My wife received a new office for (whatever no good reason, but I suspect) finishing advanced training in computer programing. She didn’t know the office would be a converted interior closet. There is a door, walls and a vent for air/heat/don’t really know as it is unreliable. There is no window or view to the outside (even looking out of the door). They called the move, “a perk”.
She dressed the interior with good functional furniture and lots of busy brick-a-brack on the shelves. Her focal point is the desk with the “beast array”.
That’s unacceptable for my sweet heart’s sanity. She (the brighter of the two of us) came up with an idea. That usually means work for me. Here it is the plan and execution.
She found an old window. Old means single paned glass from the 1930’s in a frame older than that.
I gently removed the glazing and brads that held in each pane of glass. I scraped the paint off the frame and panes. I glued the frame back together and let it cure for three days. I replaced the glass with push pins and glazed the windows. I painted the window frame.
I asked my wife to take a photo of the outdoors that she would like to look at everyday. She took a photo of “The Grove” in front of her office one spring morning. I had an enlargement made to fill the space of the window. I treated each pane like a picture frame after I cut the (poster sized) print into sections.
My wife made a short curtain from a scarf at home and added a brass handle to round out the look. The finished item is below and as it looks in her office.
Some projects are necessary and some are “Honey Do list” items, but some things are done to ease the soul. I hope all your projects lean toward bettering your world.
Thanks for spending time reading. Capt. BLI
I will be at the Grove at the University of Mississippi today from 10 am to 6 pm. I’ll post the same photo, as seen in my wife’s window, with the tents and fans that fill the view for “tailgating”. I’ll try to chat during the day also but this is busy place (as you will see).
Welcome again to Saturday Morning Home Repair blogging, where we talk about fixing houses and the things in them that are supposed to work for us. An ad hoc cadre of building professionals and gifted amateurs attempt to answer questions that arise from readers, and offer encouragement and advice for those inclined to do things for themselves, if they can. We all do a lot of things, collectively, and can probably help out with insights from our vast experience. Or sometimes, we just gab.
Have an interesting story or project to share? Contact Glen The Plumber about posting it for Saturday Morning Home Repair.