For our wedding we used vintage Green & Blue Glass Bottles
as the centerpiece at each table. They were filled with flowers and candles,
sitting atop hand sewn squares of toile fabric.
Mike and I {note: more credit goes to him} collected these
bottles from yard sales, flea markets and peddlers malls for the entire year
leading up to our wedding. Afterwards, we had about 50-75 bottles on our hand,
but they had so much meaning to us – what could we do with them?
Well they’ve been sitting in plastic totes for the last 5.5
years. Most of them have made it through two moves and whatever re-organizing we’ve
done in our home without breaking.
Mike can tell you, I LOVE to throw things away. So it’s a
miracle they made it this long - waiting to be used in a project. But they
meant something to us, and they are pretty, so I was determined to keep them… and
eventually… use them!
I especially like the look of them in front of windows, or
anywhere there is natural light. The light shines through the glass, brightens
them and makes them so much lovelier – like they looked with candles on our
Wedding Day.
So, as of late, we’ve been working on our sunroom. It is
adjacent to our dining room and has a nice big window. The window is actually
on a slanted wall, so I’ve never really even considered blinds or curtains, as
they would not hang correctly.
On a trip to
Ikea we came across the DIGNITET
Curtain Wire Set and decided that might be a way we could hang our glass
bottles across the top of the window in our Sunroom. It would act in lieu of a
traditional window treatment, as well as let the sunlight shine in through the
glass bottles.
We love this unique window treatment, and it reminds us of
our Wedding Day too!
The supplies were simple:
Jute Twine
Bottles
Labels: DIY, Home Decor, Sunroom
