Old Window Makeover

If you're on Pinterest at all, you've probably seen people taking old windows and doors and shutters and other house parts and re-purposing them into something new for their home, or into pieces of art.

Oh how neat it would be to re-create furniture in every room in my house with old stuff like that! If I were still newly married and looking to furnish my home, that would be the way I might do it.

But I don't need a headboard or coffee table made of old doors. I don't have an empty wall that would benefit from an old window turned mirror. So even though I have wanted so badly to do a window project at the very least, I did not allow myself to buy any old windows.

Then, recently, I saw some folks who took old window frames sans glass and hung them from their covered patio area, giving the outdoor area the appearance of a room with windows. I didn't really need a lot of prodding to decide I needed a window to hang from the "ceiling" of my covered deck. It was game on!

The very best part was that I was visiting my Mom when I discovered I needed a window and we got to hit the junk stores together looking for one. She knew the perfect place to go.

I sanded the window just a little bit, and cleaned it up, but otherwise,
I left it in a rustic state.

I used a dry erase marker on the underside of the glass to draw my design.

My daugher helped with the drawing.

Using the drawing as a guide, I painted the correct side of the glass.
When I was finished, I washed off the dry erase marker.
I decided to make it a simple silhouette of tree limbs and birds,
so I just painted with black paint.

I used hooks and short pieces of chain to attach the window
to the frame of the deck.

I love the homey feeling of my deck. When the weather permits,
I like to bring my laptop outside and work from this tempory office.

We recently made some changes in the girls' bedrooms, and I needed to sell my old wicker furniture. This wicker etagere was the only piece I didn't sell. I painted it red and gave it a new home on the deck, adding to the homey feel.

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." 1 Peter 1:3