What part of my window do I hang the dang blinds from? [more inside]
posted by Tbola on Sep 24, 2008 - 7 answers

We have a street lamp in front of our house that seems inordinately bright. We currently have cardboard in our windows to keep the light out so we can sleep at night. [more inside]
posted by mecran01 on Aug 8, 2008 - 26 answers

I need window coverings that let in light during the day, but offer privacy at night. [more inside]
posted by BradNelson on Jun 2, 2008 - 10 answers

I have about a week or so to find some of this carpet. Yep, it is that stuff that's everywhere. You probably even have 3 rolls of it under your house as we speak. It's almost safe to say, at some point, you really did have like 3 rolls of it - what did you do with them?!! Where should I inquire about getting a scrap of it?? (30cm/12inch -sq.) Demolition.. people? The dump? Is there like an Elephants Graveyard but for carpet?? Also.. I need a hand with repairing melamine/laminex?? ( Bathroom vanity and a cupboard). And (omg!) this blind ( /s)... [more inside]
posted by mu~ha~ha~ha~har on Apr 2, 2008 - 5 answers

DIY: I'm hanging two sets of rolling curtains from IKEA today in my apartment. Each one will be hanging from the ceiling of a window niche, which is drywall. [more inside]
posted by syzygy on Feb 2, 2008 - 3 answers

How can we get these wooden blinds to fit in our windows? [more inside]
posted by JPigford on Nov 27, 2007 - 5 answers

window blinds - ive got some strangely sized windows at my new place. its a rental, and it came with some ugly ass vertical blinds which i hate. before i head down to home depot/ikea and get disappointed by standard sized blinds, is there a way to have them cut to size? [more inside]
posted by fillsthepews on Oct 7, 2007 - 9 answers

Vertical Blinds: replacement slats (vanes)? [more inside]
posted by NYScott on Jun 24, 2007 - 3 answers

I have cordless blinds and they've lost their zip. They are the kind of blinds that you pull on slightly at the bottom and then the cord is pulled up at the top, raising the blind. Now when I pull on it, nothing happens. Is there anything I can do to fix this? Other than buy new blinds?
posted by Nathanial Hörnblowér on Nov 14, 2006 - 1 answer

How do I lengthen the strings that open and close my mini-blinds without introducing a knot that will clog up the works? [more inside]
posted by callmejay on Feb 22, 2006 - 5 answers

How do I remove these horizontal window blinds? [more inside]
posted by Yogurt on Jan 6, 2006 - 7 answers

Can anyone recommend online retailers for window mini blinds? [more inside]
posted by jca on Nov 7, 2005 - 11 answers

Help me fix the vertical blinds in my apartment before I move out. [more inside]
posted by BradNelson on Aug 25, 2005 - 3 answers

More Texas Hold'em rule questions: What is the exact structure of betting the blinds (pre-flop) in a head-to-head match? [more inside]
posted by asavage on Aug 3, 2005 - 21 answers

Can someone explain to me, in simple terms, the meaning behind the big/small blinds in texas holdem? [more inside]
posted by asavage on Apr 23, 2005 - 13 answers

recommendations, please, for tall houseplants that need little watering (we're sometimes away for a week or two), like the warmth (summer is warm, winter has central heating), and don't mind the shade (in summer there are blinds outside to keep the temperature down)? someone just recommended ficus alli to us, yet they are described on that page as "sun loving" - what's right? also, once bought, do we need to repot them into something larger? if so, what soil do we need? anything else plant-clueless people should know? thanks! [more inside]
posted by andrew cooke on Dec 8, 2004 - 11 answers