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Post by H2H on Apr 4, 2017 17:20:05 GMT -5
If you can't buy/hang curtains or need to JUST HIDE the view from outside... sliding doors, LR windows, the garage window.... 1. the easiest- rolls of CHEAP adhesive removable BOOK COVER plastic.. comes in colors, Staples has them, for students...and they are 13.5" wide by 4' long...you can use them directly on dry glass (inside) either wide-ways or top to bottom. cut to fit. I have a green color that filters light nicely on my DR windows I have a 3/4 strip across bottom, allowing plenty of light. The peelable window stickies they sell can be placed over the book cover plastic too. ________________ 2. REMOVABLE FABRIC- this is my FAVORITE as it sticks to any dry surface. an Army wife discovered this in desperation way back when she couldn't paint or hang curtains in the base housing, and it was all over the talk shows 3 decades ago. You take any fabric--thinner cotton, lighter colors are best to allow light thru. -cut the fabric to fit the glass pane. - buy a bottle of inexpensive liquid fabric starch- StayPuff? or one of those - mix the starch 50-50 with tap water, and SOAK the fabric in it for a full min. until saturated. - lightly wring out excess. don't wrinkle fabric. -use your hands and a wet sponge to lay the fabric against the window, and press/smooth lightly. -wipe up drips, -let dry in place the fabric starch disappears/dries clear...and you can PEEL OFF the fabric anytime!! if you move, to wash it or use it for something else. NO harm to windows, or WALLS. I used this trick on ugly painted drywall that covers the space over the kitchen cabinets. I had recovered the kitchen chairs in a dark green with popping sunflowers fabric. So I took a long strip, (it was heavy cotton) soaked it as per above, and applied to the brown painted area above the cabinets It looked perfect! and it stayed in place for 3 years. peeling off the strip when i moved was a breeze! You can also cover a rough or marked up wall, or a damaged door , or decorate around a large mirror, etc.I never have tried an ART project..say a kid's room..cut out shapes, dip in starch and squeegee on to walls, or over OTHER fabric you placed there. ______________________________________________________ I know they sell the fancy$$$ rolls of privacy filtering plastic in patterns, that came into vogue recently www.amazon.com/Frosted-Privacy-Window-Film-Professional/dp/B01LXSW635?psc=1&SubscriptionId=AKIAJ6XWIHHJ63IGJPZQ&tag=searchresul0b-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B01LXSW635 |
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Post by H2H on Apr 4, 2017 17:23:58 GMT -5
I bet Mouseanne or Imamess or other sewers could make a real art project..maybe a "window glass quilt" of it? layering or placing the patterns using the starch method?
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Post by def6 on Apr 4, 2017 20:13:41 GMT -5
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Post by ohblondie on Apr 5, 2017 6:57:53 GMT -5
great idea...I was just thinking you could take cute fabric that coordinated with your child's bedding, cut letters out and spell their name on the wall.
I also like the idea of a "wall" quilt. Or window quilt.
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Post by H2H on Apr 5, 2017 12:26:42 GMT -5
I remembered that I did this with a thick fleece fabric for some reason, and when I pulled it off the wall it left a lot of little threads and fuzz which scrubbed off easily.
I had the brilliant idea to create a full wall display behind my headboard..
something grand..a bed-wide fabric strip to the ceiling, and then making a visual of a little cottage, and trees, and stone paths and such..just by dipping the fabric and adding it to the first layer. then sealing it all to keep it permanent.
I was looking at buying small bits of yardage.. fabrics with leaves, flowers, birds, animals ," tree " or greenery patterns, 'stone' prints can be easy art.
I wanted a whole view into a forest with a little cottage and thatched roof inviting you in...sort of a "come in and dream peacefully""
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Post by openwindows on Apr 5, 2017 14:12:05 GMT -5
Thanks for reminding me about starch and fabric. Our new apt has French doors with lots of little panes and I couldn't figure out how I was going to cover them.
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Post by mynicehome on Apr 5, 2017 16:39:23 GMT -5
H2H...I am just infused with new energy for some of my walls now! I've been wondering what the easiest, least expensive could be.
I have a couple of questions about the wall fabric: will it stay up longer than three years? if I take it down after three years and wash it, can I reuse the same fabric, restarched?
Great tips! Thanks so much!
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Post by H2H on Apr 5, 2017 17:08:39 GMT -5
mynicehome... I use 3 years as the gauge of how long mine was...if you dos ome research you might find more info...... I wonder if lightly stapling up the sides would be ok in a rental? or decorative thumbtacks?
Or maybe paint on another thin wet coating to "restarch it?
and yes was shirts are washed than restarched for wearing, and I know if the fabric is not flimsy or tearing it should be fine to reuse..
Start small with one easy test project..maybe take a square piece, turn to a diamond shape and see how you like it, if it peels off, etc.
openwindows.. a friend just glommed on to this idea when they got a new home with a glass door between the MBR and the MBath..she said even tho the toilet was hidden by the shower wall she could see her DH hairy legs when he was sitting there!!! so she slapped up some fabric QUICK... that glass should have been frosted !! but now you can buy the pretty patterns of the stick on stuff... it also peels off and is reusable.
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Post by openwindows on Apr 7, 2017 22:51:41 GMT -5
I think I may look for lace, either table cloths or curtains, at goodwill and such. The French doors are our main entrance and most the common area is visible from there. It a walk-out basement apt in a semi-rural area so I don't have to worry about passersby seeing in just anyone who comes to the door. Also, because it is semi-underground I want to keep it as sunny as possible. mynicehome I think how long it lasts depends on where you use it. I remember my mom using this technique to cover an ugly fridge when I was a kid and that it would start to peel from time to time. On the other hand I've used it to secure table coverings and had it last until I cleaned the table top. If the fabric starts to come loose just use more starch to stick it back down. The edges of thin or delicate fabrics might become damaged during removal if you pull or pick at them but wetting them with water should allow you to work them free and average weight cotton can be peeled off, washed and reused many times without damage. I don't know about heavier weight fabrics. |
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