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Cowgirl
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Posted: Mon Jun 16th, 2008 22:59 |
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Hello, MP Community! What fun to have a place for sharing ideas! I admit I procrastinated going low lux, but it gave me SO much physical relief once I DID it. There wasn't much extra money to use for covering windows, etc. So I searched my house for things I already had that could do the job.
Presentation Boards (like a kid might use for a science project) worked GREAT propped up behind miniblinds or taped to the woodwork. In places where "the way it looks OUTSIDE" was not an issue, I used cardboard boxes folded flat and taped as needed. I ended up purchasing several sheets of regular cheapo poster board in dark colors that matched the decor for the living room. Dark colored bedsheets and even towels can be rigged into decent temporary "curtains",too.
In the kitchen I propped up a nice cork bulletin board over the sink window and proceeded to tack up the grandkids' most recent artwork! It made a POSITIVE, HEART-WARMING display out of something that otherwise might have lent itself to negativity or depression.
I recently put up all my Birthday and Mother's Day Cards on what used to be the bedroom window. Makes me smile every time I go in there! At work I used a large "whiteboard" over the picture window, and lots of people have used dry-erase markers to write encouraging messages to me on it over the months I've been on the MP. Any other ideas out there? Wishing you WELL, Cowgirl.
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RichardM
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Posted: Mon Jun 23rd, 2008 10:14 |
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I used garbage bags and tape on the windows in my bedroom when I got keen to darken it one day without going shopping for something to cover it. Dirt cheap, but you want to take care with moisture. I've heard of others using aluminium foil for the same purpose.
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Carricol
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Posted: Mon Jun 30th, 2008 03:24 |
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| I went around and put garbage bags on all my windows. This darkened a lot but not completly. I then went to Home depot and purchased some black plastic. I cut it and taped it over all windows, Virtually no natural light comes in now. Only problem is that the tape sometimes comes off and I need to retape. This is a minor irritant to keep the light out. The plastic is not expensive. Depending on how many windows one has you can do a whole house for $15 to $50.
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John McDonald
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Posted: Mon Jun 30th, 2008 03:37 |
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| I used to carry a couple black plastic trash bags and tape in my suitcase for hotel windows. And sometimes I would drap the hotel hand towels on a distant lamp shade to get just the right degree of light to eat my take out meal. I adjusted the TV brightness too.
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Caitiegirl
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Posted: Mon Jun 30th, 2008 04:26 |
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We also bought the roll of black plastic which was fairly thick but didn't use tape. Since we have a large family and felt we would all get really sick if we made the whole house dark without actually being on the protocol we used the 3M Command Strips Picture hangers. These use the removable adhesive with velcro. Now this is a much more expensive way to go but it has served us well. We even shipped my daughter out for day and removed all the plastic while we had the house appraised. The plastic went right back up. I don't think we have had any fall off except for one very large piece which drapes the hall way. It hangs 9 feet and the kids are running through it all the time. If you can afford the extra these have worked well and I keep thinking I won't be damaging the wall when we go to take them down. We have talked about hanging posters or full sized pictures of our yard over the black plastic. Or put our refrigerator art there. I have a feeling before it's over with our black plastic will take on quite a different look.
MindyLast edited on Mon Jun 30th, 2008 04:29 by Caitiegirl
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Over-Heated in PHX
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Posted: Tue Jul 1st, 2008 15:45 |
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I had a decorative rail in my kitchen for a valance type curtain. I have pretty wind chimes and ornaments dangling on it now, in front of all black paper that covers this West facing window. This makes a pretty, twinkly display
You know, I really don't miss looking out the windows, though I use to love to see the landscaping and nature-views I put in myself outside the windows. Now I think, "It will be there when I am well" & "I am way more important than what anyone falsely assumes about my dark house."
I'm so thankful for the great relief of not being bombarded by light as it had been a problem for over 20 years with East/West facing picture windows. One side of this house was always way too bright for me, even with shade screens. Then on the other side, you could barely see due to the sun bombarding the opposite side, made it impossible to adjust to the "dark side".
For years, I couldn't stand all that light, and felt exhausted by it and miserable. Drat the steel and glass structures of the 50's. More blasphemy: Saving electricity by opening windows for light. My bill is way lower since blocking out all that sunny radiation and using these low-watt incandescent light bulbs.
Thank goodness for this discovery.
Still,  ver-Heated in PHX
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