Follow up with another perimeter of molding or trim sandwiching the framed glass inside the opening.
How to hang antique stain glass window on walls.
The boxes are held in place with velcro.
The lights were randomly taped into place inside the frames.
Steph made a little cover and painted them the wall cover to hide the battery boxes of the fairy lights.
For example if your window measures 2.
Measure the overall size of your stained glass window to get an approximate weight of the panel.
Place the wooden framed glass inside the frame pressed tightly against the molding perimeter.
How to hang a heavy stained glass window.
Like i mentioned before these windows are relatively lightweight and i usually hang them flush against a wall so i use the hooks and eyes with picture hanging wire to hang them.
How to hang a stained glass window you guys this is such an easy project.
Select an appropriate location for the window.
You will need.
For example if you only have a bar that separates your living room from your kitchen hang the stained glass windows above the bar.
Often stained glass is installed in front of a regular window to let the light shine through.
If you give a hook a small tap with a hammer then it bites into the wood enough that you can usually screw it in by hand without drilling a guide hole first.
If you have an open floor plan with high ceilings hang the stained glass windows from the ceiling at the invisible edge of what you distinguish as two different rooms.
Find the ceiling joists or wall studs in the area where you plan to hang your window.
All you need are four eye hooks per window that you want to hang some chain depending on if you want it to hang lower than directly at ceiling level and some s hooks.
If the piece has a metal frame it will most likely already have hooks.
You can also use bulldog screw hooks to eliminate the s hook if you want.