Kicking off the DIYs pretty simple with this antique window that I turned into a wall piece & photo spot. We have quite a bit of decor/furniture in our home that is DIY-ed, but this easy piece is one of my favorites.

I spend a lot of time on Facebook Market Place because I always come across items that are perfect for our home, or items that are decent that we work on and make perfect for our home. You know how some people have a “green thumb” for plants, I have a “green thumb” for Facebook Market Place – if that makes sense.

Anyways, one day I was looking online and saw this post in the ATX Sell Anything Group.

I immediately messaged the girl, told her I was interested, and 20 minutes later I got Richy on the road to pick out our window. The seller’s grandfather owned the Keystone Hotel which is a Texas Historical Landmark. These are the windows from the guest rooms that her grandfather installed over 50 years ago. We pick one out, covered in cobwebs, dirt, and leaves, and loaded it in the car. Richy had no idea what I was trying to do with this, and neither did I at the moment, but we took it to our balcony and started to clean it.

After about 3 days of Clorox wipes, water, and Windex, we got the frame cleaned up. There was a lot of paint chips that were barely attached so we went through and removed enough to keep the white/wood ratio in the rustic antique range.

I ended up printing 4 8×10 black and white pictures of us and placed them in alternating spots in the frame. I still wanted to be able to see through the glass above and below the picture so that is why I stuck with the 8×10 photo size.

Then Richy got D-Rings from Home Depot and we hung this beautiful antique piece in our bedroom. Best $25 ever spent.

I love this piece and it did not take much effort. There are still marks on the glass from age and paint, but it gives the window character and tells its Texas Landmark’s story. It is pretty cool what you can do with some cleaning supplies and a drill.

-oxox Danielle