Online Window Restoration Guide
When it comes to restoring historic windows, what you choose to glaze your windows with can make or break your project. In this post, Melanie (from Glaze Craft Windows) and I outline the most reliable options we’ve used in …
In several of our blog posts, we have collaborated with Melanie of Glaze Craft Windows to help explain various restoration techniques related to historic windows. Well – an exciting fact about Melanie – is tnot only she a hands-on …
In this quick video, Melanie from Glaze Craft Windows walks us through what a historic window sash should look like after 1 coat of linseed oil primer. She recommends 1 coat of primer followed by 2–3 top coats for …
In this video, Melanie from Glaze Craft Windows walks through applying the first coat of linseed oil primer from Brouns & Co. to historic window sashes. It’s an easy way to restore historic window without using plastic-laden paints! Why Thin …
An excellent article I found on the internet about Linseed Oil Paint. It seems to come from a Magazine called “Fine Homebuilding,” issue 326 from October of 2024. It summarizes our other posts well, and also gives a full history …
In this video, Melanie (Glaze Craft Windows) walks us through Brouns & Co.’s full line of linseed oil paint and what makes it ideal for historic window restoration and traditional homes. Linseed oil paint has been used for centuries on …
If you’re restoring a historic home and need a solid primer for metal surfaces, Brouns & Co.’s Iron Oxide Primer is a great linseed oil–based alternative to synthetic options like Rust-Oleum. It works especially well on steel windows, tin drip …