Sidelight Window Grille Inserts

Hey, Dwight Kopp here with Forgotten Mountain.

Window Grille Inserts

This week we’ve been creating some more decorative window grilles, and specifically I want to show you a couple of projects. We’ve been working on creating window grilles for sidelights. We have two different patterns that were used here for these two different windows.

Pradesh Sidelight Window Grille Insert

Got some before and after pictures: The first one is the Pradesh. So there’s, in this case two sidelights, one on either side of the front door and the homeowner wanted a little bit more privacy. The advantage of a sidelight is you can see out to see who’s there, but the reality is they can also see in. So having a window grille just creates sort of a visual barrier, and the window grille generally calls your attention first, so you end up seeing the window grille first, and it’s a little harder to see through. Obviously, it is not a perfect privacy solution.

It just creates sort of a visual barrier and adds interest and beauty to your window. So the sidelights–both of these sidelights that you’re can see here–the first one, the Pradesh, both of these are made as two separate pieces. Each grille, because they’re tall, is made as two pieces (over and under), and they are joined together with a seam in the center. When you get it, you attach the magnets on the back, pull off the adhesive tab, the tab goes right on the glass, and so the grilles can be removed should you feel the need to clean your windows.

Alnwick Window Grille Insert

The second sidelight that we created was the Alnwick pattern. Same deal: these are tall sidelights, and so on each side of the door, each of those grilles is created as two separate pieces. That makes them a lot cheaper to ship and much easier to handle on your end.

Anyway, thought those were kind of fun. Thought I’d share those with you. Give me a shout if you have any questions. Thanks.