Inspired by Pinterest, and my other crafty blogger friends out in the internet universe, I decided to try my hand at rehabbing a shabby old window I found at a garage sale a few months back.

I used this as my Pinterest inspiration:

Then set to work on this icky old thing:

      

Several layers of paint were showing through, and while I do love the shabbiness, I do not like the thought of lead chips peeling off everywhere. I decided to go the “encapsulate” method and slap on a few more layers of my own.

 

 

 

After a lot of backyard spraying and a few layers of black and white, I took it inside to dry.

My husband cut up an old cork pin-board to fit the space where there is not glass. Perfect size on the first try! I wedged it in and added some hot glue to hold it tight.

 

 

 

 

 

And behold, the finished product!

 

 

 

LOVE LOVE LOVE how it turned out. My walls are such a bright green in my kitchen, that I didn’t have to back the window glass with anything – the marker stands out on it’s own.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very fitting to have my first Pinterest project have a pin-board on it.

 

 

 

 

 

It was really so easy. You too can make a fun Pinterest project!

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