Tuesday, June 7, 2011

A Costly Mistake

We just spent some money on new siding and a new roof for the house. I decided I could not go up on a ladder to deal with the mold on the bedroom ceiling, so we had our bedroom and bathroom painted professionally. "Antique white" turned out to be a warm, peachy color. Love it!

Next we ordered honeycomb blinds for our two bedroom windows and two windows in the guest room. Here's where the house-project train, which had been rolling along smoothly, jumped the track. At the last minute, something or someone (the devil?) whispered "room-darkening" in my ear. So that's what I ordered. Room-darkening honeycomb shades in pearl white. Except that when they were installed, they looked grime-grey. I wanted "airy and cheerful," but I got "doom and gloom". 

HIDEOSO!!!

I can't live with these things. They look like a sooty Russian town near the Arctic Circle in February.  Archangel maybe?  They's bought- n-paid for. I hate them. What to do?

My sister says to just get rid of them. I think she's right. First, I will try to sell them, and if there are no takers, then I will give them away. 

4 comments:

  1. oh darn...don't you hate it when you take a chance and it doesn't work. Sorry---hope you can sell them! But if not---get something you like---life's too short to live with dour grey blinds!!!

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  2. I agree, sell them or give them away. But don't live with anything that does not bring you peace and beauty!

    Go for it!

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  3. Totally been there! You might be able to sell the blinds on Craigslist. Or donate them to Habitat for Humanity and take a nice tax write-off. Don't live with them if they don't make you happy! :)

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  4. Oy! So sorry! You have to be happy with the way your home looks!

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