Comments on: Windows To The World http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/08/windows-to-the-world/ Two Young People + One Old House = Love Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:03:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/08/windows-to-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-710860 YoungHouseLove Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:25:47 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=15282#comment-710860 Ooh I would do french doors since they're usually seen inside of homes (connecting rooms, and providing privacy when frosted or backed with decorative paper). Hope it helps! xo, s

Ooh I would do french doors since they’re usually seen inside of homes (connecting rooms, and providing privacy when frosted or backed with decorative paper). Hope it helps!

xo,
s

]]> By: Anne http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/08/windows-to-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-710767 Anne Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:16:09 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=15282#comment-710767 dear sherry, i'm a big fan of your blog, and enjoy looking back through the archives for more and more young house love inspiration! we have a windowless landlocked room in the middle of our house, and we are constantly bouncing around ideas about how to deal with this depressing box of a bedroom. our latest idea is a little odd, but seems to be the way we'll go. i'd love to have your opinion! we're planning to cut a wide opening and install sliding glass doors in the wall that connects this bedroom to our breakfast room off the kitchen. the idea is that curtains will be hung, and the room can always function as a bedroom in the future if we need it, but the glass will act as a window, letting in natural light from the windows in the breakfast room, and the doors would open into this bedroom that we currently use as an office/studio. being able to cut through this bedroom would create a better flow in the house as well. do you think sliding glass doors in an interior room is too weird? how would you and john deal with a windowless landlocked room? thanks, anne dear sherry,

i’m a big fan of your blog, and enjoy looking back through the archives for more and more young house love inspiration! we have a windowless landlocked room in the middle of our house, and we are constantly bouncing around ideas about how to deal with this depressing box of a bedroom. our latest idea is a little odd, but seems to be the way we’ll go. i’d love to have your opinion!

we’re planning to cut a wide opening and install sliding glass doors in the wall that connects this bedroom to our breakfast room off the kitchen. the idea is that curtains will be hung, and the room can always function as a bedroom in the future if we need it, but the glass will act as a window, letting in natural light from the windows in the breakfast room, and the doors would open into this bedroom that we currently use as an office/studio. being able to cut through this bedroom would create a better flow in the house as well.

do you think sliding glass doors in an interior room is too weird? how would you and john deal with a windowless landlocked room?

thanks,
anne

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/08/windows-to-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-309563 YoungHouseLove Sat, 06 Nov 2010 03:41:50 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=15282#comment-309563 Yes, that sounds like a good plan. Ask around at your local home improvement center to see what construction grade adhesive to go with (you might want to tape the frame in place to hold it while the glue dries). Good luck! xo, s

Yes, that sounds like a good plan. Ask around at your local home improvement center to see what construction grade adhesive to go with (you might want to tape the frame in place to hold it while the glue dries). Good luck!

xo,
s

]]> By: Pam http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/08/windows-to-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-309553 Pam Sat, 06 Nov 2010 02:46:12 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=15282#comment-309553 Can I just say that I love, love, love YHL! I stumbled across your blog about a month ago and really, you seriously have me addicted. I am a beginner DIY'er since buying my first home a little over a year ago. I've finally passed the scaredy-cat stage of painting with colors other than white (yay). Since this post talked about mirrors, I have a question . . . I want to frame an already hanging mirror with wood - you know the standard "very basic and large" flat mirror in most bathrooms. My dilemma - the mirror is connected to the wall by mirror clips and I'm not sure how to frame around them without removing the mirror from the wall (which I am afraid to do). Any suggustions? Also, would any construction adhesive work to secure the wood frames to the mirror? Any advice you could offer would be appreciatd. Thanks so much! Can I just say that I love, love, love YHL! I stumbled across your blog about a month ago and really, you seriously have me addicted. I am a beginner DIY’er since buying my first home a little over a year ago. I’ve finally passed the scaredy-cat stage of painting with colors other than white (yay). Since this post talked about mirrors, I have a question . . . I want to frame an already hanging mirror with wood – you know the standard “very basic and large” flat mirror in most bathrooms. My dilemma – the mirror is connected to the wall by mirror clips and I’m not sure how to frame around them without removing the mirror from the wall (which I am afraid to do). Any suggustions? Also, would any construction adhesive work to secure the wood frames to the mirror? Any advice you could offer would be appreciatd.

Thanks so much!

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/08/windows-to-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-53194 YoungHouseLove Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:30:57 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=15282#comment-53194 Congrats R8chel! I'm definitely not coordinated enough to cut my own hair (how on earth do you get the back?!). We definitely agree that DIY is not just for homes, though. I've been cutting John's hair for over four years (and I use scissors and not clippers too!). I'm just too scared to take them to my own head when I can only see 180 degrees of it! xo, s

Congrats R8chel! I’m definitely not coordinated enough to cut my own hair (how on earth do you get the back?!). We definitely agree that DIY is not just for homes, though. I’ve been cutting John’s hair for over four years (and I use scissors and not clippers too!). I’m just too scared to take them to my own head when I can only see 180 degrees of it!

xo,
s

]]> By: r8chel http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/08/windows-to-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-53191 r8chel Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:45:31 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=15282#comment-53191 Cutting your own hair is never a good idea? Hmm. I've been cutting my own for the past nine years, and without any training. :) My dad cuts his own too -- and he uses scissors, not clippers! DIY isn't just for homes. :) Cutting your own hair is never a good idea? Hmm. I’ve been cutting my own for the past nine years, and without any training. :) My dad cuts his own too — and he uses scissors, not clippers!

DIY isn’t just for homes. :)

]]> By: Becky http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/08/windows-to-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-53107 Becky Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:20:38 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=15282#comment-53107 Oh the baby will LOVE a nice dark room for napping and snoozing. It's nice that you can just close the door and viola, insta-sleep zone. Time to wake up? Open the door and welcome the outdoors in via mirrors. How cool. Looks great! Oh the baby will LOVE a nice dark room for napping and snoozing. It’s nice that you can just close the door and viola, insta-sleep zone. Time to wake up? Open the door and welcome the outdoors in via mirrors. How cool. Looks great!

]]> By: Dana Miller http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/08/windows-to-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-53015 Dana Miller Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:41:34 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=15282#comment-53015 Man, I wish you guys were in my life when my boys were born! Man, I wish you guys were in my life when my boys were born!

]]> By: Meredith http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/08/windows-to-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-53011 Meredith Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:28:31 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=15282#comment-53011 Mirrors are my FAVORITE trick for this old house with almost no overhead lighting. At least, they're my favorite trick until we install some overhead lighting! I've actually been seeing a lot of large and inexpensive mirrors at Wal-Mart lately! Mirrors are my FAVORITE trick for this old house with almost no overhead lighting. At least, they’re my favorite trick until we install some overhead lighting!

I’ve actually been seeing a lot of large and inexpensive mirrors at Wal-Mart lately!

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/08/windows-to-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-52972 YoungHouseLove Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:57:13 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=15282#comment-52972 Hey Heather, Good point! By taping off just the mirror with blue painter's tape, spray paint can still get into the inside groove since the blue tape starts outside of it. That way everything goes white so there's not a telltale bronze ring where the frame meets the mirror. Hope it helps! xo, s

Hey Heather,

Good point! By taping off just the mirror with blue painter’s tape, spray paint can still get into the inside groove since the blue tape starts outside of it. That way everything goes white so there’s not a telltale bronze ring where the frame meets the mirror. Hope it helps!

xo,
s

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