Your San Jose, CA home looks great with replacement windows, not to mention that they’re energy-efficient and safe. However, after a window replacement, now you have all these old windows lying around. What are you going to do with them? Throw them out? Donate them?
Before you throw them away or otherwise get rid of them, use this list of creative ways to use old windows to inspire you and your home to DIY greatness:
- Mini Greenhouse – Take a few of the old windows and nail, screw, or even glue them together to make a cube perfect for use as a mini greenhouse perfect for a starter vegetable garden or a way to test out your green thumb.
- Cabinet – Build your own over-the-toilet bathroom cabinet with your old windows. This project takes a bit more building experience, as you have to cut and nail boards to fit behind the old window and install a hinge to make the window the cabinet door. But once you’re done, it looks great and is functional too.
- Art Frame – Make your favorite painting pop by hanging it in front of an old window. This saves you money on buying a frame and also gives the room the illusion of more natural light.
- Jewelry Organizer – Take the glass out of the old window and install a corkboard or a cushion. Then use hooks or even pushpins to secure jewelry into the spaces. Hang it up on your bedroom wall or lean it on top of your dresser as a functional and chic way to organize your jewelry.
- Wreath Display – This option is quick and easy. Just hang an old window in your living room or family room and use it to display a wreath. This gives a lovely farmhouse feel and adds a touch of greenery to the space.
- Interesting Bathroom Mirrors – Remove the glass panes from the window frame and replace them with mirrors from your local craft store. Then hang your new mirror in the bathroom above the sink for practical use, or above the tub as decoration
- Window Wall – Another more in-depth project, but it’s well worth it. Combine a few old windows to form a window wall you can roll in and out of space for creative separation as needed. You can elegantly separate your dining room and kitchen when you have guests, or the living room and an office when you need to get work done.
- Chalkboard Window – Turn the old window into a communication center by painting the glass panes with chalkboard paint. Use chalk to write out your grocery lists, or messages for the family.
Do any of these crafts sound interesting? To do it, you first have to invest in replacement windows for your San Jose, CA home. Luckily, California Custom Creations makes that easy. Stop by our showroom to see some window options in person. You can also give us a call to get your replacement window journey started.
