Yesterday DH found something he wanted on craigslist so I went with on a little afternoon outing thinking I might find a little antique shop filled to the brim with paper goods visions of ephemera danced in my head, instead I found this pretty tattered pink window and I had just the spot for it on a narrow wall in our breakfast room. I know there are many wonderful things that one could do with this but I like it as found. My DH frets about the crack in the glass and the peeling paint... What would you do?
Wow, Beth... the window is gorgeous. I would perhaps replace the glass. But leave the rest as it is:) Love it and great find! Have a blessed day!
ReplyDeleteGreat find Beth! I agree with Theresa, don't do anything to the frame but I'd definately replace the cracked glass.
ReplyDeleteI ditto everything that has been said ~ I LOVE the color and the chippiness ~
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...ooohhhhh!!! Great find Beth! ~ and yes, it would be lovely as is... but it would also look lovely as a memory board too! If you use cork, cover it first with some lovely lace or cover a board with some of your fabulous wallpaper stash! ~ You could also use chicken wire and then use pretty clothespin clips!
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xo, Rosemary
Oooh..it is lovely~AS IS.....I agree that if you want to remove the glass and add chicken wire that would be cute too...but the color and chippiness is PERFECT!
ReplyDeleteI also like it as it is - it is charming!
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I love it! I guess it depends on what you want to use it for? Message board? Then put in some wire as others have suggested, just for decor, I love it as is....a great find!
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful find. I'd leave it as it is. Maybe I'd add a little hook or tiny nail at the top of the large center diamond and make a beaded strand with a tear drop shaped prisim to hang. or one of your pretty digital downloads printed on tag suspended with some old seam binding.
ReplyDeleteI would paint it white and take the glass out and put a mirror in it's place. You could hang small ornaments in the triangles. What you think? Laura Q
ReplyDeleteI think your blog is wonderful . Have been to Paris a few times ,it brings back happy times. Laura Q
ReplyDeleteBeth, I'm a cheapskate:) Replacing the glass might cost more than what you paid for it!ha! Will it just hang on your wall for decor? Perhaps make a point to have the cracked glass up high. It is indeed chippy and chic. Your hubby sounds like mine. These men just don't get it:)ha!
ReplyDeleteOh my! Just stopped by and saw this post. I love this piece as is (and I don't think the cracked glass would pose a hazard if you've got the piece hanging on the wall. After all, it's made it this long). How about using it as a seasonal display... backing it with one of your gorgeous vintage wallpapers (not so permanently that you couldn't change it out if you wanted to), and tucking old photos/postcards/ephemera into the front along the pane edges. You could change the colors of the wallpapers with the seasons, and of course, use seasonal ephemera. What a great find!
ReplyDeleteIts lovely! If its fairly old the glass may be valuable to someone who works with glass- even thirty years ago glass was different (apparantly, I quote a craftsman here), so if you do change the glass some craftsman who restores or reuses old things might be very glad of it, I've seen that happen before here.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't do a thing, other than suggest to DH to stop fretting so!
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Hello Beth... oooh, I love that, I would leave it just the way it is! Perfect! Thank you so much for visiting my little online flea market today, your items are all carefully packed and will go out in the mail first thing in the morning! xoxo Julie Marie
ReplyDeleteCongratulations for your stunning blog and creations, Beth ! c'est très beau !
ReplyDeleteI think I would make it a frame for a mixed media collage. Btw, I've been enjoying my visit, lots of things to see! How is your smaller house? Patsy from
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