Photo essay: Upcycling idea – old window to a shabby chic travel souvenir placeholder

ByRashmi Gopal Rao

Feb 2, 2018 #home decor, #home improvement, #home interiors, #recycle, #reuse, #shbby chic, #Travel souvenirs, #upcycle, #Upcycling

If you have been following my blog for sometime, you must be familiar with my festish for sourcing old unused items aka “junk” and upcycling them into something useful. Most of them time I end up with something that is deifinitely not sophisticated but with something that is unique and quirky.

I love charming and colorful vibes around the house and especially when most of the decor has a story behind or a fond memory associated with it. Each house according to me should exude a unique character, one that is a reflection of your creativity and expressions.

Here is a photo essay of my transformation of an utterly battered window that was abondaned by its owner on my apartment terrace to a funky placeholder that can be used to display just about anything.

Old window reeking of stains, rusty screws and nails

Surface painted my favorite yellow. Given that the wood was really old, it looked naturally "distressed"! — Surface painted my favorite yellow. Given that the wood was really old, it looked naturally “distressed”!

Painting done, fixed two vintage rings that were used in the earlier days to remove the window — Painting done, fixed two old fashioned rings that were used in the earlier days to remove the window

The piece is not that heavy and can be easily moved around. I am also considering hanging it up a wall pretty soon. While I have displayed masks and magnets, it is pretty much multipurpose in that it can be used in the bedroom or even the kitchen to hang in things that you use often or even as a board to display your to do lists and reminders:)

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12 thoughts on “Photo essay: Upcycling idea – old window to a shabby chic travel souvenir placeholder”

Megala says:

February 2, 2018 at 15:44

Beautiful transformation !

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1. Rashmi says:
  
  February 2, 2018 at 16:54
  
  Thanks Megala!
  
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Peter Klopp says:

February 2, 2018 at 18:04

Absolutely fascinating work on an old piece of junk being transformed into a piece of art!

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1. Rashmi says:
  
  February 4, 2018 at 11:06
  
  Thanks so much Peter! Appreciate all your encouraging words and positive feedback!
  
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Jyotirmoy Sarkar says:

February 3, 2018 at 08:16

I have always liked your posts including the upcycling ones, i also believe to transfer the unused items into something useful one.
The post is really very interesting.

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1. Rashmi says:
  
  February 4, 2018 at 11:02
  
  Thanks a lot Jyotirmoy! Appreciate your kind words:)
  
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Divya says:

February 4, 2018 at 04:08

You are simply amazing Rashmi! You’ve transformed the window into a cheerful piece of art! Love the shade of yellow and the unique art hanging on it:)

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1. Rashmi says:
  
  February 4, 2018 at 11:01
  
  Thank you so much Divya! You are much kind:)
  
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Cave stories.. says:

February 5, 2018 at 14:42

Sometimes we have to put some efforts then all will understand “old is gold”

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1. Rashmi says:
  
  February 7, 2018 at 09:55
  
  Yes definitely, it pays:)
  
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April 12, 2021 at 15:22

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July 6, 2022 at 22:01

[…] From chindi ropes which are woven like cane to create aesthetic looking pieces to tyres which are used to build the underlying frames, Anu works with a wide variety of materials which includes cane and rattan too. She uses waste materials like the extra ends of saree falls, edges of playing cards that are disposed after trimming and discarded plastic packaging wrappers are strong, sturdy and ideal for upcycling. […]

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