Window Covering Answers

Roller Blind Art https://mamurale.com LONGING  FOR A GREAT VIEW FROM YOUR WINDOW? Have you ever longed for a great view from your window? Does your window face a brick wall? Or worse, someone else's window? Does your apartment or condo look out onto a factory, a busy highway or road? OR maybe just onto a really, boring view of nothing in particular?  Maybe it is time to change your view . And you can. With the right illustration placed on a roller blind , the view that you have always wanted, can be yours.   What do you really want to look at? Hawaii? A jungle in South America? One of the worlds best beaches? What about a seascape or a view of the Rockies? Maybe a peaceful garden or even a field of flowers? What about a Zen garden? ILLUSTRATED ROLLER BLINDS For the more adventurous there are also roller shades that are copies of Impressionist paintings. Vincent Van Gogh, Renoir, Monet, all suddenly at your window, instead of that man who is always smoking on his balcony. IM

Fixing your broken blinds Yes. It can be done. Maybe not effortlessly but .... here is how to do it.  https://youtu.be/2DxTjhSUVIQ Blind repairs can be costly and time consuming... but this company is dedicated to helping you fix what is broken. FixMyBlinds is the answer to extending the life of your blinds. Here are several links, but if you just enter FixMyBlinds into the YouTube search you will soon find what you need. They have several really useful videos.  https://youtu.be/8bcYB-0bctE From the same great company here is another video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5seZ45_i_Y https://youtu.be/G5seZ45_i_Y https://youtu.be/Vu0tsEgtPVE   for Vertical Blinds This site will save you money with just a bit of handiwork and time. Fix My Blinds is excellent.

Motorizing on the Cheap Yes, there is always someone with a better way of doing things and this little video shows you how to do this very inexpensively. As he says it is not all that pretty but he encourages you to improve on his creation.  Here is the video that shows you how.  https://youtu.be/8bcYB-0bctE

Motorization Well I know what you are thinking, why would I need to motorize my blinds? There are reasons and here are a few - in the internet of things you can make it seem as though you are home with this device. Or your window coverings are just too high to reach without a ladder. Or someone in the house is disabled and with motorization they can press a button.  https://youtu.be/vbQr3A-YAr0 This video shows step by step how to create your own motorized shade. Good luck! Not for beginners...but someone will be up to the challenge. 

Curtains for your car Now not everyone needs these but they do look lovely in this van, don't they? This is not a do it yourself item but an addition to what we all wish for from time to time. In a world where everything is mobile, cars and vans are sometimes used for taking naps or sleeping on long trips.  This little video makes me want to try it out.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpDv6Sh1UME

Japanese Shoji Screens and how to do it. Just a quick note here ... this how to video is short and really easy. This is from Youtube but truly worth watching if you want to make these window treatments yourself.  http://nutsandboltsdiy.com/how-to-make-japanese-rice-paper-room-dividers/ Light and privacy in one window treatment. Minimalist. Peaceful.  http://nutsandboltsdiy.com/how-to-make-japanese-rice-paper-room-dividers/

Interior Mylar Panels for your Sunrooms Do you have a three season porch? A room with a great view but you can only use it for 3 seasons. Extend your use of these rooms with Mylar panels from Screenitagain. Taking out the screens and putting in the Mylar panels makes the room warm enough to enjoy even in cooler weather. As the room warms up on sunny days you are augmenting your energy saving program with gentle passive solar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xC746UaPn8