Last week was my much needed spring break! My parents and grammy decided to fly in from Atlanta for a few days to spend some time in the great state of Texas. They were such a blessing to us and the encouragement I needed to finish this year strong.
When my mom and I get together we tend to shop, talk, and determine new projects that we might be able to do. This week wasn't any different. We started off shopping... A LOT. We found some hidden bargains and gems that I am SO excited about! Next, was to the household project...the windows.
These windows have such a wonderful story. They came from my great grandmothers home in Vinton, Virginia. They are about 100 years old, but are in AMAZING condition. I saw them back in April of 2012 and knew that they would make a unique accent piece. I lugged these windows from Virginia to my parents house in Atlanta. Then from Atlanta to our storage POD at Matt's parents house. Then to our home in Texas. These windows have been through it all, but are finally the focal point that I was looking for!
The first stage was looking at the actual windows. We had to determine what our plan was to conquer them. Here is a before picture of the oldest window.
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Next, came the sanding. This was my favorite part (if you can't tell by the picture). I really love using Matt's power tools!
After we sanded, we realized that the actual wood was too beautiful to paint. So, we began the picture process. Below, is our special helper for the day. She really did a lot to help the window sanding process...
Next, we moved on to the painted window. At first, we thought we would sand that down as well, but after looking at the window I fell in love with it's old charm. Since we didn't sand it, the next step was picking out pictures.
Tada! The final product of the white window!
The once green window is now back to it's original glory!
I am so thankful to my mom and grammy for their help! I couldn't have completed it without them! These two, simple, projects made our home feel so much cozier!
How'd you get the pictures to stick?
ReplyDeleteEmily, this turned out great and what a special window having belonged to your grandmother. I love doing things with old windows. Also, I read through your blog and feel like I know you so much better now having read it. I am so happy you all decided to give Texas a chance and I hope you are not disappointed. You are one of our BEST teachers and I have enjoyed working with you for the past year. Looking forward to working with you again in 2013-14. Change can be good, right? I did learn that from your blog, as well as being reminded that GOD is in control, not me! So I am going to choose JOY as we head into this new school year. See you in a few weeks,
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