4.30.2010

I love frosting!

I don't mean the stuff you put on cakes, though I love that too!  I'm talking about window frosting, as in the stuff that peeping toms hate.  Light comes in, but you can't see anything!  That's what we decided to put on our big corner window in the bathroom to prevent people (like our little construction buddies next door who are building that big, beautiful house) from sneaking a peek.

The window film stuff is pretty easy to put on.  It's basically 5 steps:

  1. Clean your window. The cleanest it's ever been. Seriously. Anything left on your window will show, so make sure they are "Terri Goss" clean. (I love you, mommy!)
  2. Cut your window film to size.
  3. Spray your super clean window with soapy water (few drops of dish detergent in a spray bottle filled with cold water).  The more soapy water you spray on, the easier time you'll have getting the window film on, though don't use half your spray bottle.
  4. Peel off the backing of the film and stick it on the window.
  5. Once on, squeegee all the air bubbles out (this step takes the longest, probably a whole 4 to 5 minutes).
Window pane number one:


See the bottom left corner? All nice and frosted!

Now with three panes frosted...bottom right the only one not frosted at this point.


Another view...(crazy lighting and flash turned it yellow!)


And, the last one...


Done!  

Easy, cheaper than buying new windows and completely moisture safe.  Now, we'll have to pretty that window up, remove the old curtain hardware and it'll be good as new!  Also, you can clean the frosted windows like any other window - with Windex or your favorite window cleaning agent.  


One flannel sheet window hanging down, 3 more to go!

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