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Lighten up a Dark Hallway With a "new" Window
by
Jackie
(IC: homeowner)
$35.00
3 Hours
Easy
We built a box frame to fit our "window" — painted it white.
We used an old wooden storm window that had eight glass sections — painted the wood white.
Sprayed the back side of the glass with Rust-Oleum Frosted Glass spray paint. Spray it once. If you go over it with another coat it will make weird design when the lights are on. Which I did and had to scrape it off with a razor blade and sprayed it again. Lesson learned.
Framed out the box frame with left over baseboard trim for a finish look.
Create two cleats — one for the wall and screwed into the wall (find a stud if you can or use anchors). Make sure it is level.
Attach the second cleat to the box frame, making sure it is centered and level.
I purchased led strip lights on a roll so there would be a continuous strip, it came with a remote control. I can adjust the brightness and even change the color.
We drilled a small hole in the front of finished frame to insert the "light sensor" for the remote control.
Hung a lace valance to finish the look off.
We love this new window. We use it as a night light.
Guests actually think we put a window in at the end of the hallway.
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Published May 13th, 2017 11:04 AM
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Nicolette Spargo on May 15, 2017
Fantastic idea! It does look real!!
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