Many of you are already aware of my love for leaded glass. I hang old windows in place of pictures and make faux leaded glass.
I love leaded glass, and I do not want to cover it with curtains. So, when I added leaded glass to our bathroom window, I had a dilemma. Either curtain it or stain the glass. I do favour the plain leaded glass with no colour, but a bathroom needs privacy, and that trumps design. I followed the instructions on a previous post and created this design.
I used a few inexpensive supplies from a craft store:
I dabbed on the blue first (which dried a bit more purple than I had hoped, but thankfully I still like it.
Next, I dabbed on the white. Here, I freaked out a bit. I did NOT want it to be white. I wanted it clear. It was an exercise in patience waiting for it to dry.
I am quite pleased with the results, and I love that all the light can shine in undisrupted by a curtain!
I have a huge weakness for leaded glass windows. I love the look. When I discovered this product I KNEW I had to try it out. And I had the PERFECT window.
This is our plain and boring kitchen window. Too new to replace. Too old to be pretty.
When we renovated our kitchen, I was unsure what sort of treatment I wanted. I’m not worried about privacy (since we look at a brick wall), but I didn’t want to lose light. As soon as I saw this I knew it was the window treatment for me. I ordered two packs of self adhesive lead strips and while I wanted for them to arrive, I started searching online for design templates. Of course, there was nothing ready made for my window size, just design ideas.
I cut newspaper to the size of one slider window and found the centre. Then, using my mad math skills, I measured out a cathedral pattern to fit my template. I taped it to the back side of the window.
This is the hard part. Peel and stick the lead strips. Remove the template and put it behind slider window number two and repeat. Seriously, that’s as hard as it gets.
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This updated older window is now one of my favourites!
