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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. Kimberly says:

    This is a very cool Idea. I used to decorate my rented home’s walls this way. The bathroom were colored fish, living room a dainty blue floral.I’m going to do this in my daughters room only use a dark solid so the light doesn’t get in. Thank you for the reminder

  2. link doesn’t show the end result. dissapinted 🙁

  3. Gladys says:

    Can it be done on a bathroom window or will it come off because of the heat from hot water?

  4. Virginia Sabayrac says:

    Maybe cheese cloth for a masculine look.

  5. Rann Dyer says:

    You can also do the same cornstarch method to put fabric up on the walls, like wallpaper, tho it can be removed when you want. Very warm water and a sponge takes it off. A great way to decorate, especially when renting 🙂 Great to make an accent wall 🙂

  6. Kim Gowen says:

    Missi Johnson Starr

  7. Great idea … I have the perfect mesh fabric to experiment with this concept on glass bottles. Thanks!

  8. Linda Alexander says:

    You may find some camo netting to use in a boy’s room

  9. Susan Haney says:

    For men you could use fishnet stockings…then they wouldn’t care who was looking at them!

  10. Sandra Bowan says:

    Would mod pag work?

  11. maryann says:

    Try the mesh fabric they use for sportswear for a boy’s room. Or plain tulle or netting

  12. Micaela Rosas says:

    Color the lace Blue o r any other color for a different affect.

  13. Micaela Rosas says:

    Color the lace blue or any other color for a different affect.

  14. You can do the same thing using liquid starch

  15. Sharon Ewing says:

    Could you put food coloring in the mix so it wouldn’t be white?

  16. Esther Cokel says:

    Corn stsrch in water is great for washing windows’ They really shine and stay clean longer.

  17. This is how wall paper was hung years ago.

  18. I bought the same lace at IKEA for $2.99-enough for 2 windows!

  19. great idea until your windows sweat when its cold out, then it will turn into a nasty mildewy mess….

  20. Sharleen says:

    If you use cloth or lace on the window or on the wall you can use straight laundry starch ….. if it gets dirty pull it off wash it and put it back on.

  21. Use food color for accent lighting!

  22. Kathy May says:

    Wonder if you spray the lace with liquid cornstarch, let it dry, then cut to size, use the homemade cornstarch mixture to adhere to the window…. you might be able to peel it off to clean it, then paint it back on??

  23. Delia Bates says:

    I remember my mother using a ‘window cleaner’ ( before windex) … may have been called Glass Wax ….a thickish liquid .. put it on the window , let it dry and then rub it off… it took the dirt off and polished the window..

    • Maggie says:

      Hello Delia,

      When I was growing up, I would watch my mom clean the window panes, too. She use Bon Ami, which was similar to a bar of soap. 🙂

  24. Lucy Bong says:

    How long the cornstarch lace will last?

  25. Tammy Seale says:

    URL Not Found. :/

  26. Anne Koontz says:

    We did that back 90 years ago when there were no spray cans of cleaner. Did a spankin’ clean shiny window–takes all the grease and grime right off. Just brush it on and buff it off.

  27. Sharon Hill says:

    This might be the answer to making my patio door visible to birds and others? Wonder if you could use thin paper napkins–the way we used to decoupage a single layer of the napkin to ceramic? Hmmmm—might have to give it a try on a small project.

  28. I love this idea. Now if I could get the right color of lace, it would be beautiful

  29. very pretty but you could never wash it.

  30. Will this come off with warm water if you want to do it in a rental apartment?

  31. Thinking of this for my patio doors that have stains inside the windows. Nice.

  32. Kelly Wilson says:

    you can buy clear peel and stick paper with muted designs that are not so feminine. i did that in my boys bathroom

  33. they were talking about something more manly, I wonder if a shower curtain would work?

  34. Years ago a friend of mine did this with egg whites and torn pieces of tissue paper, incredible idea.

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