Modern homes have large, floor-to-ceiling windows that create a wall of glass. But others think they’re dated and block a view. Some homeowners love them because they create a classic, traditional look, especially for the New England area. Grids, also known as mullions or grilles, are strips of a material like wood, metal, or vinyl that run in a grid formation on a window. Adding window grids to your home is an easy way to add value to your home without expending a huge investment up front. It can also be an indicator of overall financial health. The value of your home is important because it affects your property taxes, and what you might sell your home for. It’s important to note that while grilles can make your windows more attractive to look at, they can make it slightly difficult to enjoy the view. However, if you have a modern home, it’s best to choose windows without grilles. I still think some interior shutters (like these) would be super cute, but until then, I think my windows look better than they did before.The decision to put grilles on your windows will depend mainly on two things. So what do you think? Is this something you would like to try out? I’d love to know if you do. My big black squares have a bit more personality then they did before. Here is an up close look at the tape from the outside.Īnd here is a look at our house once I was finished. I’m happy to say, I haven’t had any other problems since. And third, I lightly scraped the tape with a credit card to make sure it was on good and that there were no air bubbles. Second, I left overflow at the beginning and the end of my lines so there was extra tape in case my lines did happen to shrink at all. The second time applying the tape I knew what to do differently First, I was careful Not to stretch or pull the tape too much. Each of my large windows took about one roll of tape. I can’t remember where I bought the tape from since I was all over town looking for it, but I do know you can buy it online HERE. So If you do try out this project go with the Duck brand.
I did a little brand comparison of white electrical tape, and I found that the Duck brand was a lot sturdier and less stretchy compared to the Scotch tape. The tape peeled off like plastic, and the residue that was left scraped right off with a razor blade and window cleaner. I had nightmares that it wouldn’t come off, but it did. Honestly, I was a little scared to remove the black tape. I agreed and decided to switch out the black electrical tape for white electrical tape. However, I few friends did mention to me that the black didn’t really match our house because the window panes that are in our sunroom are white and so it made the black look a bit out of place. I thought that the black gave the windows an almost Loft feel to them.
At this time I also added tape to the perimeter of the window which I hadn’t done in the first place.Īnd it worked! This time there was no more shrinking or sliding. I also used a credit card and scraped the tape to the window which allowed it to stick better. This time I was careful to NOT stretch the tape as I applied it. Oh No! So in the areas where this had happened, I removed the tape and started over. But then this happened.Ī couple days after applying the tape, the tape began to shrink and slide. Once I compleated the living room window, I repeated the same process on the dining room window. It took a lot of adjusting to get the lines straight, but in the end I was really excited with the outcome. It was actually a little bit more difficult then it sounds. First I created a cross in the center, then I applied more lines going vertically and horizontally. Then I began adding the electrical tape to the window. Next, I measured out where I wanted my lines to be.
That is how I came up the idea for using electrical tape to create the look of window panes on our windows. Ideally, I would like to get some wood blinds or interior window shutters, but either choice would need to be custom made to fit our windows, and both choices would be quite costly as well.Īnd if you know me, or have followed my blog long enough, then you already know that I don’t like to spend a lot of money on home improvements, and so I’m constantly thinking outside the box to come up with easy, low cost, solutions for updating our home. Our home has two big windows on the front of it, and from the outside these windows just looked like two big black squares. So today, not only am I going to share how I did it, but also a few mishaps I faced along the way.
#Adding grids to windows trial
This was definitely a trial and error kind of project since I was basically making it up as I went along.
#Adding grids to windows update
I got super creative and used electrical tape to update our boring windows. I have a really simple project to share with you today!
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