Re: From MCM curtains to 1939 shades
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2017 9:34 am
So, way back when I last posted, Sean had tried a few variations, we sort of agreed on one. After we took a break, I thought of another, showed it to him, and he liked it, so that was it.
Then....long story short, I got sidetracked by a few bunch of other things, and then remembered that the string on that one neutral valance was different than what was on these prior. So I lost a day trying to remember where that got put (the craft room is half a mess, half still boxed up), then when I found it, I showed it to Sean and he also thought it looked more Craftsman-y, so that's what I really, really, hope to be doing this week.
We also picked up a few thin square wood dowels that I'm going to use to hang them. I'm going to put a bit of wire on those (argh can't remember the name) screws that hold the inside interior trim in place, and hang them that way. I was going to try to do something with regular tension rods, but then it was getting silly trying to figure out the best way to attach some sort of loops to put them on the rod. This way, I can just slide the dowel inside the plastic straws. I went with the square because structurally, the same diameter was a lot stronger than the round. It's not that the shades weigh much, it's just that I'm thinking if a wind kicks up, don't want the dowel busting just because of a gust.
Then....long story short, I got sidetracked by a few bunch of other things, and then remembered that the string on that one neutral valance was different than what was on these prior. So I lost a day trying to remember where that got put (the craft room is half a mess, half still boxed up), then when I found it, I showed it to Sean and he also thought it looked more Craftsman-y, so that's what I really, really, hope to be doing this week.
We also picked up a few thin square wood dowels that I'm going to use to hang them. I'm going to put a bit of wire on those (argh can't remember the name) screws that hold the inside interior trim in place, and hang them that way. I was going to try to do something with regular tension rods, but then it was getting silly trying to figure out the best way to attach some sort of loops to put them on the rod. This way, I can just slide the dowel inside the plastic straws. I went with the square because structurally, the same diameter was a lot stronger than the round. It's not that the shades weigh much, it's just that I'm thinking if a wind kicks up, don't want the dowel busting just because of a gust.