I can’t sing enough praise for this gem of a store in downtown Fort Wayne…but once again The Woodshack has supplied us with another awesome find! We picked up a transom window there that we chose to restore and install in our new kitchen. The window definitely brings a little true vintage flavor to our design and echoes the original back door of the house; we discovered the door was originally topped off by a transom window when we were tearing out the north wall of the house.

In case you don’t know, a transom window looks a little something like this:

Traditionally, in historical homes like ours, the small window above a door could be opened in order to allow air to flow through the house.  We have an awesome leaded glass transom window above our front door. Even though it is non-functioning (someday we’ll restore it!!!) it is still an awesome feature!

We wanted to incorporate the same historical detail into our design plan and so we picked up this beauty.

While my dad worked to  frame in a spot for the window in the entryway of the kitchen I  got to work stripping and staining the window.

After the stain had completely dried we secured the window in place. We removed the glass so that it could be cleaned well and the window could be reglazed.

My dad then started covering the window frame with plywood so we could create the paneled look in our design.

After we covered the frame with plywood we placed the glass back in the window and securing it with glazing putty.

Once the glass was secure I stained the rest of the bare plywood and trim pieces.

The end result looks great! The window looks like it belongs in the house and it really adds some vintage charm to our remodel project!

The light looks beautiful coming through the seeded glass of the window. I can’t wait to see how this baby is going to shine once I am ready to polyurethane everything!