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Wed, May 9, 07 at 16:41
| I thought I'd share with you my new greenhouse made with old windows. It's not quite done yet.
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Follow-Up Postings:
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- Posted by luvs2click 5 Ohio (My Page) on Wed, May 9, 07 at 16:49
| That is so totally AWESOME!!! Very impressive! Love it! Arlene |
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- Posted by garden-potter (My Page) on Wed, May 9, 07 at 16:58
| I absolutely LOVE it!! Last year, I think someone from this forum was looking for plans for a greenhouse made out of old windows - that is perfect! Is it in the ground at all? Please take interior photos once you get it all dolled up! Great job!! |
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- Posted by cindee11461 z9CA (My Page) on Wed, May 9, 07 at 17:20
| WOW wonderful!!!!!!! I love it!!!! |
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- Posted by foxygrandma9 z6 (My Page) on Wed, May 9, 07 at 17:34
| All I can say is WOW! Love it, such a great job. |
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- Posted by kudzukween 8 MS (My Page) on Wed, May 9, 07 at 17:38
| Now THAT'S a greenhouse:) It's so purty!! Yes, I'm jealous,lol! Great job! |
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- Posted by craftyjanjan Z-8 La (My Page) on Wed, May 9, 07 at 17:50
| Wow!! I love it. I've wanted one for awhile now. I wonder if I show my DH, if he'll finally agree its a good idea. It's so pretty. |
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| Loooovvvve it!!!!! and the shutters are a cute addition to the front. I will be snagging this one for my web page . |
Here is a link that might be useful: my site
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| That is great....I suddenly remember that my parents had a greenhouse made of windows.....I need to find a picture in my stuff. I was already in my late 30s so it may be buried...wow, never thought of that until now...thanks for the memories...Yours is great. Good job. |
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- Posted by craftylady-2006 MA-5 (My Page) on Wed, May 9, 07 at 21:14
| Wow, Wow and Wow, that is fantastic. Excellent Job. |
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- Posted by bright199 foothills NC (bright199@hotmail.com) on Wed, May 9, 07 at 21:40
| You have created my dream greenhouse!!! I have saved 6 windows... Please let us know how you did it... |
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- Posted by princess_mimi z5 6 OH (My Page) on Wed, May 9, 07 at 22:26
| Absolutely FABULOUS!!! I am green with envy. I'm saving windows but my yard is so small that I have nowhere to put one even if I could build it. You did such a great job and it is very pretty! ~~Mimi |
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- Posted by calamity_j z7bc (My Page) on Wed, May 9, 07 at 23:31
| Very Awesome!!! Way to go! I'd sit in there everyday with a tea/coffee and soak up the morning sun!!! |
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- Posted by luvstocraft z9 Ca. (My Page) on Thu, May 10, 07 at 1:47
| That is just a darling greenhouse. Love how you added the shutters. Luvs |
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| I am in awe...and am the one that had asked about doing this. How did you connnect the windows? Is there an inside frame? It is beyond beautiful. |
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| Absolutely sensational!! What a charming structure . . . I want one!! :-D |
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- Posted by foxesearth 8b (My Page) on Thu, May 10, 07 at 9:53
| It's wonderful! Great job. Do tell us more about it. I have about 17 old windows in the barn. Begged for a greenhouse made of them. DH decided it was too much trouble to frame them, that a better plan was a Harbor Freight GH. The basic greenhouse is very inexpensive -- electricity, water and making it sturdier ran the bill 'way up! We used as much junk as we could, even to the chandelier! I still aspire to some kind of garden shed using all those old windows. Nell |
Here is a link that might be useful: My Greenhouse.
