DIY Home Decor: Make A Lace Window Screen

These do kind of shout “granny chic” but they’ve got an appeal I can’t quite shake. We’ve got two methods featured here – one using spray adhesive and the other using a staple gun…

This one was stapled into place on a window frame.

Before:

Here’s how-to:
Get a lace tablecloth, make sure it’s knit tight enough that it mimics a screen
Cut a square that is big enough to cover your window.
Pull it taut, staple the perimeter of the lace. When everything is all tacked up, take a rotary cutter and just slice off the excess lace.

While this one was installed on a door and used spray adhesive.

Before:

After:

Check it out at Vox Vintage for the instructions.

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