You know… I’ve been meaning to come on here and explain something for a while. Today’s post won’t get super deep into it, but I’m excited about these antique windows, and i tried something new in the dining room this weekend with some treasures that I found at our shop from one of my favorite pickers on the planet….
You see the thing I wanted to talk about deeper later is the topic of change. You know the big elephant in the room of me wanting to change things often. The short answer? I like to change things up. A lot. I like to try new things. Share new ideas with you guys. Give different daily inspiration that you can use I your own homes. I’m passionate about decorating and transforming our spaces & I hope in turn it helps others find passion & inspiration with the changes in our home decor. That’s the short answer. I’ll get to the long answer later. I talked about our dining room being too cabinet-ey a while back. I mean, there was 4 cabinets in the room & I felt that was two too many. So, this past week I was at our shop & Jordan from HoneyHomb Market came in with some amazing windows. Actually they were the coolest antique windows I have ever seen. The windows were so unique & I had never seen anything like them before & I knew they had to be at White Cottage Farm. I didn’t know where I wanted to hang them at first, but then I got the idea to take two of the cabinets out of our dining room & hang them on each side of the arch in the dining room that leads into the front living room. I moved the cabinets off of these two walls [one is going in an upstairs guest bedroom & another will be going on a different wall] & then we hung the windows on each side of the arch. A dream situation? To fit the windows in the wall & have windows looking into the front room. It would be kind of cool huh? I just hung the windows & didn’t really worry about anything beyond that as far as styling under the windows or planning what else will be under the windows as far as chairs, plants, or more, but you get the idea with my sweet little lemon trees & that extra chair from our sunroom.
The next situation? I love the green. Ya’ll know I love green. But in my curiosity I’m wondering what some other trim colors would look like. that might be a job for photoshop before I make the plunge to see what it would look like, but what about a greige, a black, a white, a taupe, the possibilities are endless. But for now these windows are hanging in the dining room on the far side of the wall in place of the big cabinets…
I love how open it is, how fresh it looks, & how the unique windows demand to be a focal point. I also love how the windows fit into my cottage greenhouse dream. What do you think of them? Let me know in the comments below. I will update you soon if I paint them & when I decorate around them… As always, THANK YOU for stopping by the blog today & everyday to see what we are up to. Ya’ll are the best & I love you mucho… thanks for supporting my need love for decor & changing things up. xx
See this piece I recently painted in our dining room [HERE]
I wouldn’t paint the windows the black of it gives them that unique look which correspondent excactly with the black front door and of course with all the other black element spots of the dining room.
Actually the dining room looks more aery and cozy with the windows now. Gorgeous antique babies!!
I really love your home it’s such a picturesque idyll xxxx
Beautiful! I wouldn’t change a thing, those are some of the most awesome windows I’ve ever seen.
I love those windows and I wouldn’t paint them, but I love that color of green. Those are the neatest windows I have ever seen! What a find and I love where you put them!
I love them! Please don’t paint them!! (You asked, so I’ve given my opinion, but of course they’re yours to do with what you want) . But again…. please don’t paint them! Haha
The windows are authentic! Please don’t paint. They look perfect! Cutting out the walls to see through to the other room would be cool.
Omg. I think I just peed myself.. amazing!
They look perfect as they are. Great score!.
Amazingly beautiful! Don’t change a thing
they look awesome were they are and the color they are!! wouldn’t change a thing!
Amazingly beautiful! Don’t change a thing.
They are so striking! Love them. I’d leave them as is – the graphic quality is stunning.
What a score! You really lucked out here Liz! Those are the most spectacular windows I’ve ever seen.Those are authentic windows and if you’re concerned about their resale value then don’t paint them. If that isn’t an issue for you,and if you’re like me it wouldn’t be, then paint.I really love the way they look now and think they are perfection! If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!?
Please don’t paint them! They’re beautiful as is!!!
The windows are astonishing, compelling and dazzling as is.
Painting them would border on irreverence and would detract from their appeal.
If the possibility of the paint containing lead is a concern, use a high quality sealant on the windows.
Liz please don’t paint these windows. I love the black and white. Taking out the cabinets makes the room more open. You have plenty of rooms to add cabinets. Even those you haven’t touched yet!
