tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post9166176616203380051..comments2024-03-27T17:31:58.315-07:00Comments on Home Living: A Plain House - Inside WindowsLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-82873884216527422922008-04-23T08:44:00.000-07:002008-04-23T08:44:00.000-07:00Answer to question about hanging curtains on metal...Answer to question about hanging curtains on metal door...<BR/>There are curtain rods made for this that have magnets. They are very inexpensive and I have seen them at discount stores and Walmart. They look like a curtain rod, but the rod supports or brackets have a strong magnet on the back. You could also use tension rods in the door frames, or use tea cup hooks that screw into the wooden Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-15345900923461139352008-04-23T08:33:00.000-07:002008-04-23T08:33:00.000-07:00I agree about the tv/vcr set. It should be put in ...I agree about the tv/vcr set. It should be put in a corner away from view of the street. One good reason is to prevent theft. The corner next to the front window is best, not across from it, but beside it. The best thing to be seen from outside is a fireplace. It makes a warm, homey glow. You can get electric fireplaces quite inexpensively or use a mantel and put a glowing heater in it. Most Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-2476395705302983022008-04-23T08:30:00.000-07:002008-04-23T08:30:00.000-07:00Maybe buy some of those peel-off the back stick-on...Maybe buy some of those peel-off the back stick-on plastic hooks (come in several sizes) and put it on the metal with plaster. Plaster is available in small portions for household repairs. It sticks to metal better. Then put a rod on the hooks when the plaster is dry and they are secure. Or, use the hardware that comes with one of those metal curtain rods. Plaster the little hook piece to the Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-9168349175080537672008-04-23T07:38:00.000-07:002008-04-23T07:38:00.000-07:00We moved a lot when we were following my husband's...We moved a lot when we were following my husband's career.<BR/><BR/>Another nice thing about curtains which just need to be slipped on a rod, they can be used in various houses. <BR/><BR/>I especially love the dutch lace style of curtain that is floor length. They fit almost any style of window whether it is large or small.Brenda@CoffeeTeaBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719695370857675146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-5231750471610672192008-04-23T06:57:00.000-07:002008-04-23T06:57:00.000-07:00Hi. I'm enjoying this topic. I would like to point...Hi. I'm enjoying this topic. I would like to point out something I see in people's windows that I don't think looks so attractive. My husband and I walk our dog around the neighborhood in the evenings, and we see a lot of people who leave their living room curtains open (if they have any curtains at all. They have mounted huge flat-screen TVs to a wall in the room, often the wall opposite the JKayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05508777675700980389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-4236787993444472432008-04-23T06:38:00.000-07:002008-04-23T06:38:00.000-07:00Hi. I love this topic, and all of the great ideas....Hi. I love this topic, and all of the great ideas. In my combined kitchen/dining area, there were vinyl blinds on the windows when we moved in, but no curtain rods. I wanted a quick, inexpensive window treatment that would add some color. I got my idea from a framed print in my dining area, of an old farmouse with a clotheline in the yard. I tacked a couple of small nails at the top of each Fair Skieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12509329806099087156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-78086924919197730972008-04-23T04:47:00.000-07:002008-04-23T04:47:00.000-07:00My grandmother came last week to help me iron my n...My grandmother came last week to help me iron my new curtains (well, new to me ;) She told me that when she was a child during the Depression, that her family hung paper curtains in the window just so they could have something pretty to put up. She said her mother and grandmother could make anywhere into "home" with little of nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-29625564371518361082008-04-22T23:06:00.000-07:002008-04-22T23:06:00.000-07:00I just purchased curtians ($3.99) for the kitchen ...I just purchased curtians ($3.99) for the kitchen & homeschool room (known as the informal dining room to realtors) from Goodwill they were valances and my intention was to hang them from the middle of the window and add (1.99 Goodwill fabric which look more like $25/yd fabric) fabric. My wonderful hubby pointed out we cannot secure them in the middle of the window because our windows are texasmcvayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13672144667554705241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-19769339447091345042008-04-22T19:55:00.000-07:002008-04-22T19:55:00.000-07:00You've shown us such fine & inspiring examples of ...You've shown us such fine & inspiring examples of dressing windows...lots of good ideas in your text as well. <BR/><BR/>many thanks,<BR/>BrendaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-78125394352945327352008-04-22T18:35:00.000-07:002008-04-22T18:35:00.000-07:00Beautiful site with some great ideas! As someone e...Beautiful site with some great ideas! <BR/>As someone else mentioned, a very inexpensive window treatment is to use flat sheets. They are a great idea for kids rooms as you can match them with the bedding.