It’s been almost a year since I used clear Con-Tact paper as privacy film on our basement windows and I thought I’d give an update. I get a fair amount of hits about this project and just wanted to encourage anyone who has been thinking about doing it. It’s held up extremely well and looks as good […]
2010 Leftovers: Cleaning out my blog closet
In the interest of cleaning out my blog closet before the new year begins, I thought I would show you a few projects that didn’t get their own posts. Some weren’t really worthy of a whole post and some just fell through the cracks. Last January, I made some no-sew cafe curtains for my brother’s […]
Window air conditioner cover
In previous posts, you may have noticed we have a window air conditioner in our playroom. While we have central air in our house, the ductwork to the upstairs was probably not original to the house and the airflow isn’t the strongest. The window air unit makes the room much more comfortable during the heat of […]
Playroom window shades
Just a quick update to show you the white bamboo shades are up on the windows (and shortened!). All these minor steps are just taking forever! If I only had a couple of pre-Elise weekends, the whole thing would be done already. For reference, a before photo. Before Yeah, maybe I’m jumping the gun on […]
Bamboo shades for the upstairs bathroom
Last week, I posted about how to shorten woven bamboo shades, but I didn’t show you how they look on the windows of our upstairs bathroom, curtains and all. I bought these white bamboo shades to replace the dull and dingy almond-colored dated metal mini-blinds in our upstairs bathroom and playroom. Before Sorry, I don’t […]