6 ways to use old window frames in your country house

When replacing wooden windows with plastic ones, old structures are most often thrown out or taken to the country (what if they come in handy?). But dried out frames and cracked glass are not a hindrance. From old frames you can build interesting and useful things for your garden or country house.

Greenhouse

The most obvious thing that can be made from used frames is a greenhouse. Indeed, glass perfectly transmits the sun, but at the same time protects plants from wind and precipitation. Wooden frames are easily attached to each other using nails and corners and serve as a strong frame for the greenhouse. Opening windows provide ventilation in the greenhouse. If the number of old windows does not allow you to make a full-fledged greenhouse, but one is needed, then you can construct a greenhouse. In it, windows are needed only to make the “roof”.

Table

It's quite easy to make a coffee table from window frames. You just need to stock up on 4 legs. An old window can be stripped of old paint and opened with fresh paint, or it can be left as is, imitating antiquity. The glass canvas looks good in its natural form, and if you paint it on the inside, you will get an exclusive work of art.

Picture frame

An original photo frame will come from a window with small sections. You can style the wood to your own taste by painting it in bright colors or giving it an antique effect.Thick cardboard or MDF is attached to the back wall with a construction stapler, which will serve as a backdrop for the future photo gallery.

Street mirror

All you have to do is remove the glass from the frame and insert a mirror of the appropriate size - you will get an original decorative element for your garden plot. Moreover, such a mirror is quite functional; it will be useful in a gazebo, outdoor shower or on the wall of the house.

Fence for the front garden

For the front garden, low decorative fences are usually used, and the window frame fully meets these parameters. Moreover, old frames can be used both with and without glass. The structure is attached to each other in the same way as in the version with a greenhouse, and thanks to the presence of hinges in the fence, it is easy to provide a gate.

Country furniture

Designer garden furniture can be made from old window frames. Beautiful dishes or ceramic figurines will look original in such racks. And if the glass is opened with colored varnish, the furniture will acquire a touch of Provence due to “stained glass windows”.

Before throwing away dismantled window structures, it is worth reviewing our selection of options for using frames. Surely the dacha lacks a fence or a table.