Creamy white window frames

Popular blogger Varpunen, Susanna Vento, painted the old window frames of the barn at her summer home in classic white. Follow these instructions to give your windows a new look with paint!

The cream shade is from the Vinha colour card 

While the walls of the wooden building were painted black, the windows were treated with airy white shade, 2686 Tuulikki. Like Susanna, you can paint the wooden window frames of your summer house creamy white with Teho Ikkunamaali

The barn stands on an old farm that belongs to Susanna’s family and welcomes the whole family every summer. Susanna Vento and her mother and sister were looking for a summer home and they found the farm with a large garden, a vegetable patch and a field in 2012. They have already done some work on the interior surfaces. This summer it was time to work on the barn facade: the wall surfaces, windows, doors and socle. 

farm house barn painted windows
painting the barn windows
barn window

Putting the idea into practice 

Painting the window frames with Teho Ikkunamaali:

washing old window frames
1. WASH THE OLD SURFACES

Wash the old paint surface and brush the dirt off with a scrubbing brush. 

scraping old window frames
2. REMOVE LOOSE PAINT 

Remove the old, loose/chipping paint with a scraper.

priming the old window frames
3. APPLY PRIMER

Use a brush to apply the Valtti Pohjuste (primer) on the bare wood surface if required. After that, treat the surface once with Öljypohja.

painting the window frames
5. PAINT WITH TEHO IKKUNAMAALI

Paint the primed surface with Teho Ikkunamaali.

blogger Varpunen Susanna Vento

IDEA IMPLEMENTED BY: Susanna Vento

Interior designer, stylist and journalist Susanna Vento from Helsinki has become known for her popular Varpunen blog and books OK. Omin Käsin and Green Home Book. Admire Susanna's classic and creative style on the Varpunen blog, which features stylish low-cost and low-effort projects. 

Read Susanna’s thoughts on the project in her blog >>

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