Make Window Into Picture Frame

Clean up the sash step 1.

Make window into picture frame.

Drill several small holes around the outside edges of the plexiglass. Thread picture wire through them and twist the ends to secure. In an entryway or mudroom. 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.

In the bay area i know of no better place to get old wooden frames then urban ore just off ashby. I previously shared my vintage windows as picture frames but i never shared a tutorial on how to make a window picture frame. Screw in eye hooks on either side of the window frame. Clean up the sash the first thing to do is clean up the old sash so it is usable as a picture frame.

I ve had many questions about it so i thought i d share a little post on how i did that. Drill tiny screws into the holes that you previously made in the plexiglass. 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. Hooks add functionality so that the frame can double as a rack for coats backpacks etc.

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. Materials an old wooden window. Place the plexiglass on the back of the window check to make sure that the pictures are lined up perfectly within the window panes. Fill in any gaps with the putty knife apply carpenter s putty over any area on the wooden frame that has.