The screw should stick out from the wall at least 1 4 of an inch further than the base windows thus creating a seamlessly layered look.
How to hang a vintage window on the wall.
Lay the sash on the floor or a worktable with the side the you want to face the room down and the back side of the sash facing up.
The boxes are held in place with velcro.
First let me show you how my wall is looking these days.
To make a wall mounted shadow box from an old window first construct a shallow open front box that equals the length and width of the window.
Just push the box to control the lights.
The lights were randomly taped into place inside the frames.
There ya have it.
Steph made a little cover and painted them the wall cover to hide the battery boxes of the fairy lights.
One part of the cleat goes in the wall the other on the window.
So here it is a little how to on hanging vintage windows.
How to hang an old window sash on a wall.
Like i mentioned before these windows are relatively lightweight and i usually hang them flush against a wall so i use the hooks and eyes with picture hanging wire to hang them.
Measure down from the top left corner of the sash to approximately one third of the total height of the sash and mark it.
I have a window i still need to hang and i want to add more but i still love it now even not finished.
Then when you go to place the layered windows on top of the base windows they should lay flush on top of the base windows since their screws stuck out just a hair further.
Fit the box framework with shelves and then paint or stain it to match the window.
If you give a hook a small tap with a hammer then it bites into the wood enough that you can usually screw it in by hand without drilling a guide hole first.