More Stained-Glass Windows. A Giddy Update

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In June, I did a post about the traumatic removal of the stained-glass transom windows in the Octagon Bedroom. With the windows removed, the room looks denuded. And kinda dead. One doesn’t realize how much life the stained-glass windows add until they are gone.

 

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The windows were restored, but then the wood sashes they fit into had to be restored, too, and then came the LONG waiting period for the glazing to dry. But, after much ado, the windows are now back in place, and…

 

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…yummy they are to behold.

 

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The stained-glass windows also add much to the exterior. Particularly at night. Like wow.

 

 

Before, the windows were beautiful. Now, after all the glass has been cleaned in an acid bath, they GLITTER! As you walk by, they sparkle as if a zillion fireflies are somehow flying inside the glass. The effect cannot captured in an image but is delightfully, wondrously, and magically evident in person. I walk back/forth in the rooms with restored stained-glass, back and forth, with a big smile on my face and a giddiness in my heart.

 

 

10 Comments

  1. Tony on October 18, 2016 at 9:05 pm

    Is there only one more window to do on the front of the house?!? That’s so exciting!!

    • Ross on October 20, 2016 at 8:14 pm

      There are six more.

      Three in the parlor, a double set at the vestibule, and the middle arched window.

  2. Barb Sanford on October 18, 2016 at 9:22 pm

    The windows! And the railing! Gosh, the house is looking so much better. It must make you smile every time you drive up.

    • Ross on October 20, 2016 at 8:14 pm

      I do!

  3. Derek on October 19, 2016 at 8:44 am

    Great progress!

  4. Seth Hoffman on October 20, 2016 at 10:02 am

    Those really are amazing windows. Every little touch makes the place look better and better!

  5. Bethany Otto on October 20, 2016 at 11:17 am

    Gorgeous! Do you mind if I ask what color you plan to paint the ceiling of the porch? Will it be the traditional blue?

    • Ross on October 20, 2016 at 11:30 am

      I love blue porch ceilings!

      But my ceilings were originally a VERY pale olive. I will be going back to that.

  6. californianinkansas on October 25, 2016 at 3:21 pm

    Those windows are glorious!

  7. myblog on November 7, 2016 at 7:27 am

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