"One of these days" - Projects

Have you ever told yourself, I am going to refinish or use this somewhere "one of these days".  Well, I have!  I love going to antique stores and finding really unique things.  It may be a window pane, old door, pictures, baskets, just anything that stands out to me. 

Just the other day I was visiting a friend and we were leaving her house going to lunch.  I noticed her neighbor had a window pane near his trash.  They were throwing it away!!  I told her to stop and get it!!  We loaded the window pane in the back of her car, she probably thought I was nuts!  I thought to myself "one of these days" I will do something crafty with it!  Below are ideas for old window panes.  ENJOY!


This is the fabulous window pane my friend and I picked up off of the side of the road!  I decided not to paint it because I love the rustic look.  Below are pictures of what it looks like now in the room!



I decided to put it above the fireplace and put a wreath on it.  I think it looks very rustic!  I thought about putting fabric behind it, and I just may still do that.  I really like the look of it above my fireplace.


This is what it looks like in the whole room.  I think I need to put fabric behind it to give it the extra POP!

Below are a few more ideas for window panes:


This is from trileafdesigns.com.  You can use the old window pane as a picture frame.  I have seen them with just simple black and white photos in the individual panes.  Very Clever, Love this!


This window pane idea is from visionsfromvoid.com.   Very creative idea to make a side table out of the old window pane!  I love it!  You can use any type of finish for the legs.  They chose metal, which I think looks wonderful!