Frosty the Window

My crazy week is coming to a close already and it's only Wednesday. All I can say is, "Thank Heavens". I had three exams in three days and now am suffering from test fatigue and information overload.

So instead of getting right back into the swing of studying new information, I'm allowing myself to take a little breather this afternoon. So far I've:

- started laundry and cleaned up the kitchen which has been on hold since last week,

- emptied out one of my pot of flowers because it's looking pathetic thanks to the squirrel gangs in the neighborhood,

- and now I'm sitting outside on this beautiful Fall day, blogging. One of my favorite things to do which does not mix well with nursing school.

 

I'll think about starting on my new chapters....later.

 

Until then, here's a quick little project appropriately titled, Operation Frosty the Window, Joe and I did a couple weekends ago.

 

Behold our bathroom window.

 

 

Now, in the summer, this window is all fine and dandy for us. We have plenty of leaves to shield the prying eyes of passersby and it's on the second level so no big deal right? Not so much. When those leaves fall, which unfortunately will be happening within the next month most likely, our neighbors behind us will have a pretty good view from what I can assume is their kitchen window.

 

And if you're standing out on the porch you have a nice view of someone doing their business...

 

 

I thought about getting some sort of shade, curtain, wood panel blind of some kind but figured the combination of steam from hot showers and dust wouldn't look to great. And the less I have to dust, the better. So I looked into "frosting" the glass. Once I convinced Joe that with a little elbow grease the "frosting" could come off, he gave me the okay and here how's we did it.

 

I suggest two hands for something like this. Our window isn't huge by any means but it just makes it easier. I picked up the window film supplies from Lowe's, ahhh I love Lowe's, and went to work. For those of you remotely interested, I picked GILA window film for around $20. First, you need to clean the window really good, especially if there's anything stuck to it or there's a lot of dust. You want to make sure you have a smooth surface.

 

 

 

I also picked up an Application Kit like the one here, simple because it came with all the tools I needed to complete the project from start to finish. It came with an application spray, a cutting edge tool, a cleaning cloth and an edging tool help push out all the bubbles and smooth it out. Take the application spray and spray the window like crazy. This is where two hands come in handy. While I was spraying the window, Joe was putting tape on the two sides of the film so we could easily peel them apart. There will be a clear side and a "frosty" side. Peel the clear side completely off and spray the heck out of the frosty side that will be applied to the window as well. By this point we had also cut the frosting panel to the size of our window with about an extra inch around the whole thing.

 

 

Once the window and frosty panel are coated in the application spray, apply it to the window and start working out the air bubbles.

 

 

The whole window took us about a half hour to complete. It still lets in great light during the day and now we don't have to worry about anyone seeing anyone in their birthday suit.

 

 

So there you have it... our old and improved bathroom window!