Old Window Beach Sign
Happy Thursday! My decorating friends and I are sharing how we decorate with old windows today.
I’m sharing an Old Window Beach Sign, how I decorated with it and how I’ve decorated with another old window.
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Okay, so let’s get to this old window beach sign of mine.
It started out like this….
A few years ago I found some old windows on Craigslist. We hopped in the car and drove about 45 minutes to pick them up, all for $35.
I still have 2 very old, different sized windows (wavy, bubbly glass and all). Plus the one I used in my coastal farmhouse guest bath.
And this one.
This one worked out perfectly for a sign, having that big empty space in the middle.
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And here’s what it became….
Beach, coastal, yes. You know it. ;)
I am a beach girl and love living by the coast and all that it brings with it. Except the occasional flooding, of course!
Anyway, I thought it would be a fun to make a sign using all three of those long areas in the middle.
This worked out perfectly.
I was able to remove the glass from the back…
…which made painting so much easier.
I painted it with Pure White (Chalk Paint).
But it was boring…and just white.
I thought it needed more of a “washed” or weathered look so I added a bit of Duck Egg Blue (Chalk Paint) over top.
I then sanded the edges to bring the brown through.
Because, you know, it’s been out in the sandy, salty weather and all.
You can see I left lots of white showing through giving it more of a weathered appearance.
I then sealed it with Flat Out Flat. Love that for these “old” makeovers.
I used my Silhouette Cameo to make the cutout.
I had originally thought I’d make a stencil and paint the letters on but then decided I wanted crisp, dark letters, not painted.
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Or you can also use any of these transfer methods to do it if you don’t have a Silhouette machine.
And of course I am using dollar store contact paper again. ;)
I thought for about a millisecond that the tan, sand colored, vinyl might look neat.
But then said to myself, nope, black letters, you won’t be able to see the tan.
So I sprayed them black with a satin black spray paint. Easy!
And then just attached them with the transfer paper.
All done and easy as can be.
Up close….
I added black chain and hooks so I could hang the old window beach sign on the wall.
Want to make one too?
Here is the free printable I made in Picmonkey you can download for free!
PIN this for later so you can make an old window beach sign too!
And here’s a couple more ideas from my coastal farmhouse guest bath….
Now I’ll let you in on a little secret. My window is not a window.
But it looks like one. And I thought it was one.
That is until my sweet hubby walked by as I was painting it and said, “you know that’s a door, right?”
“What? No it’s not, it’s a window, it came with the other windows…so it’s a window“.
“No, it’s a glass cabinet door” …… “Oh….. darn, I think you are right” hahaha, story of my life!
But it looks like a window and certainly could be a window. So…I’m still calling it a window.
It’s a window door. How about that? Works for me! :)
Now let’s see what these pretty ladies have to share today…
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Refresh Restyle
Our Southern Home
Confessions of a Serial Do It Yourselfer
Artsy Chicks Rule (me)
Shanna (Restoration Redoux) and Laura (Duke Manor Farm) will be back with us next month!
Don’t forget to check out the progress report post I also shared today on our One Room Challenge.
Come by and see what we’ve gotten done, here.
Have a wonderful weekend and Easter friends!
xoxo
Beautiful! I love all the details!
Thanks Christina! :) This was a really fun one to do! Now I want to keep it but have nowhere for it to hang!! ;) xo
Love the weathered look you gave the window. You do such good work.
Thank you so much Janice! :) I wish I could keep this one but no room! Maybe I’ll save it for the next house when we move. ;) xo
I love that! There is an old house a couple of streets over that is getting a makeover. There is a pile of old windows on the porch. I really should stop by and see if they want to get rid of them. Whenever I pass that house I drive really slow and look at the windows. I hope they don’t think I’m a stalker ha!
Thank you Dawn :) OH yes, do!! They will probably be so happy you’ll take some away! And maybe they just think you are admiring their pretty new makeover. ;) xo
LOVE the paint treatment on this one and of course, the entire sign! I was excited to see what you would do with it when I saw it in your post on Tuesday! Who cares if it was a door…it has a frame and glass…I say window! :) XOXO
Thanks Christy! And right?! That’s what I say too! xoxo
What a beautiful window! Love how you repurposed it into a sign!
Perfection, Nancy! I love everything about it! I wasn’t able to get my window done in time to post on Decor Enth today… but, now I’m kind of glad! I think I may do this whitewashe/bluewashed look! :-)
Thanks Julie!! Aw, yay!! Can’t wait to see it! :) xo
I love everything about this, Nancy! Love the beachy paint layers and the sentiment on the sign and the chain just pull it all together. You come up with the best beach theme decor ideas! Happy Easter.
Thanks Marie, same to you!
Love it, but I would want it to say this way to the garden, or maybe this way to slumber.
Oh, that’s a great idea too Rose! :) xo
Door or window, it’s a fabulous sign. Love how that one turned out, Nancy!
Thanks Marcie! :) Hope you have a great weekend! xo
Such a beautiful make-over and being able to remove the glass makes so much easier to paint. Sure saved from having to cover and tape the glass..
Looks great hanging on the wall.
Love that weathered look as well. Great job
Thanks Colleen! :) and yes, so much easier being able to remove the glass. I do love old windows! xo