I had a grand idea. A few weeks ago I was in a cute new-to-me vintage/antique store that I’d driven past a million times (Praha). First of all, this store is amazing and it is an outright SIN that I haven’t stopped in before. They had a 1940′s edition of a Nancy Drew book. Swoon. Added to my collection.
Project supplies assembled: old window, giant picture
Anyways, as the owner was ringing me up for the assorted sundries I found, there was an old 6-paneled window sitting by the register. I was thinking it would be $70+ (t have you seen the crazy prices people charge for random stuff in the name of “vintage” in Chicago? I’m side-eyeing you, store just down the street from me), but for $35, I couldn’t stop myself. I needed something to hang on my bedroom wall, and it was just too cool. Also, I may have bought this out from under a girl who was planning to use this in her wedding the next day. Oops.
So I had a window sitting in the back of my car for a week, when I had a lightbulb moment: what about filling the window with pictures? Specifically one big picture, so it looks like the window is looking out onto something? I was finally getting some pictures from last year’s Italy trip printed, and apparently Walgreen’s will print posters up to 36×24 for under $30. Not too shabby, I think.
I actually took the time to measure the interior size of the window and it was 36″ by about 26″. I thought I could work with that, but turns out, no.
Well that’s awkward…
Centering the picture in the window doesn’t really help either. So back to the drawing board on that one.
Ohhhh bummer!! Maybe you could do a different photo for each pane of the window? Like a little photo collage? I hope you figure out something great- and then frame the original photo somewhere else because it’s pretty!!
The multiple pictures was actually my first thought, Emily! Unfortunately the spaces are a bit bigger than 8×10 so I’m afraid it would look as lopsided as the current poster. If all else fails, I’m just going to hang it as-is to get it off of my floor
The multiple pictures was actually my first thought, Emily! Unfortunately the spaces are a bit bigger than 8×10 so I’m afraid it would look as lopsided as the current poster. If all else fails, I’m just going to hang it as-is to get it off of my floor
I love the color. What about stained glass in each pane?
You actually just gave me a totally new idea. I think craft stores sell stuff to make paint on glass to make “fake” stained glass. I’ll have to look into this now!
great post