Make Old Window Into Picture Frame

I ve had many questions about it so i thought i d share a little post on how i did that.

Make old window into picture frame.

I have several old windows of various sizes and shapes. Follow the directions on the kit and consider using up to three hangers to fully secure the frame. To make a picture frame out of an old wooden window you need. I love the way it looks hanging over our bed and i just think it makes such a statement.

It is one of my favorite picture displays in my home and just off of my front door so it gets a lot of notice from the traffic in and out of our home. Drill several small holes around the outside edges of the plexiglass. Turning an old window into a hanging picture frame. Use a high quality picture hanging kit to hang the window.

Hooks add functionality so that the frame can double as a rack for coats backpacks etc. This was my gift to lc on our 10th anniversary in june and it cost me less than 25 to make. Old single pane windows are comprised of two sashes that overlap in the middle. Remember this window frame will be extremely heavy so you must use a kit design for industrial hanging.

In the bay area i know of no better place to get old wooden frames then urban ore just off ashby ave. I left the rod on the wall as i was planning to put something in the. In an entryway or mudroom. We recently removed a tapestry that we had hanging on our living room wall.

An old wooden window. Place the plexiglass on the back of the window check to make sure that the pictures are lined up perfectly within the window panes. Two of the most popular add ons for old windows that become picture frames are hooks on the bottom and decorative shutters on either side. They have tons there just watch out for the lead paint.

One sash is fixed in place while the other slides along a track to open and close. A sash is a pane of glass surrounded on all four sides by a wooden frame. I took an old salvaged window and turned it into a giant picture frame. I am always trying to find creative ways to use them.

As an interesting way to make a picture frame consider using a sash from an old window. Drill tiny screws into the holes that you previously made in the plexiglass.