Wednesday 11 March 2015

Faux Vintage Chippy Window

It seems like everyone in Blogland has one. A REAL vintage window that is. 


Layers of chippy pastel paints. Small thick squares of handmade glass. Problem is I don't find them in Ireland. Maybe because we get so much rain they rot in their old abandoned houses. I have really wanted one for the top of my grandparents chest ever since I moved it to our landing. 


So I had to improvise. Necessity is the mother of invention you know! When I saw an old door hanging off a broken kitchen dresser I knew I was onto something. 


It was already missing it's knob. I carefully taped the glass and gave it one coat of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Original. Don't you love that orange wood?


With some heavy grit sandpaper I distressed it quite heavily, taking off lots of paint in places to give it that aged look I was after. 


A clear coat of wax followed by a hint of dark wax and it was ready to adorn my new look landing! 


Using some ribbon and a thumb tack I added a twig wreath to which I wired this little metal butterfly. It used to be a belt buckle.


I'm so happy with how it turned out. 


It's all part of a little vignette that has been in my head for almost a year now. All will soon be revealed!!

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8 comments:

  1. It is so elegant and pretty! I love it.

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  2. It looks lovely... And do you know? I just bought a friend her not-very-old window she changed for an even more modern one to do the same as you! Cheating!

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  3. A wonderful transformation! It turned out beautiful, and the wreath with the butterfly is the icing on the cake. Charming and whimsical. Love it! XO ~ Nancy

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  4. Love the window and how you transformed it!

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  5. Looks perfect. They are so easy to find here but too bad they don't ship well.

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  6. Old windows are great aren't they? I like the way you transformed yours and the wreath looks great.

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  7. Old windows are great aren't they? I like the way you transformed yours and the wreath looks great.

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  8. That looks gorgeous! Awesome transformation!

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