Last month I noticed that one of our neighbors whom I had never met before was getting new windows. As I saw the contractor take the old windows out I found myself wondering what they would be doing with them. So I called the company and learned that they have to destroy them if the owner doesn't want them. The thought of those beautiful windows going to waste broke my heart. So I contacted the neighbor, who was thrilled to find out that I wanted to reuse her windows, and got these six beautiful windows.
I have been wanting some old windows for a few projects that I have had tucked away in the back of my mind. So these beauties were going to be perfect. I knew right away that I wanted to use of the panel windows and one solid window as chalk boards so I went to Lowes to pick up some paint. While I was there, I decided that it would be neat to color the chalkboard paint to have it match the rest of our house. So instead of buying the chalkboard paint I picked up some grout and a paint sample.
I got home taped off the windows, mixed 2 TBS grout with 1/2 cup paint and started painting (I ended up needing a full cup of paint). It took a few coats to fully cover the windows so in the mean time I jammed out to Michael Buble. Then I let the windows dry over night.
When I woke up the next day, I realized that the paint color I had chosen was brighter than I had expected. But once I added white chalk to the board the color was toned down, making it the perfect shade of gray/blue.
Here are the finished products!
I plan on using the panel window as my weekly planner, I will most likely write our meal plan on it. The other full panel window I plan on using for FHE. We are going to pick out a weekly inspirational theme and write it on the window to help us remember it throughout the week. I love how the windows turned out. Now I just have to decide where to hang them. Stay tuned for my next project. I will be recycling some picture frames for our play room.
