At the end of last May, I regaled my readers with the shades/blinds I had installed above the kitchen sink and behind the pellet stove. At the end of that post, I had ordered an electric shade for the bay window beside the refrigerator. It took a couple of weeks to arrive but I wasn't in a hurry to put it up because the willow tree provided a lot of shade. Along with the large plants in that window, sun entry into the south facing window was not a huge issue.
Since then, a large piece fell from the crown of the willow tree, damageing the roof and pand providing the impetus for taking the willow tree down a year before I had planned to. The willow came down in late July and I was in the middle of a lot of other projects (some involving work that needed to be done after the roof was repaired), so never got around to putting up the shade.
All that was a rather long intro to the revelation that I put up the shade last weekend :)
This shade, like the one over the kitchen sink is see thru - you can see thru to the brighter side. Which once again means it is not a privacy shde, but that is swamp land next door and really, even if someone were wanting to peak into the window thay would only see into the kitchen and the doorway into the office, so I'm not worried about it. Below is a video of it in action - it does go all the way up and down but I had to clip some leaves from the one plant before I did that. Sorry for the shakiness - my hands have fine shakes so affects the phone.
I really like your shade. Have thought about using similar shades, here; but, I have a co-equal who has vetoed it. *smiling*
Sorry about the shakes. You probably can blame me for that. I developed what my physician calls "essential tremors" at your age or a bit earlier. What it took me several (as in, probably 15) years to discover is that caffeine affects mine - greatly. Yesterday, I had 1/2 of a Diet Dr Pepper - my first known caffeine in the past 2 weeks. I could not sew, at all, yesterday afternoon. (I tried and had to remove the stitching.)
For at least the past 10-12 years, my head wobbles, too. I don't usually notice it, but your dad certainly does!
Posted by: Cop Car | January 28, 2018 at 12:08 PM
Very nice! I need to get some for a few windows here. There were blinds on most of the windows when we bought the house, but the dogs managed to pull most of them down. Curtains work, but only when I remember to pull them.....
BTW, this is posted from my normal install of Chrome. No clue what the problem was, but a fresh install fixed it!
Posted by: ruth | January 29, 2018 at 09:39 AM
If you recall, that window has the portable dishwasher and a table in front of it, thus the need for the electronic part of the shade. I'm sure it will be really handy once I'm in need of it.
CC - I'm way ahead of you; been blaming the shakes on you for a year or two now :). I've noticed your head shakes, but you have assured us that the doc doesn't believe it is cause for concern and after a while in your company I get used to it and it becomes less noticable. I really notice my hands when filling up bottles with water or cleaning solutions. Some days I have to set the bottle into the sink in order to fill it. I will have to pay attention to if caffeine seems to be a contributor. I rarely take videos so it is a real shock to see how badly it appears on video. Eh, I could have a lot worse problems so I don't tend to worry about it - more a nuisance than anything.
Posted by: bogie | February 03, 2018 at 06:14 PM
Hi Ruth - great that your fresh install solved the issue! I believe that the slatted blinds in the living room and both shades in the kitchen are Bali that I special ordered. I'm really pleased with the quality of all of them - in case you are looking for recommendations. Email me if you ever want more detail.
Posted by: bogie | February 03, 2018 at 06:17 PM
Bogie--Obviously, we've no need for the electronic/electrical assist; but, I like having shade with some see-through.
I try to stabilize my camera against something solid (not me!) when shooting still OR video. I rarely shoot video - at least, on purpose. Occasionally, I find that I have an incorrect setting.
BTW: We're getting a really light snow - featuring medium-sized flakes.
Posted by: Cop Car | February 04, 2018 at 12:27 PM
CC - I sometimes mistakenly take videos too :)
Posted by: bogie | February 11, 2018 at 11:59 AM