A whimsical window? You may be wondering WHAT that means! When we bought our house, the bathroom had no window and that bothered me so.............I painted one.
I drew a straight line for the bottom and then made the arch and added the division for the window panes. All was done in light pencil.
I decided that it would always be sunny with pretty white fluffy clouds "outside" this window.
I used the end of a round stencil sponge on a stick to make the clouds - using varying amounts of white paint - starting softly at first and then getting stronger in color. I put a tinge of yellow on the tops of the clouds to show it as a sunny day.
Butterflies and a flowering bush helped to add color. The nice thing about a whimsical window is that it isn't meant to be a perfect rendition of a real window. It is fun.
I painted this several years ago - not sure how many, but it has to be probably 10 or so....and I took these pictures last night, so you can tell it has lasted well - even in the bathroom, right over the shower and with all of the humidity from baths and showers from a lot of people.When we paint the walls of the bathroom, we just paint around the "window".
When I first painted this, we were all excited about it and any visitors were taken up to the bathroom to show them our "new" window. :) Over the years, we have become used to it and don't show it off anymore, but it still gets many comments from people who see it.
Several of my children do not remember me painting this.....it just has always been there, in their minds, so they must have been too little when I did it to notice. They do enjoy it though...and we all do. It is fun to add a bit of whimsy to our homes.....and it can be done in so many ways. One thing I think I will do in the future when I paint whimsical pictures on the wall is to date it.....I would love to have it dated so I know for sure when I did it. I can search though old planning calendars and probably find the date, but that is a lot of extra work. So, if you do some whimsy painting....you may want to be sure to date them.
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I drew a straight line for the bottom and then made the arch and added the division for the window panes. All was done in light pencil.
I decided that it would always be sunny with pretty white fluffy clouds "outside" this window.
I used the end of a round stencil sponge on a stick to make the clouds - using varying amounts of white paint - starting softly at first and then getting stronger in color. I put a tinge of yellow on the tops of the clouds to show it as a sunny day.
I painted this several years ago - not sure how many, but it has to be probably 10 or so....and I took these pictures last night, so you can tell it has lasted well - even in the bathroom, right over the shower and with all of the humidity from baths and showers from a lot of people.When we paint the walls of the bathroom, we just paint around the "window".
When I first painted this, we were all excited about it and any visitors were taken up to the bathroom to show them our "new" window. :) Over the years, we have become used to it and don't show it off anymore, but it still gets many comments from people who see it.
Several of my children do not remember me painting this.....it just has always been there, in their minds, so they must have been too little when I did it to notice. They do enjoy it though...and we all do. It is fun to add a bit of whimsy to our homes.....and it can be done in so many ways. One thing I think I will do in the future when I paint whimsical pictures on the wall is to date it.....I would love to have it dated so I know for sure when I did it. I can search though old planning calendars and probably find the date, but that is a lot of extra work. So, if you do some whimsy painting....you may want to be sure to date them.
Thank you for visiting my blog today. I hope you have a wonderful day.
Shared on............
Saturday Sparks
Paula's No Rules Weekend Party
Vintage Charm
Share Your Cup Thursday
Thursday Favorite Things
Home and Garden Thursday
Homemaking Link Up-Raising Homemakers
The Homemaking Party
Wow Us Wednesday
Talk of the Town
Tuesday Talk
Tuesdays w/ a Twist
Tuesdays At Our Home
Inspire Me Tuesday
Cooking and Crafting with j and j
Art of Homemaking
So pretty! Thank you for sharing and thank you for the visit and sweet comment at The Dedicated House. It means the world. Feel free to share this at my Make it Pretty Monday party which is still live. Here is the link if you want to check it out. http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/2014/03/make-it-pretty-monday-week-91.html Hope to see you at the bash! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
ReplyDeleteThank you........and thank you for the link up. :)
DeleteSo very pretty! you are extremely talented. Love
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DeleteThis is so gorgeous! Thanks for sharing at Essential Fridays.
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Mel from Essential Thing Devotions
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DeleteHow fun and creative is this. I love it. Thanks tons for linking to Inspire Me. Hugs, Marty
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DeleteThank you for sharing this post at This~N~That Thursdays at Through the Dutch Door! It has been added to this week's featured list!!
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DeleteWow, how creative! Thanks for sharing at TTF!
ReplyDeleteThank you... I was hoping it would turn out when I was doing it. :)
DeleteBeautiful! We too have a windowless bathroom, and I think I'll be painting one of these very soon! Thank you for stopping in at artsybuildinglady, and have a great day!
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It is fun... and there have been a LOT of comments about that window even years later. :)
DeleteGorgeous! It drew me from the linky party at Dedicated House and made the sun shine on a cloudy day here!
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DeleteSo clever! And to think you never have to wash it!
ReplyDeleteThank you... and you are right - nice to have a window that doesn't need washing. :)
DeleteI love your window. So pretty.
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DeleteLove it! And as an added bonus - no one can see in from the outside :) Thank you for tossing your hat into the ring at the Party Under The Big Top! I hope to see you again next week!
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Thank you... you're right... no one can see in... and no rain outside of that window. :)
DeleteThis is darling! I love the pretty effect it gives your bathroom - lovely idea, my dear. Thank you bunches for sharing with Roses of Inspiration.
ReplyDeleteThank you... we sure have enjoyed it... and I have been pleased with how long it has lasted. :)
DeleteVery nice! I wish that I was artistic and could paint and draw like you do. I'm afraid that if I don't have a pattern, I can't do it. Thanks for sharing your talent!
ReplyDeleteThank you. :) It shouldn't be too hard to find a pattern. Thank you for visiting.
DeleteSo pretty! I love that idea.
ReplyDeleteThank you... it is fun. :)
DeleteWhat a wonderful idea and it looks absolutely fantastic. Thank you for sharing your ideas with us at Good Morning Mondays. Blessings
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DeleteHow fun! What a great idea! We also have a room without a window and I think it high time it received a nice view too :)
ReplyDeleteIt is fun... quite an attention-getter. :)
DeleteSuch a lovely idea & very cute!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up at the Talented Tuesday Link Party! I hope you head across again this week to link up :-)
Thank you. :) Glad you visited.
DeleteVery creative! Thanks for linking up and sharing with us at Funtastic Friday. Hope you can make it again this week.
ReplyDeleteThank you... looking forward to returning to the party. :)
DeleteThank you. :)
ReplyDeleteLove this--what a creative idea!
ReplyDeleteThank you! It has been a fun addition to our home... and has been in place for at least 10-12 years now... and still looks good... When I paint the bathroom, I just paint around the "window". :)
DeleteVery cute! Such a creative idea. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
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Jann
Thank you. :)
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