panes that is is giving to me. You have sparked my creative juices. Come visit my blog some time http://magazineyourhome.blogspot.com/ and check out what I'm up to.
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