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| GORGEOUS!! Great job with the construction - will we get the 'how-to'? I'm also curious to know how you attached the windows together. Cait |
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| What can I say that hasn't already been said! I love it. |
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| That is so cool!!! Very nice!! How did you fasten it all together so it is stable?? Are there 2x4's on the inside where the frames meet? |
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- Posted by mao_tse_mom z5 Oh (maozamom@hotmail.com) on Thu, May 10, 07 at 16:23
| This should be good for a number of laughs. We have very little carpentry skills. Neither of us have ever built any thing with a roof before, not even a dog house. One corner is sitting on the ground, we stacked bricks and concrete to level it on the slope. We didn't use 2x4's at the corners because they would of showed. We bought and used a slide bolt to connect the door windows to make a dutch door, we bought two sets of hinges for the door. We salvaged a set of hinges for one of the roof windows. The door windows and roof windows were picked up from the curb, and we paid $3.00 for the windows on sides and back but only used half. The main expense was the 2x4's, those we couldn't find. If anyone lives near Orrville, Ohio and would like our extra windows you're welcome to pick them up.
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- Posted by princess_mimi z5 6 OH (My Page) on Thu, May 10, 07 at 17:10
| Hey Mao Tse Mom! You could bring those extra windows to the swap! Are you coming this year? Hope to see you there! ~~Mimi |
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- Posted by goldenpond (FL 9b) (My Page) on Thu, May 10, 07 at 17:24
| Mao Tse MOM That is such a funny name to me only becauce I use to own a Siamese Cat that stuck its toungue out all the time . We named him MEOW (T)SEE TOUNGUE! Love your window work Too hot in Florida to be behind that much glass but it is truly AWESOME and way useful up north! |
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- Posted by mao_tse_mom z5 Oh (maozamom@hotmail.com) on Thu, May 10, 07 at 17:59
| ROBOLADY- You're very welcome to use my pictures. I love your site I'll be there Mimi, but unlike the rest of the free world we drive a car. WE just might have a door prize made from two windows if it fits in the back seat. My DH was a pushover when it came to discipling the kids but I was much more strict. My son compared me with Chairman Mao. He's the one who set up my first e-mail account. You can tell we have the same sense of humor. Mao |
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- Posted by jennie_in_mt z3/4 MT (My Page) on Wed, Mar 19, 08 at 5:50
| Hi Mao and all! I am generally a lurker, but wanted to bump this up and get an update. I loved this idea and the way you arranged yours and was inspired. How did your greenhouse fair over the winter? Jennie |
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| What a great greenhouse. It has a style missing in those commercial ones of years ago. Woonderful work. Congrats! Robert |
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- Posted by foxesearth 8b GA/FL line (My Page) on Sun, Mar 23, 08 at 23:24
| We so need an update! I do hope it fared well through the winter. My little greenhouse with the polycarb panels shook in the wind when the storms came through last week and pieces flew off because I was in there with the door open -- not to worry, they were easily replaced. Do you have little seedlings growing inside, waiting for warmer weather? I imagine it makes a good 'playhouse' when the sun shines, to sit in out of the wind. Such fun. |
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- Posted by tskdesign 10 (tsk@dccnet.com) on Mon, Mar 31, 08 at 14:11
| Way to go, mao_tse_mom! About eight years ago I put one together out of old windows, too. I put an ad in the paper asking for old windows, and a nice fellow who was changing all the windows in his house gave the old ones to me for free! All the wood I salvaged from the beach after a storm one winter. And the shakes come from a roofing job~ also free. The only thing I paid for was the plastic sheeting on top, and the poles to support it. After using it for several years as a wonderful greenhouse, I made it into a workshop. It was wonderful as a workshop, too~ with all the light.
