Window Herb Garden. Love.



It's so nice to have herbs in my kitchen!


I, like many of you, have officially become a slave to Pinterest. I try not to, but I end up spending at least an hour every day looking at the amazing DIY projects people are doing, new recipes to try and funny pictures to bring a smile to my face. I have repinned so many DIY projects that it will take me the rest of the year to get around to all of them...except by then, the list will have just grown larger!

A few weeks ago, I came across this beauty:



Greenhouse Window - Martha Stewart



I knew I HAD to do this with my own kitchen window, but traded the glass shelves for easier-to-work-with and far less expensive wood. I embarked on my mission by first buying some window film online so that I could get as much light as possible through the window without worrying that my neighbors (or potential thieves) could see into my townhouse. I decided to go with the Etched Leaf Window Film from Amazon (free shipping!) and I'm glad I did because I love it! It was really easy to apply and it lets so much light in.



My window - before (nice view, eh?)


I picked up some wood from Home Depot and had them cut the pieces to fit my window. I also bought some moulding to serve as the "ledges" to hold up the shelves. I spray painted everything white for a crisp look. After screwing in the ledges to the sides of the window walls, all that was left was to pu the shelves on top. Of course, after the first shelf went in, I noticed that it wasn't quite level, despite my checking the level of the ledges. Turns out my house is lopsided. Something to do with the ground being clay here in Texas, causing foundation issues. Good to know!

I had to reattach the ledges to be level with the window, which seems strange, but it's more pleasing to the eye. I decided to leave them loose rather than attaching them, so that if I needed to remove them to clean the window, it would be easy.



Almost done!


I wanted a little valance at the top of the window for a finished look, so I sewed this one up in just a few minutes with some leftover fabric. Cute, right?

I guess now's a good time to mention that I completely failed at documenting the items needed for this project/cost. I think it was around $75 for everything, including the herbs/planters, which is not bad!

I bought several different pots for the herbs for variety. They were all about $5 each at Marshalls and TJMaxx (LOVE those stores!). The last step was planting the herbs and placing them on the shelves.

Herbs at your fingertips!

I love the way this turned out and I've already gotten a lot of use of the fresh herbs. One DIY project down, about 3 million to go!