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I live in northern Sweden, and in summer - there's no sunset it never gets dark.
Our house has many big windows and I'm simply too cheap to buy that much window blinds :P
I came up with this inexpensive, easy and yet decorative window blind.
It takes about 30 minutes to make one.
Our house has many big windows and I'm simply too cheap to buy that much window blinds :P
I came up with this inexpensive, easy and yet decorative window blind.
It takes about 30 minutes to make one.
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You'll need:
a big sheet of cardboard (the one i used was kind of sloppy and had a lot of holes in it - you may choose a nicer one)
drill
some twine
a long straight piece of lumber or anything else - it has to be straight thats all, you'll only need it as help for cutting)
a knive or cutter
2 hairclips or clothespins
2 hooks or heavy stones
1 big needle for the twine (works without but it'll much easier with the needle)
a big sheet of cardboard (the one i used was kind of sloppy and had a lot of holes in it - you may choose a nicer one)
drill
some twine
a long straight piece of lumber or anything else - it has to be straight thats all, you'll only need it as help for cutting)
a knive or cutter
2 hairclips or clothespins
2 hooks or heavy stones
1 big needle for the twine (works without but it'll much easier with the needle)
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You can use most any kind of material, just make sure it's stiff...or starch it untill it is stiff.
I used wallpaper to make mine. If you use wallpaper, make sure that it does not have glue on it or that it is NOT pre-pasted(comes with glue already on it) or it just might end up sticking to your windows or walls.
That was my first mistake using wall paper. LOL
TY again for sharing.
i've never seen pre-pasted ones in Sweden but i'll think on it when i buy some :)
the condensation that builds up on the windows could cause them to stick to the window....that's why I say get wall paper WITHOUT PASTE on it.
it does not take a lot of water to make prepasted wall paper stick to anything...
and if you get plain white, you can decorate the blinds as you see fit!! :)
maybe put your artistic abilities to work....you would get blinds for the windows & show off your artwork too!! Just a thought..
Great recycling ;o)
Additionally, how much light do they block when fully closed? Think you could take a picture of that?
only the small drilled holes will shine through.
That's the Inst' I needed right now !…
Tank you so much.
Now I wanna ask you : what is the wall that shows through your window ?…
It seems to be made of polished stones or big chunks of "glass" ????…
I think it's very nice.
but i like it very much - it has all colours of the rainbow when the sun shines on it.
thanks for your answer.
however ,I didn't know that pirates needed to protect themselves from onlookers !… :)
- you could also add them later, if it doesn't work with only 2 strings
I tip my hat to you and your creativity ! Thank you for sharing !
now I just need to find me some sturdy cardboard...wonder if anyone nearby bought a new major appliance lately? :)
I have a street/security light problem that this fine instructable could help with. I like the cardboard look, but others are already coming up with ideas to modify the look. One can imagine a block print or stencil scheme before scoring the folds...
Also a reuse jacket Cord Stopper to hold it in place.
Great Ible !
:o)
I'm trying to improve the look and function.
I thought about very strong Velcro to mount the blinds to the frame, without drilling holes.
Regards,
Lars, a fellow Swede.
"MÖRKI" sounds nice :)
greetings from Jämtland
Great idea! :)
Made one for my daughters bedroom, covered it in the same wallpaper she has, and drilled 2 holes for string, one as a secure line as in this ible, and the other passes through a hook at the top and down to another hook so she can raise it when she wants by pulling on the string and tying it off on the hook and a small weight across the bottom of the blind allows it to fall when the string is released!