Pressing On: Old Photos in a Window

When Dave and I got married, one of the things I really wanted was to have photos of our grandparents displayed. They're all part of "The Greatest Generation", and it just amazes me to think of what each one of them experienced as the world changed right before their eyes.

I got copies of the photos from both my parents and in-laws and have had them displayed in separate frames on the wall for the last 13 years.

Recently, I decided to condense the size of their display for the new office space by placing each photo in an old window. At first I tried to back them with burlap, but it just didn't look right.

After stewing about it for a couple of days, I decided to make it easy on myself and just taped them to the backside.
Effortless and fun, I love it!

I love the simplicity. It exudes a lovely combination of vintage and shabby.

You don't even notice the tape unless you're looking for it.

I love the chipping paint and little touches of extra color. I'm just a little obsessed with this green tone peeking out the glass...you will be seeing much more of this color in my home in the coming months.

Let me introduce you quickly to these lovely people.

Top left: My Dad's parents, Alan and Esther

Bottom left: My Mom's parents, Ray and June

Bottom right: Mother-in-law's parents, Robert and Margaret

Top Right: Father-in-law's parents, George and Pauline

(Pauline ~or G.G. as we call her~ is the only one still living and she's a spicy, fabulous Christian lady)

This is one my favorite parts of the guest room/office redecorating project.

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I'm still having some problems with my saved photos since when my hard drive went out, it apparently fried my battery, so I've ordered a new one. Once that's done, maybe my computer can stay online long enough to download all the rest of my files from Carbonite.

Since many of my reveals are hinging on "before" photos, I'm biding my time until it's all fixed. I beg you to be patient with me :)