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Absolutely Free DIY Home Decor

     I recently put up two photo collages that had been put away since we moved, going on 4 years now.  I love the idea of them and  there's so many older pictures on them from before the digital camera came along.  My only issue with them is that they don't fit in with our decor, plus we've out grown them...we aren't in our early 20s anymore.  They don't say grown up to me they say dorm room or just starting out. But I love displaying our pictures without having to empty my wallet out for 100s of frames.  I came up with what I have to say was a brilliant idea. This last spring I found an ad on Craigslist for a ton of old windows for free and I was lucky enough to snatch them all up. Some of  the windows were missing their glass or broken so I chose one of them.  It took me most of the summer with five minutes here and there to remove broken glass and clean it up a little. 

Here's what window looked like, the BEFORE.

     While we were fixing up the back fence for the goats we dug up some old chicken wire, yea I know that doesn't sound home decor to you but it won't look like I dug it out of the dirt once I'm done with it.




Then it took me another month or so to gather the chicken wire and attach it to the back of the window. For some odd reason I decided to do this on a 90 degree summer day, I was sweating my lady nards off. After stretching it tight as I could and stapling it in place borrowing my hubby's tools and putting them back where I found them.  I usually get all excited when I finish a project that I forget the clean and put away step.  I'm pretty sure I should have went in for a tetanus booster after handling that old wire but I'm sure I'll be fine.  

This is how I attached it, with staples.

     I did get some assistance from my helpful hubby he showed me how to attach eyelets and wire so I could hang it.  I love the way it came out and now I can display our photos in a rustic vintage style.

This is the eyelet with wire.

AFTER...I love it!!



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