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798124104168438303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-27019941963476905402008-04-22T12:30:00.000-07:002008-04-22T12:30:00.000-07:00Last year my husband and I moved into our first ti...Last year my husband and I moved into our first tiny apartment. Our aunt found us some beautiful sage green crushed velvet curtains but we had no rod. So we went to Home Depot to get one. But, on our grad school/no jobs budget we couldn't really afford what they had. We went home with just pretty scrolled wood mounts for some future find. Then we decided that when we next went to my grandparents troubling starshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05814687479260066692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-44730440737659943382008-04-22T11:51:00.000-07:002008-04-22T11:51:00.000-07:00Another great post filled with good ideas - thank ...Another great post filled with good ideas - thank you.<BR/>I was reminded of my fist home - swags & tails were very "in" and I made mine from peach curtain linings and a staple gun. Peach satin ribbons hid the staples! <BR/>I remember using a garden bamboo cane as a curtain rod. I made curtains for about £4 a window & they were HUGE windows!!<BR/>Happy days - I learnt how to make a pound stretch Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832021443447502646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-44545042792510339662008-04-22T11:50:00.000-07:002008-04-22T11:50:00.000-07:00When we had no money for Christmas window decorati...When we had no money for Christmas window decorations I got some cans of fake spray snow at the dollar store (on sale) and used stencils I had to make window dressings. I have used hemed and dressed up sheets, tea towels, napkins, used curtains from thrift stores, made my own with fabric..the ideas are endless. And expensive fabric and rods are not necessary. Check out the window "mistreatments" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-65375727571342840512008-04-22T11:32:00.000-07:002008-04-22T11:32:00.000-07:00Tracy, what a wonderful saying!! I believe more y...Tracy, what a wonderful saying!! I believe more young women would stay home if they thought they could afford it. These ideas are for the purpose of showing them that you do not have to "afford" anything--just use what is around you.Besides that, it is what good stories are made of.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-57016666412606757502008-04-22T11:30:00.000-07:002008-04-22T11:30:00.000-07:00Yes, I have been lurking on Warm Pie all week!! An...Yes, I have been lurking on Warm Pie all week!! And your story is wonderful. I have a few sills but for some diabolical reason they were built slanted so no one could perch anything on them! My lights would tumble down after awhile, even if I put two-way tape or mounting tape on them. We may have many advantages with homes built after 1900, but in some ways we lost a lot of really needed thingsLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-15929141021517291472008-04-22T11:22:00.000-07:002008-04-22T11:22:00.000-07:00I like your ideas. I love the look of a little lig...I like your ideas. <BR/><BR/>I love the look of a little light in the window at night. At Christmas, I purchased some little "country" electric candle sticks with silicone bulbs. But the problem was reaching behind furniture to turn the off and on. Another problem was when we left during the daytime there was no one to turn them on. An yet another problem was that the window sills of our old Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-66163145295814557752008-04-22T11:15:00.000-07:002008-04-22T11:15:00.000-07:00I admire that in each and every post you speak to ...I admire that in each and every post you speak to ladies from every walk of life. From the rich to the poor. "Make do with what you have, but make a difference". That is what I take away each time I visit. Thank you!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17316243882758535639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-12275058998810848802008-04-22T11:09:00.000-07:002008-04-22T11:09:00.000-07:00I love curtains. It seems the trend now is all so...I love curtains. It seems the trend now is all sorts of custom blinds, like roman shades. They are very expensive. Some look nice, but some look very plain.<BR/><BR/>Curtains are an especially great way to redecorate your kitchen every once in a while.<BR/><BR/>~ AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-22515673452996494062008-04-22T10:56:00.000-07:002008-04-22T10:56:00.000-07:00I love this post. Lovely ideas!I love this post. Lovely ideas!candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788894816760003783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-44470130834828440022008-04-22T10:23:00.000-07:002008-04-22T10:23:00.000-07:00For a curtain rod for a little bathroom window, I ...For a curtain rod for a little bathroom window, I went to the beach and got a pretty stick of driftwood and set it on nails. The fabric for the curtain can be simply draped over something like this. <BR/>I also replaced some old drapes on a huge sliding glass door with twin-sized white sheets. They were on sale for $4.99 per top sheet, so I bought two for each side of the window, one for the Lillibethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857189417720272826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-64919415204471079662008-04-22T10:09:00.000-07:002008-04-22T10:09:00.000-07:00We live on a very busy street, with lots of pedest...We live on a very busy street, with lots of pedestrian and car traffic. We also have a great number of windows, to inexpensively cover them we decided to buy inexpensive white mini blinds to pull down in the evening when you don't want people peeping in, and from the inside I hung inexpensive polyester lace curtains. They don't require any fancy rods, they wash very easily and nicely, and they Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-3557729677909632272008-04-22T09:58:00.000-07:002008-04-22T09:58:00.000-07:00ps. you can also paint those aluminum window frame...ps. you can also paint those aluminum window frames.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.com