What You Make It

Meet:  Coley from "What You Make It".  Coley is a DIY'er, lover of entertaining, and a nutrition-conscious girl who grew up in a big city and was recently transplanted to small town America.  She has some pretty great DIY ideas.  Click the link to see the full original post at What You Make It.

Get details on how to make this super easy

Vintage Inspired Wall Art

Adorable for adding a pretty touch to your laundry room!

DIY Window Ideas

Seating charts made from old windows (cute wedding idea!)...

are repurposed as a poster frame...

DIY Air Plant Hanger Tutorial

(more info here)

Great for bringing a little fresh green outdoors inside!

I love taking Coley's advice.  DIY , home and life - all areas that are "what you make it".  Make it your best.  :)

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Mirrored Windows - Chic & Lovely

Another beautiful old window project. This one isn't quite old but it's a DIY inspiration for those old windows lying around - from Holly at Chic & Lovely. 

Holly had old windows with plans to add a DIY mirror something easily done now with Krylon's Looking Glass spray paint or adding a mirror to the back yourself (see Holly's inspiration here) but she scored mirrored windows at Hobby Lobby for a great price, no work and the same effect.  The mirrors add so much more interest and light and at first glance, look like an architectural design:

Before:



And After!!

Beautiful living room!

Holly even sent over a complete before picture too:

Again, her after. So pretty with warm neutral tones and so much character (adding the mirrors was less than $100!)

There's LOTS more to see at Chic & Lovely including...

SO MUCH BEFORE/AFTER FURNITURE - you'll be inspired to dig around in your basement for something old and forgotten! Or to visit her shop - she gives old furniture a new look!

Before

After

Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful transformations, Holly!

Diaries of a Whimsical Wife

How can you not love blog posts written diary style by a whimsical wife?

Especially when she's a whimsical  wife with amazing DIY talent.  Click the links below for more details, tutorials and pictures or to just say "hi"!

She's turned an old window into a French Menu Chalkboard for her kitchen...

Another old window sash becomes a pretty frame...

Her kitchen transformation is a rags to riches.  Plain to gorgeous.  

Here is the kitchen before they bought their home...

Now close your eyes and make a wish ... for a beautiful, fresh, bright kitchen. (If only DIY worked that way, they would be less broken fingernails!)

Ta-da! 

Publish Post

{For more before photos click HERE}
{DWW Kitchen Plans HERE}

{DWW Kitchen Inspirations HERE}

WOW, huh?  I'm still so in love with all white kitchens. Great job, Melissa!

Beautiful projects (I love old windows) and the before/after kitchen is night/day. So pretty! Thank you so much for sharing, Melissa!

Scissors and Spatulas

Jennifer from

shares our love of DIY in order to create the look and home accents she wants without the big price tag.  Our kind of blog buddy!  We all love old windows and you'll love her creative window projects!

OLD JUNKY WINDOWS

One is a the perfect frame for old family photos. I love the chippy old finish paired with old photos...perfect. It hangs above her writing desk. 

The second one became a mirror and it's beautiful in her son's nursery...

Her nursery is all DIY and discount purchases (2nd child = tiny budget)  and doesn't it look just as beautiful as any you've seen in a catalog or magazine?  It's stunning. 

See more pictures ---> NURSERY KNOCK OFFS

So peaceful! She sewed the curtains above herself and saved over $160. I love the beadboard and striped walls, soothing colors and that gorgeous bedding (she made the pillows except for the monogrammed one). 

Super job, Jennifer!  I love your DIY style and the nursery is adorable!  Thank you so much for sharing your creativity!

Two More Old Window Ideas

Old windows are such a great material for DIY decor.  Here are two more fabulous ideas...

See how Lisa at Serendipity Chic Design made this unique one-of-a-kind window wall art using an old window. So creative and beautiful:

Texas Crafter frosted an old window.  A pretty and private solution.

Window before...

Window after:

This fabulous vintage window message center is a creative idea from FrouFrugal...

Check out her message center tutorial!

Top:

Center:

Bottom:

All of those fun message center details ALL in ONE space/one message center!  Awesome!

Click below to see TONS of  DIY decorating ideas for old windows!



All DIY Old Window Decor Projects

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Vintage Window Mirror and the DIY Project Parade

It's been a week and I can't wait to see what you've been DIY-ing!  This week, I created an acid-look vintage window mirror using an old window, Krylon Looking Glass Mirror-Like paint, Gorilla Glue and left over fabric.  Super easy! 

1.  It seems there is rumor that Krylon was going to discontinue Looking Glass paint.  Myth!  Krylon states there is no plan to discontinue Looking Glass paint.

2.   They also said that the main retailer for the looking glass is Michaels.  I would also try other crafting stores. The product rep gave me this Web site as well. They said they usually refer people to it to find more products:
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Read the full tutorial with more pictures at The DIY Club!

 
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More Vintage Window Projects

Vintage windows catch my attention every time.  Our barn is full of the original windows from this old farmhouse yet when I spot them at a yardsale, I'm piling them in my car!  I'm addicted.  Remember when I did this post for vintage window ideas?  Well, here are some more ideas from creative readers., Whitney and Katie.  Click the links to visit the original post (send my love while you're there!).

A window frame from Whitney at Our Sweet Story...

Old vintage windows usually sell for $1 to $10 at yard sales, salvage shops, etc.  Back with burlap, add precious photos and hang.  Instant art!

I love this!  I've been taking a lot of photos in my family lately.  Must.do.this.  Thanks for the inspiration, Whitney.  It looks easy and it's a beautiful photo display!

Katie from Not Just Decorating had this clever idea for a menu board...

$5 window from Habitat.

This is 40" by 40" and fills a huge empty wall in her kitchen.

Total Cost: $10!

Window: $5

Picture Hangers: $2.25

Scrapbook paper and hangers: $3

Katie added hooks to the bottom to hang her aprons. Love the details!

Isn't that pretty?  I love that it's functional and for $10 - a large statement on a big bare wall.  Great job, Katie!  I love the pretty paper and that it's also an really quick, easy, inexpensive project!

Editing to add this awesome Halloween project from Pattie at on HollyHock Farm!

 Halloween ModPodge Window Frame

Thanks for sharing your creativity and inspiration ladies!  

Have you done a window project?  I'd love to show it off!  For more great ideas for old windows, click the label "windows" - a great inspiration source if you're a collector and need some ideas!

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