I wish I found those windows. Although I did happen upon 5 sets of long really old French windows with their original hardware and three sets of French doors out and about with my daughter last Saturday! Not sure if I will use any of them but someone will need them.
Blessing. Love it all!
I would have grabbed those windows in a flash!!! Awesome find! Please keep the original! Love the splash of color~ ??
OMGosh.. they are soo cool and I love them. I think like everybody else “Don’t Paint” Wow what a score!!
Love Love your home..
Oh Liz the windows are perfect. Leave them just the way they are. So beautiful. I wish you had those for sale in the shop. We are headed there next week. I cannot wait to visit the shop. I think you said once where you got the White Cottage Farm sign but could you tell me again. I am looking for something like that for my cottage. Love love the new old windows.
Swooning!!!!
Kris
Those are “the coolest antique windows ever”! Please don’t paint them. They really are perfect in their found condition. Love your home and blog.
Beautiful just the way they are, perfect for that space!
I LOVE the green! Plays well off of the plants and other greenery. Did you know that green is the easiest color for the eye to see and therefore the most soothing? The windows are perfect whatever you dddv idea to do.
Once you paint them their authenticity is gone. Better to leave them alone because they look fantastic.
I absolutely love the windows the color that they are and in the spot they are in. They look great whether you keep them hanging as is or cut a hole and place them in so you can see into the next room. I’m in love with this whole room and yes, putting the windows here really opened up the space a lot!
I absolutely love the windows! ?. And I adore the idea of actually putting them into the wall looking into the other room…just so awesome!!
Those are the prettiest windows I’ve ever seen! I totally understand why you had to have them! They look awesome hanging there !
I love the whole look…just the way it is…you certainly have an eye for design. Thanks so much for sharing your gifts!
Love the windows and they look amazing in the room! Perfection! My only question is, are there anymore at the store for sale?
I love all of your creative ideas and finds Liz! My only concern with those windows is do you know if they have been painted with lead paint? That would be my only worry in doing anything with them. I am as indecisive as they come so I don’t know if they should be painted :-)) A matte forest green color would be super pretty in there I think if you painted it. Otherwise, I love the color it is!!!
I love these windows! Truly a rare and unique find! I wouldn’t paint them at all! There are just some antique pieces that are stunning as they are and these fall in that category! They look amazing in your home!
I love the windows
They look beautiful
Your home is amazing and one day I hope to visit your shop.Thanks for sharing you home and life with us all
SCORE! The windows are Amazing! Love how they look in the dinning room!
I agree with all above comments… leaving them alone so the shine ‘just as they are.’ They are such statement pieces. Enjoy!
They are really gorgeous, just the way they are. If anything, you could install a mirror to fit behind them. That would be cool.
I wouldn’t paint them!
Liz those windows are fabulous and made for that space?now we need you to find a company that will reproduce them for your followers ?
I love everything about your farm. I enjoy watching you transform everything. HOWEVER..all of the black in the dining area is kind of making it seem more industrial. A lot of hard lines. Just my opinion though ?.
The green works with all the real green you have sprinkled throughout the room with plants and botanical prints. Please don’t paint them! I love how it opens up the room…like an open window with fresh air! Trompe L’oeil I guess:)
I LOVE this!!! That room, only in my opinion of course, was too full before. This totally changed everything! LOVE LOVE LOVE! And everyone is saying don’t paint… I would paint them!
I wouldn’t paint the window frame. They look incredible just as they are, with chippy paint. If you paint them, it will be all about the frame. If you don’t, it will be all about the view.
So if it’s all about the view, put plants on the other side of the window. Then you’ll have your green AND mystery too. Plants outside the window! In the house!
Liz I was always changing things up. My daughter would tell me I was never satisfied. But that was never it. I have always had a creative mind and I just wanted to keep doing more. Some people don’t understand that. I want to thank you SO MUCH because you have no idea how much you have inspired me. I adore your home! You and all the other IGer’s are amazing!
Along with everything else, I LOVE the chairs! What style or name are they? I would love to find some.
I would NOT paint the windows as they look perfect just the way they are.