One of my previous projects was to replace the top two panels in a large window with new ones, which complemented the design and used more pleasing glass. I always quite liked the bottom panels and decided to incorporate part of that design in a new window, just for fun.
Have a look at the Landing Window project from the Traditional menu above and you’ll see the leaf design in the two bottom panels, lower down the page.
| This is the portion of the landing window that I wanted to capture and reproduce in the new window.
Quite nicely shaped leaves. Texture and colours I quite liked, too. |
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| I didn’t want the new piece to be merely a reproduction of the original so I added the ivy trailing up the right hand side. This became the focus of the entire piece and I tried to capture that distinctive ivy-leaf shape, which I really like. |  |
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| Here we are, after the glass has been cut. Already I could see that the window was going to work well. |  |
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| This is the final piece. Not mounted but up against the studio window with the garden behind. |  |
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| The wall in the cabin where the window is going to go.
So, now all I had to do was cut a hole in the wall and insert the window. Add a very simple and coarse traditional Swedish-style wooden frame and we have another ticked box. |
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| Here’s how it looks completed. |  |
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| I like it very much. |  |
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| Update. I decided to put a hatch over the window so that when we sleep in the cabin we can reduce the glare from the morning sun.
Made from the pieces of shiplap that I cut out to make the window. Took about 15 minutes to make and looks great. |
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