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July 18, 2016

Old farm-style panel windows are ALL the rage right now.

There are SO many uses that people are scooping them up left, right & centre. Picture frames, DIY stained glass projects, wedding decor – the possibilities are endless!

But once you have your old, rustic window, you may fix it up to suit your decor.

That’s what I did 🙂

I picked up this old window from a woman I met on the Bridal Group I’m in for super cheap – $10!

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It was in rough shape, but the rustic charm appealed to me. Colours are WAY wrong though, so I set out to do DIY it!

STEP 1 – SANDING

I started by sanding down the roughest spots – the big nicks and the peeling paint chips. Once I was satisfied, I gave it a quick wipe down to remove the dust and brought it inside.

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STEP 2 – APPLY BASE PAINT COLOUR

The next step was to apply the base coat. I chose this grey chalk paint. I’m in love with chalk paint – the colour, the texture, the finish and how easy it is to clean up!

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I did 2 coats of the grey to really make sure any of the remaining blue paint was well covered. Sorry I don’t have any pictures of this step :/

STEP 3 – APPLY TOP PAINT COLOUR

Once dry, I painted over the grey with a white chalk paint. I had this one laying around from another project I did last fall.

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Again, I applied 2 coats of the top paint colour.

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Make sure the paint is thoroughly dry. I let mine go 48 hours.

STEP 4 – DISTRESSING

I wanted my window to look aged and distressed, but didn’t want it to look too rough, if that makes any sense 😛 I used a medium grit sandpaper folded up to do this step.

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Very slowly, start sanding down the areas you want the base colour to show through. Doing this gradually allows you to control how much or how little distressing you want. I found that sanding in different directions helped to create a more realistic distress than just sanding in an up-and-down or side-to-side motion.

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You may notice that I wasn’t particular about taping off the glass. That’s because chalk paint is water-soluble. Once I was done, I just carefully wiped off the glass with a damp cloth and it came right off! Way easier than taping!

STEP 5 – SEALING

After all the painting & wiping down was done, I sealed the window frame with a coat of Creme Wax with a brush to protect the finish.

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I am SUPER HAPPY with how it turned out – it’s going to be absolutely perfect at our wedding 🙂 But you’ll have to wait until then to see what I’m going to use it for 😉

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July 18, 2016
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