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Need a cover for high shelves jtpr 01-23-2008
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Posted by jtpr on January 23, 2008, 10:00 am
We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
the shelf space. So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

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Posted by Pat on January 23, 2008, 10:27 am
> We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
> shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
> deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
> wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of doors
> on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
> the shelf space. So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
> good solution. She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
> 10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim

The correct answer is "yes, dear".

So here's your evil plan. Agree with your wife !!! Tell her that
you'll go get a curtain rod and put it up and pick up some nice fabric
along the way. All she needs to do is sew a quick sleave and a hem
and it's done. NBD.

Go do your part and you're done. Then she'll either be quiet because
she makes the curtains and the project is done or (b) she won't do it
but at least she'll stop complaining because it's waiting for her to
do her part.

Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on January 23, 2008, 11:00 am
>> We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
>> shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
>> deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
>> wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of doors
>> on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
>> the shelf space. So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
>> good solution. She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
>> 10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jim
>
> The correct answer is "yes, dear".
>
> So here's your evil plan. Agree with your wife !!! Tell her that
> you'll go get a curtain rod and put it up and pick up some nice fabric
> along the way. All she needs to do is sew a quick sleave and a hem
> and it's done. NBD.
>
> Go do your part and you're done. Then she'll either be quiet because
> she makes the curtains and the project is done or (b) she won't do it
> but at least she'll stop complaining because it's waiting for her to
> do her part.


And, don't mount the curtain rod until she does her part.



Posted by hallerb@aol.com on January 23, 2008, 11:04 am
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> >> 10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.
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> >> Jim
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> > The correct answer is "yes, dear".
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> > So here's your evil plan. =EF=BF=BDAgree with your wife !!! =EF=BF=BDTel=
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> > you'll go get a curtain rod and put it up and pick up some nice fabric
> > along the way. =EF=BF=BDAll she needs to do is sew a quick sleave and a =
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> > and it's done. =EF=BF=BDNBD.
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> > Go do your part and you're done. =EF=BF=BDThen she'll either be quiet be=
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> > she makes the curtains and the project is done or (b) she won't do it
> > but at least she'll stop complaining because it's waiting for her to
> > do her part.
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obviously married for awhile this is so true.........

Posted by DerbyDad03 on January 23, 2008, 11:50 am
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> >> We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. =A0I built
> >> shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
> >> deep. =A0My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
> >> wants to cover them up. =A0I don't really want to build a lot of doors
> >> on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
> >> the shelf space. =A0So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
> >> good solution. =A0She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
> >> 10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.
>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Jim
>
> > The correct answer is "yes, dear".
>
> > So here's your evil plan. =A0Agree with your wife !!! =A0Tell her that
> > you'll go get a curtain rod and put it up and pick up some nice fabric
> > along the way. =A0All she needs to do is sew a quick sleave and a hem
> > and it's done. =A0NBD.
>
> > Go do your part and you're done. =A0Then she'll either be quiet because
> > she makes the curtains and the project is done or (b) she won't do it
> > but at least she'll stop complaining because it's waiting for her to
> > do her part.
>
> And, don't mount the curtain rod until she does her part.- Hide quoted tex=
t -
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> - Show quoted text -

re: And, don't mount the curtain rod until she does her part

Or mount the rod, and hang a big sign on it that says something like:

Install Curtains Here.

The rod will fade from her view, but the sign will be a constant
reminder.

Oh, yeah, attach the sign in such a manner that it will be hard for
her to take down.

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