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Creative Camouflage

This decorative window treatment is made from vintage tin ceiling tile.

From Do It Yourself Magazine

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Off-white paint accents the details
of the embossed tin.

One-of-a-Kind Style

This city dining room window has a close view of the neighbors. Perhaps a little too close for every minute of the day and night. In a setting like this, standard-fare curtains or blinds might be a bit too bland. These clever homeowners opted instead to create shutters of tin ceiling tile for period charm. Left open during the day, sunlight streams in the window. Closed at night, the shutters add privacy and style to the dining room.


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