I’ve been seeing these salvaged windows with botanical prints in them everywhere. The thing I love about them is that they’re old, they’re chippy, they’re imperfect. The Free printable’s I found have that vintage flare that make them look like they were torn from an old book. Read on to find out where I found my salvaged window & where to find these awesome vintage and free printables.
On mothers day we went hunting for some vintage windows. I’ve always wanted to visit this amazing store about a hour from our home called Demex. They sell antiques, salvaged goodies and newer builds. The yard is amazing and I was drooling.. Their site said their barn windows were 5.00 each. I had planned to buy an armload as I knew I could find a ton of places for them. But we got there and we couldn’t find anything under 60 dollars.. most of the windows ran over 125.00. Talk about a HUGE let down. Anyways, after searching & searching through the windows to find something under 75.00, we came across the window below. There was no price on it but other windows its size were over 150.00. I thought I would bring it to the counter to see how much it was. It was my lucky day! They charged us 60. I say lucky lightly as I went into the yard thinking I’d be paying 5.00… oh well, it makes GREAT art.
Here she is… so pretty hey? I decided to give it a GOOD sand down as it had about 4 thick layers of paint falling off in huge chunks. Not the best look. I left one side painted if I ever want to switch it up.
Free Botanical Printables
Once the paint was taken down I printed off my free printables. Guys. Check these out. They’re amazing.
They look like vintage book art, but they were just printed a hour ago.
I started by cutting them down. You want imperfect cuts so they look aged & like they were ripped out of a book.
Here’s a progress shot of the prints cut up and put on the windows. I used clear tape to stick them on. Just a little piece at the top. Again, you want imperfection. The more farmhousey the better.
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We used these awesome hooks from the hardware store to hang our large & heavy window. Super easy to put on. 95% of the time I use those sticky tapes on the back of all my wall hangings, but I just kept imagining my window falling off the wall and shattering in a billion pieces.
and here’s how she looked hung & all pretty… I love it. It turned out better than imagined. Best yet, when I’m tired of the botanicals I can take them out and put something more trendy in!
Hope you enjoyed our salvaged window art & it inspires you to go junking today!
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Caitlin Culver says
May 11, 2016 at 4:17 pmSo I definitely need to go on the hunt for old windows now! It’s so simple, elegant and right up my style! Also, I’m so glad I found you… you’re so full of ideas and DIY projects for me to add to my ever-growing list. 🙂
theruggedrooster@gmail.com says
May 11, 2016 at 4:42 pmI’m so glad you love this post. I can’t stop staring at my new wall hanging. It’s right beside my couch so I can stare away when I’m drinking my morning cup of joe!
Thanks so much for subscribing! xo
Lana Lytwyn says
May 11, 2016 at 4:45 pmThis is gorgeous! I now want to find an old window myself. This would go perfect in our home. Thank you for sharing!
theruggedrooster@gmail.com says
May 11, 2016 at 5:55 pmYou’re so welcome! Thank you for the lovely comment!
xo
Candy Kage says
May 11, 2016 at 4:50 pmI have smaller window that would work perfect with. Love re-using old stuff.
theruggedrooster@gmail.com says
May 11, 2016 at 5:54 pmI’d love to see. I want to find some more windows to make smaller projects out of!
Tess Ciarloni says
May 12, 2016 at 9:36 amThis looks beautiful!! I love being able to salvage items and turn them into truly beautiful pieces that I love. Those botanical prints were the perfect thing to put in the window panes, too! Thanks for sharing 🙂
theruggedrooster@gmail.com says
May 12, 2016 at 4:20 pmThanks for commenting – so glad you loved!
theruggedrooster@gmail.com says
May 12, 2016 at 4:23 pmThanks for the comment!! xo
ninz says
May 13, 2016 at 2:09 amAww I love it! This is such a great idea! I am all about vintage looking home decor. Pinning it to my board. xxx
Ninz
theruggedrooster@gmail.com says
May 13, 2016 at 10:25 amYou’re the best! Thanks so much! xo
From Julie's House says
May 13, 2016 at 8:45 amCan you tell me the name of the site you got your printables from? I clicked on the hyperlink in your post and it took me to a spam site.
theruggedrooster@gmail.com says
May 13, 2016 at 10:24 amThat’s very odd! Here’s the link: http://www.adailysomething.com/2013/04/free-printable-botanical-prints-03.html
It worked great for me – so odd!
Ivory says
February 16, 2018 at 12:16 pmWhat a BIG great, beautiful idea, and I love it!
White Picket Farmhouse says
February 16, 2018 at 12:41 pmThank you so much!
Lili says
May 6, 2018 at 5:10 pmI can’t print them, help… I want to copy the whole idea
White Picket Farmhouse says
May 14, 2018 at 9:14 pmIs the link broken?