Old Window Project

Hey there world! My incredible wife just finished this project. The inspiration came from her sister who just moved onto 20+ acres. They found this old window on the property so Julie decided to turn it into something as a gift for her sister. Here's how she did it...

[Julie]: This window was found in one of the old barns. It was in pretty ratty shape. It had to be cleaned, scrubbed, and the 100-year old caulking chipped off. I had to clean the glass multiple times. For the reconstruct, I used materials that were rustic that would fit in with her old farmhouse. The materials for the total project cost less than $20 and included linen, burlap, cork-board, a few printed photos from CostCo, some miniature clothespins, and a few other things. I used a hot glue gun and a staple gun to put it all together (during naps when the 2-year-old was sleeping!)

It has four panes: two with glass and two without. I used one glass pane to make a whiteboard (you can write on glass with a whiteboard pen) and one glass pane to overlay a photo collage, which was mounted on linen. One empty frame was made into a board with miniature clothespins to display coupons, receipts, permission slips, etc. The other empty frame was made into a cork-board. The cork-board is covered with burlap, as is the clothespins board. It should be an all-purpose organizational and communication board for their family.

[Mike]: WAY TO GO Julie - you rock...(it's why I married you).