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Okay, this won't work with every house, but If your house has two windows upstairs and a large window downstairs it will. A co-worker of mine used his garage windows for the mouth and it looked pretty good.
I apologize for the condition of the photo. It is the only one I had with this configuration and it got torn. I have no excuse for the images being crooked. Maybe my right leg is shorter than my left.
For this instructable, I used:
- A house or other building with the proper window configuration. If this item must be purchased, it will add considerably to the cost of the project.
- 10-12 pieces of black posterboard
- Six sets of orange mini-lights
- Tape measure
- Yardstick
- Single-edge razor blade
- Pencil
- Scotch tape (LOTS of Scotch tape)
- Scrap paper (about fifty 8 1/2 x 11)
- Two of those little plastic shelves that close in the bottom of your window so you can put those electric candles in the window at Christmastime
- Two rubber bands
- One 3' extension cord
- Nine cup hooks
- String
Your window treatments are a big part of this effect and should show a white surface to the outside.
I apologize for the condition of the photo. It is the only one I had with this configuration and it got torn. I have no excuse for the images being crooked. Maybe my right leg is shorter than my left.
For this instructable, I used:
- A house or other building with the proper window configuration. If this item must be purchased, it will add considerably to the cost of the project.
- 10-12 pieces of black posterboard
- Six sets of orange mini-lights
- Tape measure
- Yardstick
- Single-edge razor blade
- Pencil
- Scotch tape (LOTS of Scotch tape)
- Scrap paper (about fifty 8 1/2 x 11)
- Two of those little plastic shelves that close in the bottom of your window so you can put those electric candles in the window at Christmastime
- Two rubber bands
- One 3' extension cord
- Nine cup hooks
- String
Your window treatments are a big part of this effect and should show a white surface to the outside.
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Signing UpStep 1Start with the Upstairs Window, Upper Sash
This step is done on the inside of the house, but It's easier to explain with this pic of the outside.
First, put the window shelf in the lower sash (pic #2). You'll read why soon.
Measure from A to B and A to C. Cut a rectangle of posterboard that will cover the entire area (ABCD) with overlap onto the frame of the sash. Leave room to tape it to the sash frame. The posterboard was too small to cover my window so I had to piece two together for full coverage as shown in blurry pic #3.
Cut posterboard to fit around the sash lock. I did not cut the section out completely. I left a tab to smush around the lock to avoid 'light leakage'.
Repeat this step for the other window.
Note: When the top sash is covered, you cannot open the window for ventilation. This is not usually a problem during October in NJ. You can try to cover just the glass, but it is difficult to do while avoiding light leakage.
I have to use a lot of tape to keep things attached. My windows are wood and I sometimes have to re-tape sections several times during the month.
***** Remember that all the tape you put on has to eventually come off. Cheap bargain tape will leave residue that is VERY difficult to remove. Real Scotch Tape has worked well for me and I have no connection to 3M.
First, put the window shelf in the lower sash (pic #2). You'll read why soon.
Measure from A to B and A to C. Cut a rectangle of posterboard that will cover the entire area (ABCD) with overlap onto the frame of the sash. Leave room to tape it to the sash frame. The posterboard was too small to cover my window so I had to piece two together for full coverage as shown in blurry pic #3.
Cut posterboard to fit around the sash lock. I did not cut the section out completely. I left a tab to smush around the lock to avoid 'light leakage'.
Repeat this step for the other window.
Note: When the top sash is covered, you cannot open the window for ventilation. This is not usually a problem during October in NJ. You can try to cover just the glass, but it is difficult to do while avoiding light leakage.
I have to use a lot of tape to keep things attached. My windows are wood and I sometimes have to re-tape sections several times during the month.
***** Remember that all the tape you put on has to eventually come off. Cheap bargain tape will leave residue that is VERY difficult to remove. Real Scotch Tape has worked well for me and I have no connection to 3M.
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Sudden thought - You could arrange simple projectors to shine parts of the face on each window, then it will only be visible when you want it to be (you may have to hang plain net curtains in the windows as screens), and you could change templates to change the mood of the face.
Ha! It would cost a fortune, but you could use LCD projectors to make the face animated and coordinated...
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