A couple of weeks ago I posted about my love (obsession?) of old windows. In that post, I admitted that I may have a problem with hoarding them as well. Here we are just a couple of short weeks later and I have picked up 10 more! I am running out of room in my garage for storage. I really just need to buckle down and get to work on these windows. A couple of my new ones are missing the glass, but I already have plans for those and it involves chicken wire. They are going to be amazing, if I ever get around to finishing them.
Since I am still on an old window kick, I thought I would tell you about one of my absolute favorite projects. This project took a little bit more work to pull together, but only because I had to coordinate with my parents and my in-laws to make it happen. Not surprisingly, I got the idea from Pinterest and had the perfect place for it.
The window needed a little help before I could paint it. I had to scrap all of the loose paint off of the frame and as I was doing that, I knocked some of the old glazing off. Re-glazing windows is kind of a pain and more of a personal preference than anything.
To re-glaze, you will need a putty knife and glaze. You will want to remove as much of the old glaze as you can. This window was pretty old and in really rough shape, so removing it was as simple as prying it out with a putty knife. I had to watch a few DIY videos for this next part on YouTube. For the record, they make it look so easy and effortless.
You will want to roll your glaze into a “rope” (think like you are playing with play dough) and then you will use your putty knife to push it into the corners of the window frame. The more panes you have the more you have to do, I suggest starting small at first just so you can get the hang of it. You won’t want too much extra glaze on the windows or you will be able to see it from the front side. After you have spend more time than you thought was needed to do this step, you will have to wait about a week before you can paint it. This allows it to set up and also makes it easier to paint.
Once the glaze has had set up, and you have painted it, then you can add your pictures. Like I said earlier, this step took me a little while because I had to get wedding pictures from both of our parents and then our grandparents as well. I had them printed on Shutterfly (5x7 fit perfectly on this window). I used 5 glue squares to attach the photo to the glass. You have to press kind of hard to really get it to stick, but I haven't had a problem since putting it on the wall. I love the way this looks above my buffet.
