Building a New Home
source: www.blindsexpress.com
We are currently building a new home and with it come the decisions that need to be made about window coverings. Blinds, shutters, or draperies? If we do blinds, should they be horizontal or vertical? Wood blinds or a composite of some kind? Cords or wands? It seems like there is so much to consider when making a simple decision to cover your windows! And of course, the costs can be astronomical depending on what you choose.
So, imagine my surprise when looking at a model of our home and I realized there were more windows than I had originally counted per the house plan! Now, most people would not complain about something like this. Yeah! More windows, which means more light! And then there is me, the budget oriented tight-wad. My thoughts were, “More windows to cover? Oh no! This correlates into more money needed to purchase window coverings!” The other problem is that I am leaning towards shutters on the house, which means even more money on window coverings. See previous article on shutters.
So, what is a girl to do with champagne taste on a beer budget? (So to speak of course—I’m not a drinker.) The solution that I’ve come up with so far, is to put shutters on the front of the house and blinds on the back, or maybe even just cheap curtains until I can change each one out for a shutter.
No final decision has been made as of yet. I’ll keep you posted when that actually happens.
