Though we used this technique to revive the hinges and locks for the Hundred-Year-Old Windows, the same method could be applied to many other things. Both the hinges and locks on our windows had been covered in many, many layers of paint or rust. I wanted to find a way to strip and restore them back to their former glory.
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love my old house. Like, LOVE it. And there's nothing that makes me happier than when I'm able to salvage something useful and restore it to its former glory.
One room that has been sitting empty since I purchased my house 6 months ago is the Sunroom. The walls were this dirty looking off-white, with moth-eaten white curtains covering the beautiful 6-foot windows. They still had their original hardware, but of course it had been covered in paint. Though I didn't know exactly what I wanted to do with the space at the time, the first step was obvious: Restore those hundred-year-old windows!
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