For less than $20 and with a few hours of work, I was able to create a beautiful window design that obscures the “scenery” outside and flows well with the original details in my 1918 home. The project was inexpensive and easier than I expected.
I wondered if I could somehow fake leaded glass, but I wasn’t sure what kind of materials I could use.įinally, I happened to find a tutorial showing how to use Plaid brand Gallery Glass products to create very convincing faux leaded glass. I didn’t want to invest too much money because, eventually, we will be replacing these drafty old windows anyway. Real leaded glass was prohibitively expensive.
Window film is pricey, and the stained glass or leaded glass styles that I preferred didn’t come in a suitable size, nor did they match the character of my home. Of course I could have covered it with curtains, but I wanted to highlight what little architectural interest there was in that location. I looked into a few different options to obscure the view in a way that looked nice from inside. I presume that’s because the window below used to be operational, and the motion would have shattered a fragile leaded glass window. Our home has two beautiful leaded glass windows, and the small top window in our dining room looked like a prime location for more leaded glass, but it was just plain. Our neighbors are great, but staring at their roof every day? Not so much. What wasn’t so neat, though, was the view through our dining room window. I also happened to grow up down the road from him, so it was a neat coincidence. After we bought our current home, we discovered that our next door neighbor happens to be my mom’s cousin’s son (what’s the proper term for that? I have no idea).