Thursday, February 28, 2008

windows and tin



sometimes we get wonderful old windowframes with no glass...
.we built the cupboard around the window.....
then put new tin behind the window...
..... this thing is over 7 ft tall!!
the tin is cut and stapled to the frame ....and primed and painted.....
this is always hard to paint....because the window has decades of rough paint on it and the rest of the cupboard is new...so i always go for a messy paint job....easy for me!!!. , with several colors involved....one nice solid coat just wouldnt work on this...the door would stand out like a sore thumb... i might add some carvings or appliques to this.....
we have 4...about 400$
these neat windows dont come easy....but we do have several similar on the back porch for way under 100$.. some neat crisscross ones too....and nice small arched ones...
i would love to see this in a serious setting with urns and angel statues...maybe a marble dog!!!!.and ferns...maybe holding rare relics inside...

1 comment:

Flora said...

Wow that cabinet is gorgeuos!
Blessings,Flora
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