05-19-2011, 01:03 PM
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Today's project is to change out the mini blinds in the front window to wooden matchstick shades. What was supposed to be an easy project turned into sanding, filling in holes and painting. Touching up in one area alerted me to nicks and chips in other parts of the house (same color), so those got touched up too.
The front window bows out, so I have a nice shelf that the cats love to sit on and stare out of. Do you know how hard it is to keep little paw prints off the sill?
I caught it in the nick of time, dry brushed it smooth and carried on.
The windows came out nice. I'll take a pic later when the sun goes down so you can see them.
I'm putting the room back together and I see little blue footprints on my wood floor!
Thank God for Mr Clean Magic Erasers! I should have taken pictures before cleaning them. Oh well.
Once the wood dries fully I'll wax that sill up good too.
I got a mess of those matchstick blinds for $5 each and they are the perfect size for each section of window. They keep my privacy from the outside and let light inside. 24" width wooden slat blinds are difficult to find without getting them custom made, but I saw some really nice ones made out of REAL wood at IKEA last trip up. And cheap too! Less than $20 each I think. I never noted the sizes they carried so I'll have to check them out next time we go up. In the meantime, these matchstick things will do nicely. They look nice and match the room.
FYI - 90% of the ready made blinds in Home Depot or Lowes are fake wood and a good portion of the higher quality "custom" stuff they sell are also fake wood! I just can't see paying that high price for custom fakes. The ones at IKEA are just as good quality and are real.
The front window bows out, so I have a nice shelf that the cats love to sit on and stare out of. Do you know how hard it is to keep little paw prints off the sill?
I caught it in the nick of time, dry brushed it smooth and carried on.
The windows came out nice. I'll take a pic later when the sun goes down so you can see them.
I'm putting the room back together and I see little blue footprints on my wood floor!
Thank God for Mr Clean Magic Erasers! I should have taken pictures before cleaning them. Oh well.
Once the wood dries fully I'll wax that sill up good too.
I got a mess of those matchstick blinds for $5 each and they are the perfect size for each section of window. They keep my privacy from the outside and let light inside. 24" width wooden slat blinds are difficult to find without getting them custom made, but I saw some really nice ones made out of REAL wood at IKEA last trip up. And cheap too! Less than $20 each I think. I never noted the sizes they carried so I'll have to check them out next time we go up. In the meantime, these matchstick things will do nicely. They look nice and match the room.
FYI - 90% of the ready made blinds in Home Depot or Lowes are fake wood and a good portion of the higher quality "custom" stuff they sell are also fake wood! I just can't see paying that high price for custom fakes. The ones at IKEA are just as good quality and are real.
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