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- Posted by shasta_2008 5 NE Ohio (My Page) on Sat, May 10, 08 at 7:26
| I love it! What a great idea! |
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| great job!! i love it, here is mine before it was complete...made out of windows, a slider & an entry door with side lights http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6da35b3127cce8831c3b1021a0000004 5138AYtnDdy3bs0 |
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- Posted by calamity_j z7bc (My Page) on Sat, May 10, 08 at 22:00
| Kelly, Lovely!!! |
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- Posted by holliewould (My Page) on Sat, May 10, 08 at 22:09
| They are all neato mosquito. Kellyfg do you have pics of yours complete? |
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- Posted by shawneegal (My Page) on Sun, May 11, 08 at 0:02
| What a lovely greenhouse and it is great that you used something that was not wanted any longer to build something useful. Great job |
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| I loved that window greenhouse so much that this morning i posted an add in freecycle asking for old windows. I've already heard back from someone who has a bunch I can have! I'm on my way! So I'd love more detailed instructions for framing it out. And do you all just have them sitting on the ground or are they concreted in or anything? We've been having some nasty tornadoes (nothing in our neighborhood...knock on wood) around here, I'd hate to think of this thing flying around out there if a tornado came through! TIA! |
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- Posted by joyce_zone5 5 (My Page) on Mon, May 12, 08 at 0:43
| Great job!! I've always wanted to build one of these! |
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- Posted by mao_tse_mom z5 Oh (maozamom@hotmail.com) on Mon, May 12, 08 at 12:03
| The greenhouse made it through the winter fine. It's filled with seedlings and liners now. It's directly on the ground with old bricks and tiles leveling it. I need to adjust it again so the door will close, no big deal. mao |
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| What an awesome greenhouse. It's beautiful as well as functional. |
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- Posted by mulch_heavy Nova Scotia 5b (My Page) on Tue, Aug 5, 08 at 16:46
| You shoudl be very happy with what you have managed there. It is a great looking greenhouse. I have just got my hands on a bunch of old windows and sliding glass doors, and am planning on building one myself soon. Hope it turn out as well as yours |
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- Posted by temeculamom (My Page) on Tue, Aug 5, 08 at 17:02
| This is unbelievable awesome! |
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- Posted by proudgm_03 5b MO (My Page) on Tue, Aug 5, 08 at 21:47
| What a wonderful idea for old windows and a greenhouse. Now if only I could find some! |
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| do you have any recent photos of your WONDERFUL greenhouse? Now that it has been over a year I would like to see how it is looking. |
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| It's incredible! I've always wanted one of those. Years ago I saw a pic in a magazine and cut it out. I just have no room for one because our pool takes up too much space. Love it!! |
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- Posted by tennesseetrash 7 east tenn (My Page) on Sat, Mar 14, 09 at 14:45
| What a great thread, glad it got bumped up. Oh how I would love to have one (or one hundred) of these! Great idea and beautiful too! ~tenderlee |
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- Posted by mao_tse_mom z5 Oh (maozamom@hotmail.com) on Sat, Mar 14, 09 at 18:23
How appropriate that I saw this came back up when my DH was making some repairs to the greenhouse. The lower window of the door fell apart and just today we bought cedar shingles to cover the plywood at the gable peaks. I'll throw some paint on it and we'll be ready to go for another year.
I accidentally put this picture in the wrong folder. If you want to work backwards you can see our latest trash to treasure project, the chicken house / garden shed. I'm really happy with how the old porch posts look as potting bench legs. |
Here is a link that might be useful: a cottage for my garden
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- Posted by jeannespines 4 Iowa (My Page) on Sat, Mar 14, 09 at 20:12
| mao ... your transformation of the ck coop into a garden shed is wonderful! Love all the additions of shutters, flower boxes, paint & porch post for legs looks so cool! ... and glad your window greenhse held up...love them both! Great work! My DH & I are going to work on my garden shed this summer...doors need replaced & I salvaged a big old wooden one with a window! Here's a pic of mine...formerly a ck. coop like yours! Thanks for sharing your pics! Jeanne S. The potting bench I posted before & walkway I put in last summer:
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- Posted by luna_llena_feliz (My Page) on Sat, Mar 14, 09 at 21:11
| Thanks for the update, mao_tse_mom! It still looks great and I love what you did with the chicken coop too! |
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- Posted by becki_in_la z8 Louisiana (My Page) on Sun, Mar 15, 09 at 8:42
| Where does everyone find all the windows? |
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| It all looks so good...So summeryyyyyyyy.... |
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- Posted by mao_tse_mom z5 Oh (maozamom@hotmail.com) on Sat, Jun 2, 12 at 22:57
| It's been five years since we built this and I thought I'd do a follow up. The windows on the far side of the roof were replaced this year and we're looking to replace the ones on this side. It's newly painted and looking good. The biggest chance is in the garden around it. No more grass, just flowers and path.
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