Vintage Window Makeover

I love old vintage windows. A few years ago, I got on a kick with them, and I will post something that I did with them at another time.

My friend Teresa, who I love, love, love is so super thrifty and crafty and found the mother load of vintage windows and shared them with me. Did I mention that I love her???

Here she is.

Isn't she fabulous????

These windows have been sitting in my garage and I had some ideas for them that my research now shows won't work. Boo hoo. With the wind taken out

But then, I found this post on Roeshel's site: The DIY Show Off: Vintage Window Mirror and the DIY Project Parade.

This was clearly meant to be.

And so began the hunt for the Krylon Looking Glass Mirror-Like Paint. I searched the small hardware stores first, then the large ones and finally decided to give Micheal's a try. THANK GOODNESS my mom was with me - she found in on a bottom shelf that I overlooked.

Very long story short, I bought the paint.

Here is the front side (aka - the side that is facing out) after I wiped it down and windexed it a couple of times.

Here is the back side of the window.

The directions on the paint say that you must apply 5 very thin coats of the mirror-like paint and let each layer dry for approximately 1 minute between layers.
As if that were not enough waiting, I then had to wait one hour for the mirror to dry entirely. Ugh!!! Always so much waiting!!

After it was dry, I put it the guest bedroom that I had moved some furniture into and out of this weekend. I had a large, green secretary in the room that I love, but moved this much small desk into it's place so I could fit the window. (And yes, I will move furniture all over my house to accommodate something that I love.)

Here is another angle.

Indulge me with one last photo....

As you can see, the mirror is reflective, but not nearly as reflective as a "real" mirror. It just adds a nice touch!

I Ain't One to Gossip

A while back, my friend Kelly (a super crafty girl and blogger too! Check out here blog here) found and refinished a gossip bench. Here is Kelly's amazing transformation.

Ever since I read her blog about this gossip bench and saw the pictures and how cute it was, I HAD to have one. I have been looking on Craig's List, but folks are very proud of their gossip benches.

I had resigned myself to the fact that I wouldn't be able to find a deal on one, so I just put it out of mind.... Until fate intervened today.

On my way back from buying some frosting paint at Jo Ann Fabrics (for another projected that just got moved to Number 2 on the list), I decided to stop at the Goodwill. I found this.

It is not much to look at right now, and it needs some work, but with a little love and some TLC, this gossip bench might just give Ms. Kelly's bench a run for it's money. I am going to start on this after Thanksgiving, but as soon as I have it finished, I'll post pictures!