I give up…for now.
Every once in a while, you get a little project around the house, and you think, “I can do that.” Installing new shades? I’ve done it in most of my apartments. So, why should my coop in NYC be any different?
I can hear the walls laughing at me as I type this because…
I fought the cellular shades, and the shades won.
It’s really a very simple process:
- Take down the old mini-blinds.
- Remove the old hardware.
- Put up the new hardware.
- Insert the new shades.
- Stand back and admire your work.
Yea, right.
I will admit, the cellular black-out shades in my bedroom went up pretty easily. They lured me in. I did them yesterday and thought, “The rest tomorrow will be a breeze.”
That’s when my brownstone rolled up its sleeves and decided to throw its best my way.
First, the old hardware wouldn’t come off in the kitchen. Then, the window sills where too soft to take new hardware. Then the shade had major knots in the cord. Good god. An hour-and-a-half later, I finally stood back and looked at my lovely, much-cursed shade.
Off to the living room. The hardware came off easily enough, but the sills in here are hard as a rock. Had to search for different screws. Then the frickin’ shade wouldn’t lock into place….even snapped back and popped me in the kisser at one point. That was fun.
Suffice to say, the shades still aren’t up in the living room. I had to take a break and bitch about it a bit. But I’ll be back.
And round two, I’ll pop them in the mouth.
