Sometimes older houses have outdated design elements and sometimes they have a lot of charm. My 1970’s house is no exception. I am doing away with the parts of the house that don’t fit my style or function, but trying to maintain the more charming design elements that I can. Most of the windows are new, but the door to the patio off the primary bedroom has a paned window in dire need of an update. Paned windows are windows that have a grid and this one is on the outside of the window. As you can imagine, that seems like a lot of work to paint. But no fear, masking liquid to the rescue!

It’s So Easy to Paint Paned Windows!

Masking liquid really makes painting paned windows super easy and really satisfying! One can of the masking liquid goes a long way and you can easily paint the windows in your house with it.. The first step is to just paint the glass of the window panes with the masking liquid. Take care to not get the masking liquid everywhere but it’s not big deal if a little bit of it gets on the grid lines.

Let the masking liquid dry, and once it’s dry you can paint the frame and the grid lines without worrying about getting paint on the windows. For this door I wanted gold hardware to match the rest of the hardware in the room, but that stuff is pricey. I decided for the time being that I would spray paint the existing door hardware and cross my fingers. Once everything was spray painted I painted the door and grid lines with my preferred paint.

Simple as that. When finished painting use the utility knife the score the edges and peel it off. Enjoy the ASMR of cleanly peeling the masking liquid off the window. Breathe in the satisfaction, it’s amazing.

Easiest Project Ever

The finished product looks so nice. I was able to maintain an older design element while updating it. This door matches the other doors and it was so simple to do. Masking liquid is one of my favorite DIY hacks, it’s perfect for painting those pesky windows. Click for more of my primary bedroom updates!