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| Penny Dyke |
Posted - Aug 21 2012 : 05:22:12 AM
I came up with this idea for a greenhouse using old windows of different sizes,what do you girls think?I put the sides up myself but when it came to the roof hubby and brother had to help.here are some pictures of the building and after..JPG) .JPG) .JPG) |
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| Miss Bee Haven |
Posted - Aug 22 2012 : 07:51:06 AM
Thanks, Penny. I'm hopeful I can do something similar.
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Aug 22 2012 : 07:39:39 AM
Penny, that is exactly what we plan to do. I picked up free windows. Your greenhouse looks great!
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| Penny Dyke |
Posted - Aug 22 2012 : 07:31:56 AM
Hi Janice
the sides are just screwed together the top has hinges so you can lift one side up you need supports on the sides, for the roof and there is no floor. your bottom four windows should be the same size,the top two can be bigger.i hope that helped some. |
| Miss Bee Haven |
Posted - Aug 22 2012 : 06:31:18 AM
Penny, you just rock, girl! I've got some old windows. Do you have any plans or step by step guidelines? I'd love to try, but just don't know how/where to begin. What's the floor? Base? That mini thing is just wonderful, too!
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| Penny Dyke |
Posted - Aug 22 2012 : 04:49:43 AM
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Here is an idea if you don't have alot of windows just six will make this mini green house I made a few and sold them at my store.this is what got me going on the big one. |
| LadyInRed |
Posted - Aug 21 2012 : 11:01:39 PM
Penny...WOWSIE... how Wonderful is that!?! I love it!!! Nice Job! It looks
so lovely just sitting there warmed by the Sunshine and your accomplishment!
Hugs,
peggy
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| Annette Kath |
Posted - Aug 21 2012 : 9:30:12 PM
Very clever! Love it!
Annette |
| alissa |
Posted - Aug 21 2012 : 6:55:01 PM
wow that is great Penny, I will be getting a porch built on to the front of our house this fall. I am going to put all girly stuff on it. It will be screened in, I would love to make a green house like that but my hubby just laughs. He is retired and says he works harder now then when he had a real job. hehehe |
| Sue Feely |
Posted - Aug 21 2012 : 6:21:11 PM
So Jealous; looks so wonderful, congratulations to you! |
| jan49829 |
Posted - Aug 21 2012 : 5:46:39 PM
That is just beautiful!!!! I wanted to do that this year, was waiting for my daughter to get all new windows put in. Well, she brought all the old windows to the dump, says I have too much junk now. I was so upset. I love how a window greenhouse looks. Hope you have a very successful start in the spring.
Janet
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| Fiddlehead Farm |
Posted - Aug 21 2012 : 4:42:26 PM
Awesome! I have all the windows to make one too! Just haven't done it yet. I found lots of these at www.pinterest.com for inspiration. Yours is great!
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| rphelps4 |
Posted - Aug 21 2012 : 3:30:00 PM
Thanks for sharing what a great job you did, can't wait to hear all the bounty you get from our latest project!! Roxanna |
| Bear5 |
Posted - Aug 21 2012 : 3:25:57 PM
Penny, the greenhouse is just wonderful. Even the roof is made out of windows!!!!!!????? I'll be looking for windows with my hubby now. What a great idea. Thanks for sharing those pictures with us. I love, love, love the stain glass. Did you make that? Beautiful.
Marly
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| Penny Dyke |
Posted - Aug 21 2012 : 1:26:48 PM
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here is a picture i just took yesterday with everything growing,and Emily I want to start heirloom seeds for plants I can't get around here,and Marly that is a stained glass piece plus the window in the back, I can't wait til next spring to try it out, right now i just display items in it for my antique store that I have in my barn so I can get the whole season out of it,I'm glad everyone likes the ideas.please send me pics if you build one! |
| Bear5 |
Posted - Aug 21 2012 : 10:44:23 AM
I showed this to my neighbor, and she feel in love with your idea. She is looking for old windows now. If she puts one up, I'll snap a picture when it's finish to let you see.
I can't wait to show my hubby.
Marly
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| ceejay48 |
Posted - Aug 21 2012 : 09:22:50 AM
Totally love it!
I'm working on getting a greenhouse or hoop house built too!
Just can't get to it until later this fall!
CJ
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| Kammi |
Posted - Aug 21 2012 : 09:13:28 AM
I am impressed. What a wonderful idea. Hhmmmm gets me to thinking. Wonder what DH has at the shop. It looks great, let us know how it does during the next season.
Best always
Kim
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Aug 21 2012 : 08:22:49 AM
Very nice! Is that a round stain glass piece? Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. What a smart idea!!
Marly
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| kysheeplady |
Posted - Aug 21 2012 : 07:38:02 AM
Nice! that will give you a nice jump on the season.
Teri
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| Emily Anna |
Posted - Aug 21 2012 : 07:24:48 AM
Very neat. I've seen these before and always thought it was a cool way to use old windows. At $5 a piece you got them for a steal! Thanks for posting pictures! What are you going to grow in it?
Emily |
| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Aug 21 2012 : 06:12:42 AM
I love that! And what a great way to reuse old windows or doors. I have a lot of smaller windows from when we got all new windows. I may have to come up with something like that. Great job!
Kris
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| Penny Dyke |
Posted - Aug 21 2012 : 05:35:17 AM
Thanks Marcy
it was fairly easy and we only have about eighty dollers in the hole thing, i picked up the windows for about five bucks each. |
| Marcy |
Posted - Aug 21 2012 : 05:26:39 AM
Wow! What a wonderful idea. I LOVE it. Thanks for sharing the pics, now my imagination is running wild. I so want to do this.
hugs
Marcy
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