I recovered a bamboo roman shade for our bathroom, using this tutorial from John's Journal.
Although really simple in concept, the execution was a bit more difficult than I anticipated. Tip: this would have been a lot easier with two people; one to hold the bamboo and fabric straight while the other applied the sticky fabric to the bamboo. After two minutes of trying to do it myself, I walked back inside and said "Greg, please go tell Papa that I need his help outside."
Greg, without looking up from the book he was reading, said "oh, he'll be out in a minute."
Thanks for the blow-off, kid, now get upstairs and tell Papa I need his help outside.
SIGH, dramatic eyeroll, Okaaaaay, fine, Mom.
40 minutes later I had completed the entire task. By myself. Outside. In heat of 103 degrees. Second tip: pick a cooler day to do this, since you'll need to spray all that glue in an outdoor area.
I went upstairs and found the Mister and Greg playing Wii in the playroom. Greg, was there something I asked you to do? "Oh right! Papa! Mommy wants you to help her do something outside."
Tip #3: make sure you have enough fabric before you start cutting. You'll notice that the shade is not unfurled all the way to the bottom. (Ahem.)
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| I may put up curtains, so I haven't taken down that curtain rod up top yet. |
Although really simple in concept, the execution was a bit more difficult than I anticipated. Tip: this would have been a lot easier with two people; one to hold the bamboo and fabric straight while the other applied the sticky fabric to the bamboo. After two minutes of trying to do it myself, I walked back inside and said "Greg, please go tell Papa that I need his help outside."
Greg, without looking up from the book he was reading, said "oh, he'll be out in a minute."
Thanks for the blow-off, kid, now get upstairs and tell Papa I need his help outside.
SIGH, dramatic eyeroll, Okaaaaay, fine, Mom.
40 minutes later I had completed the entire task. By myself. Outside. In heat of 103 degrees. Second tip: pick a cooler day to do this, since you'll need to spray all that glue in an outdoor area.
I went upstairs and found the Mister and Greg playing Wii in the playroom. Greg, was there something I asked you to do? "Oh right! Papa! Mommy wants you to help her do something outside."
Tip #3: make sure you have enough fabric before you start cutting. You'll notice that the shade is not unfurled all the way to the bottom. (Ahem.)
