Some ideas for what to do with this please!

Is it one piece with the decoration applied to the surface? How thick is it?

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yeah, the decoration is on one side and the other is flat, its about 1/4 of an inch thick and heavy.

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You could make a china cabinet with the bottom half having 2 wooden cabinet doors. The glass would be a single cabinet door for the top half.

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It’ll be interesting to see the final project. I think the coffee table might be the way to go.

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ceiling light fixture
headboard
wall hanging (maybe some chip carving project in behind the oval)
and how about “a door”? :)

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I like the idea about using that as the top of a hutch.
If you are going to make a table from it you would definitely need a frame underneath since it’s only 1/4”. I think it would be neat to make a frame that matched the lines in the glass and supported it. I don’t know how to bend wood and if you don’t either this might be a good reason to learn.
It would be a huge coffee table though. Maybe a dining room table would be better.

-- Kyle, Michigan

I could see this recessed into a dining table top with either inlays or relief carvings beneath. The oval could highlight the piece beneath.

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I was watching “Freeform Furniture” on the DIY network the other day. They spread shattered glass on the back of a piece of glass and then poured clear epoxy over it. Combined with the window decoration, that would make a really neat effect.

I think it might be too big for a coffee table, but perhaps a patio table. Or (just a brainstorm) what if you made a display case/plant stand and used the glass for the back? You could put it against a window, and the light would shine through. That would be a great, original piece for a covered porch or sunroom.

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If you’re going to use it as a tabletop, make sure there’s somthing under it for support. How thin that caming is on the glass makes me worried, putting one heavy item in the center would probably cause a pretty big mess. Otherwise, nice score!

a REALLY, REALLY BIG barrister bookcase! ;)

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How about a new front Door.

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Giant scary sharp sharpening station? ;^D

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With a solid frame for support this could also make a nice desk. I have a glass and steel desk in my office and love it. The glass is 3/8” and has a simple frame with cross beams for support. Yep – you should definitely do the desk… :-)

-- Tim D. - Woodstock, GA

what if you made a simple cabinet for your tools. lots of shelfs, you could see you stash and keep dust off to….

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I have big glass windows to and i was thinking sky windows for a play house for my little girl or big windows.
how a bought a green house sky window

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You must have some big books Whit. I wouldn’t use it for anything where the glass lays horizontal unless you know the glass is tempered.

-- DocK, WV

yeah, i thought for the table idea i would have full support under it. i thought of something along the lines of bamboo flooring or something else neat looking

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I think I would find out if it is safaty glass and go from there.

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Take it back to a different Lowes for a full refund. Ha.
I like the table idea, if its safe for that of course.

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

I cant take it back, i work for lowes. I bought it for 5 dollars. but i saw some big rustic looking fence posts at work today and thought maybe i could make a nice table out of them to include this hunk of glass.

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I think I would shy away from the table idea. That glass just isn’t thick enough to make a safe table – not at that size anyway. I assume that since it was in a door that it is tempered glass?

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I think with the big oval in the middle it would make a great sign. I wanted to take a piece of plain glass and cover the area needed with duct tape, cut out Game Room in really cool looking letters and sand blast it with a small sand blaster that connects to my air compressor. I have made a few small etched glass projects, and it works really well. I have etched the glass and then taped the etched area and painted the glass black so the etched area is white and cool looking if back lit with a light. Check out this simple etched glass project I did.

Just a thought.

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