Movin' on up

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Thanks to everyone. Funny how it looks great but all I can think of is getting my hands on the kitchen.

Question for the ages: If one hates blinds and one hates drapes, what do the two of you do? (Yes, I know, both on each window - but we're on a budget here.)

Flip a coin?

Some rooms have blinds and some have drapes?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

If you get thick curtains, you can get the same effect as blinds of making the room darker. It's the cheapo curtains that let all the light in...

That's not the issue, it's the opposite for me. I like that you can gradullay lighten a room with even light with blinds, vs. the annoying strip of light you get with curtains when they're open a crack. I know we can get sheers as well, but that's still too quantized for me. But I can deal.

[Alex]

Do you hate both vertical and horizontal blinds? I'm not a fan of horizontal blinds but like vertical ones (which are also immune to inevitable destruction by cats if ever there is one in the house).

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Do you hate both vertical and horizontal blinds? I'm not a fan of horizontal blinds but like vertical ones (which are also immune to inevitable destruction by cats if ever there is one in the house).

We both hate vertical blinds. I like horizontal/venitian blinds, she does not.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

That's not the issue...

Ah.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

If you get thick curtains, you can get the same effect as blinds of making the room darker. It's the cheapo curtains that let all the light in...

Actually, that's the reason I like curtains. GD likes blinds because you can let light in evenly. We'll figure it out.

[mousepod]

Go for the Lutron™ solution. I'm sure it's affordable.

[Gemini Cricket]

I hate the clacky noises vertical blinds make when the wind hits it. I also hate the buzzing noises horizontal ones make when the windows are open behind them.

[Alex]

Well, I say don't cave in to the arbitrary social pressure that you have windows. Brick them all in, install natural lighting with dimmer switches.

[Gemini Cricket]

Or you can get some of those diagonal blinds.

But there's also Alex's dungeon solution...