I previously shared my vintage windows as picture frames but i never shared a tutorial on how to make a window picture frame.
Make window into picture frame.
Drill several small holes around the outside edges of the plexiglass.
Then hang your frame on the wall and revel in your handiwork.
Backer board could be masonite foam board or even cardboard pretty much anything thin you ve got lying around the artwork a matte cut to fit the artwork.
This will secure the plexi glass to the window.
Hooks add functionality so that the frame can double as a rack for coats backpacks etc.
Screw in eye hooks on either side of the window frame.
In an entryway or mudroom.
Clean up the sash step 1.
Materials an old wooden window.
It is one of my favorite picture displays in my home and just off of my front door so it gets a lot of notice from the traffic in and out of our home.
In the bay area i know of no better place to get old wooden frames then urban ore just off ashby.
Thread picture wire through them and twist the ends to secure.
Paint the wood after you.
Fill in any gaps with the putty knife apply carpenter s putty over any area on the wooden frame that has.
Two of the most popular add ons for old windows that become picture frames are hooks on the bottom and decorative shutters on either side.
Clean up the sash the first thing to do is clean up the old sash so it is usable as a picture frame.