Asked on Dec 12, 2015
Need ideas for curio door to replace broken glass please!!
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Lin R
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I was waxing my curio and did a Lucy, and knocked it over and broke the door glass. The glass on the sides are okay. I am thinking of using chicken wire because I am thinking that replacing the curved glass in the door will be expensive. I am not a fan of chicken wire and I know that it will let dust into the curio. I am hoping that some of you great DIYers will have solutions for me. Thank you for any help that you can provide.
10 answers
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Rather than chicken wire how about plexiglass glass. It is less expensive than regular glass and easier to work with when repairing.
Janet Pizaro
on Dec 12, 2015
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Thank you Janet for the idea. I am wondering if it will fit in there as the door is curved. I need to ask my husband what he thinks about that.
Lin R
on Dec 12, 2015
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Awww, Lin. So sorry that happened. Is the cabinet actually intended for dispaly of curios? Or are you repurposing it? If it's not essential that you can see through all 3 sides, how about 1/4" hardboard? It's very inexpensive, $7.95 for a 4'x 8' panel at Home Depot. One side is very smooth, ready for priming and painting. Cuts easily with a jigsaw and since it's pretty flexible, it's ideal for that curved front. I can see a harlequin pattern working or, if you've got mad artist skills, the perfect place to showcase your work. Or, if you haven't yet gotton rid of all the glass shards, you could do a mirror mosaic on the hardboard.
Kate
on Dec 12, 2015
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Love the piece.
Snapoutofit
on Dec 12, 2015
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Hi. I went shopping for a dresser for my soon to be arriving 2nd son... Fell in love with a curio cabinet like your's. Ended up buying that instead of the dresser. We found a local furniture re finisher who ordered and installed a new side panel for about $125. The expected child is now 27...But it is a indication that (1( the curved glass is available and (2) this included the ordering, installation and replacing the curved moldings which didn't come with the curio...And now with the internet, I'm sure that you could get it yourself!
Gailek
on Dec 13, 2015
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The chicken wire is great idea and have hubby look at building small frames to attached and bow the wire and attache inside to the curio panel frames ,, then paint it the framing - chicken too . Id paint it color of inside
Sherry K Kunkle
on Dec 13, 2015
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Maybe a pretty piece of sheer stretched fabric...
Christi
on Dec 13, 2015
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go to home depot with your measurements and buy the thinnest lexan or plexi they have I have seen it there thin enough to have a slight bend. with an extra pair of hands and a hot hair dryer you should be able to get enough bend to fit your cabinet.
Janet AF
on Dec 13, 2015
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First I'd check with a glazier to see how costly the glass might be. Never know, it might fall within budget ! I'd also ask if the plexiglass substitute would be less costly to prevent future breakage. Barring that, I'd go with the chicken wire idea. I also like Christi's idea of sheer fabric stretched on (tension rods?) The thin plexi is somewhat brittle after exposure to temperature changes and can yellow with age. We are replacing the plexi with glass in our sun porch next spring for this very reason- and to help keep the porch a little warmer during the colder months.
Barbara
on Dec 13, 2015
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Why not consider very thin PlexiGlass? It's probably lighter than glass, cheaper and will bend
BillSmoot
on Dec 14, 2015
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