Howdy all! Last week at the auction I found this stained glass window. It (was) 54 inches wide by 22 inches tall. But because it had a total of 4 broken pieces, nobody was interested, and I was able to buy it for $15. I just had a feeling about this item…
My wife is in the process of redecorating the bedroom. She has a big wrought iron headboard picked out for the bed, and I thought she might like to hang this above that headboard.
I took the window to a shop that specializes in glass repair. He told me the window is at least a hundred years old, and as such, he cannot find a match for the broken glass. He couldn’t match the color OR the texture… RATS!
But then he had an idea! He shortened the window by 6 inches and was able to replace all of the broken pieces in the middle with the glass he removed from the end. His charge for the entire job… $200.
He called me into the shop to see the progress today, and he even had these before & after pictures for me. I was VERY impressed.
The photos do not do justice to the colors of the glass, the leaves are many shades of green & the roses are a deep red.
I just put the last coat of stain on the shortened wood frame. I’ll seal it tomorrow & take the frame to the shop. He said he would have the entire thing finished on Friday.
The good-lady wife is THRILLED… And I made MAJOR points with her. (Which is a good thing, because I am almost always in need of them.)
I thought some of you might find this interesting.
CHEERS! goaly
