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She Is Literally Painting Cornstarch On Her Window But The Result Is Gorgeous!

This DIY is quick, easy, fun and cheap.  What could be better!?

If you have any windows in your home or apartment where you want the natural light but need a little privacy, this is a truly lovely solution.

Granted, it is a bit feminine but I am wondering how we can use this idea and make it masculine, as well…

Maybe you can think of some ideas as you scroll down the next page…

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1,475 Comments

  1. Wendy says:

    I am curious to know how easily this would clean up and how long it stays in place. Anyone know? I just spent a $100 for the vinyl cling for a back window so that we would have some privacy, it’s got a lace design and it’s nice looking, but it has bubbles in it. I would have loved to put lace up (I bet it would have saved me some cash too). Thanks for the idea and pictures!

    • Yvonne says:

      If you like the lace look, try this on your window….Make a thick paste out of fabric softner and water , then dip your lace in it and smooth the wet lace onto your window……..

  2. Elise Anderson says:

    I wonder how this would work on a window that get’s a lot of Sun light for a long time.

  3. You can buy camouflage mesh for a boy’s room.

  4. Wouldn’t that attract bugs and mice?

  5. SnowTyger says:

    can this be washed off at a later date would love to do this to my windows but i live in apt?

  6. Sandra Ewing says:

    I have done this to cabinets instead of painting them, sliding closet doors also …when you get tired of it pull off the fabric and wash the doors and the fabric!

  7. Bee Wenzlick says:

    going to do this on my door window

  8. Vondi Rae says:

    This would be a unique way to decorate windows for Christmas!

  9. Kat Miller says:

    or contact paper or a patterned clear/frosted vinyl shower curtain

  10. where is the finished window ? I click and see nothing !

  11. why not net fabric? comes in many colors…for boys room?

  12. Claire Bacon says:

    Wondering if burlap would work?

  13. I may just try this ~ Cool!

  14. Just some sheer fabric will work, also.

  15. I bet using the holiday lace panels you can get from fabric stores would be great too. Santa’s Angels, reindeer, Christmas trees… all would be wonderful and easier than window painting!

  16. Opposed to what? Figuratively? It’s neat!!!

  17. it wont show it so im not going to like it

  18. Connie Eggen says:

    Nice if you are in a rental home for sure

  19. fun project….and a great idea….

  20. I like it. Might try it in my bathroom

  21. Gigi Tharpe says:

    i wanna do this using a snowflake type lace pattern for christmas in our office windows

  22. I did this with liquid starch and it stayed on the window until I took it off and it was in our summer house, so no heat in the winter. Washed windows and no problems.

  23. Godwin says:

    How long does it lasts, and how do we maintain it ??

  24. Jan Mercurio says:

    I tried this and it doesn’t work in the bathroom, and not certain why it did not hold up the lace, thinking the window was cold…. ????

  25. Sue Bowman says:

    What a great ideal.

  26. Does it melt in rainy/cold weather or crack off?

  27. I did this several years ago on a door that had glass panes in it on I used tissue paper and white glue. It looked Iike a stained glass window. A little window cleaner and elbow grease when I moved out was a simple clean up.

  28. Half-assed thing to do. Cornstarch is just inviting bugs to feast. Buy frosted contact paper, it comes in a few designs, cut to fit the glass with scissors exactly, mist the glass with Windex or water, peel and apply using a plastic credit card or store card. This will last for years, The water will allow the contact paper to slide around a bit and you can squeeze out the air bubbles. In a few days the contact will stick permanently to the glass.

  29. Nancy Burcham Southard, Dime store curtains are fine in your house, not mine.

  30. Debbie Wolgemuth says:

    JoAnn’s used to have a product called Gallery Glass in a variety of colors. It’s used to create faux stained glass look. I thought my 2nd story high bathroom window was private until I exited the shower and looked up and out the window. Here was an electrician repairman fixing something on a pole. Then our neighbors said that they could see us coming down from the 2nd story in various states (clothed, pj’s, partically clothed going downstairs to iron something). So embarrassing to know that we didn’t really have privacy. So I painted Gallery Glass on the window panes in small sections, then used a pouncing brush or a sponge to create “sponge painting.” I used the white. The sponging gave a nice effect, gave us privacy and still let the sun in.

  31. What happens when the window sweats?

  32. Caroline Davis says:

    Just to say, this say, this old trick has been around for almost a century. It was also used with regular fabric starch to create snowflake effects at wintertime. Cleans up with soap and water.

  33. Ohhh. I am going to try this.

  34. iris says:

    Mix with cold or hot water?

  35. I copied this for you: Michael Guida
    November 27, 2015 at 4:02 pm
    Half-assed thing to do. Cornstarch is just inviting bugs to feast. Buy frosted contact paper, it comes in a few designs, cut to fit the glass with scissors exactly, mist the glass with Windex or water, peel and apply using a plastic credit card or store card. This will last for years, The water will allow the contact paper to slide around a bit and you can squeeze out the air bubbles. In a few days the contact will stick permanently to the glass.

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