Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Everything's Cuter with a Little Paint

I completed this project over a year ago as a birthday gift for a dear friend of mine. It was such a fun project because it involved a few of my favorite things: turquoise, my paint sprayer, chalkboard paint and twine. I am a firm believer that anything can be made cuter with a little paint and ribbon. I will eventually paint or tie ribbon on anything that sits still long enough!
After

Before

I originally bought this old window at an antique store for $5 and it had been sitting in my garage for quite a while. First, I removed the glass panes. Then I scraped and sanded all of the loose paint. I then primed the window with an oil based primer (not many progress shots, sorry!). Next, I loaded my paint sprayer with my mis-tinted Wal-mart paint and sprayed the window. When the paint was dry I distressed the wood slightly and applied glaze.

The nice man at Lowes measured one of the glass panes that I had salvaged from the window and perfectly cut me 6 wooden panes. I came home, spray panted the panes with chalk board paint and popped them into place. I secured them into place with a small amount of wood glue, but it may be necessary to add a few small nails to keep the new panes in place.

When everything was dry I tied some twine around the window, added a little piece of chalk and a birthday message and I was ready to party!

4 comments:

  1. Very fun! I really like the color. Have a great week.

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  2. Loved the window. Have some old windows and wondered what to do with them, but thanks to you I now know. Great Job.
    Betty

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  3. Ha! You sound like me! I paint anything that isn't moving - and the dog isn't necessarily safe, lol. And at Christmas my kids always ask "How much more are you gonna do?" To which I respond, "When I run outta ribbon!" Which, of course, I never do!

    Darling window. Love the chalkboard paint!

    Would love for you to link up to Passion for Paint this weekend.

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  4. Love this! You need to share your window frame too!

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