Project Failure
Although the guys didn't think it was necessary, I insisted on doing *something* with the bathroom window.
You see, the highway passes by my house.
The guys figure no one can see anything going by at 60 mph... they forget out-of-state hunters drive slowly, as do people trailing their cows down the road, and I'm just not *comfortable* with seeing in/out the window... at least on the lower one.
Here 'tis.
I've already painted a clear "design" on the lowest window pane. It is a paint that gives the effect of stained glass. I've used it in my current house, but my fake leading is too old, I guess, and it refused to stick to the glass. I decided to just *texture* the bottom window.
It's not much... but I feel better.
Then.
I had to play.
I created the "Craftsman" look design... and painted around it.
The idea was cool.
The design was cool.
The result...
failure.
Too much detail...
I wanted some peekaboo holes, but this just didn't come across.
So I simplified.
There ya have it... one peekaboo diamond on the second pane. So those of my visitors on the short side... can still see out clearly.
The top glass I'll leave free of texture... and I'll hang a valance at some point.
Why not cover it all in curtains???
Because... 99% of the time... there's no one out there! One of the benefits of living in the boonies!
But that was the project of the day... and failure just leads to adjustments... Next time I'm up there, I'll go out in the yard and try to look *IN*!
Oh...
and look at this "House Jewelry" my sister-in-law gave me for Christmas!
Cool.
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January 3, 2010 No entry.
January 3, 2009 No entry.
It's coming along. Hey I like that you stay positive and plug along. Like the light switch, do me a favor and make the screw heads end at the same angle. I am so far from a perfectionist but that one detail drives me nuts.
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Ginny, you are too funny!!
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Ginny, I actually thought of that when I took the picture... I'll fix it for you!
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Once I found some contact paper that was
opaque with a small textured pattern in it. It was pretty and gave the right privacy on the lower window.
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Yes, same idea... this stuff scrapes off easily with a razor blade. I have different colors on my french doors here, but I didn't have any colors that would fit my new bathroom but clear...
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I like that "clear-texture" stuff you put on the window. Hope the project turns out alright for you!
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it isn't a failure...it's a learning experience!
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