Home decorating with old windows

Just like the idea for hanging photos, you can also stretch wire or twine across the window panes for hanging whatever you need to store. Use vinyl letters, paint, markers, or chalk to make a decorative sign out of a window. Print out any graphic that you would like and then simply decoupage it to the back of a window.

The image shows through the front of the glass and is perfectly protected. Once the window is painted, you can use either regular chalk or chalkboard markers for a variety of looks.

A dual purpose message board is also a fun way to go. Using a dual pane window, make one side a chalkboard and the other side a dry erase board. Just paint the front of the window, on one side, with chalkboard paint. Then paint the back of the other side of the window using white paint. Multiple paned windows are perfect for making a chalkboard weekly planner. I had a window with six panes which was perfect for planning out my weekly activities. Sundays are usually pretty chill anyways.

Create a gallery by hanging a collection of windows on the wall in different sizes, shapes and finishes. Or, display a window as part of a vignette. The character of a window speaks for itself. Old windows make great back drops for a wreath. They give a more prominent look than just displaying a wreath on its own.

Windows displayed as a headboard are a fun use, especially for large windows. When you can use arched windows, you get an especially classy look.

Because of this, these ideas could inspire you to come up with something completely original. Keep reading for more ways to use old windows. Just check out these old window crafts and outdoor decorating ideas with old windows.

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Renee Hanlon I'm addicted to crafting and decorating my downtown urban loft and up north rustic cabin. Read more about me. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. The panes of this old window frame project were replaced to create an antique window mirror. Get antique-finished mirror or do DIY mercury glass for an aged look. This window frame idea is just one of many that involves replacing the glass.

Add chalkboards in place of glass panes for a twist on this classic decor idea, or place corkboard within the spaces for your office reminders. Get the mercury glass look for less! The beauty of stained glass can be yours without installing colored windowpanes. When you find a stained-glass window, hang it over a sunny window in your home, like the one here, to let light stream through and color your kitchen—creating its own old-window art.

Another popular place for the stained-glass look is around the panes of the front door or small windows in the bathroom. Old window frames can be more than pretty; they can serve a purpose, too! Take an old window casing and build a rustic shelving unit around it!

This window frame project would look lovely holding toiletries in a master bathroom or keepsakes in the living room. The shelf looks great in this garden shed , and puts an old window frame to work.

Stumped on garden shed ideas? See 12 shed plans. Brush dirt from an old window frames, secure and clean the glass panes, and display it in all its time-weathered glory.

For this old wooden window craft idea, lean a window against a wall behind a table or on a mantel as a breezy backdrop for collections of similar vintage. Or mount larger window frames or French-style doors to a bedroom wall to craft a shabby-chic headboard. Old windows provide charmingly lightweight and light-reflective forms that stand out in perennial borders and lushly planted landscapes. For an easy old window project, rest a window or two against a fence, or dangle a substantial casement—like this one—to hint at a patio privacy wall.

Rethink their purpose, and use them to construct eye-catching garden structures. Replace the glass with chicken wire, and use them to support climbing vines and veggies or to hold small wired-in-place pots planted with annual flowers or herbs for a living old-window frame project.

Use large windows with divided panes or small windows to frame objects like family photos, vintage fabrics, botanical prints, and dried flowers. You can also hang a window on a wall, then set pretty dishes, vintage wall pockets, or petite framed images within the divisions to create a symmetrical wall exhibit. Or leave the panes in place to protect prized photos or prints, or as a background for stenciling or painting on quotes and motifs.

Think of each old window as a blank canvas awaiting your personal touch, and you'll come up with dozens of ways to have old window decor. Create your own botanical prints.