Tip: Temporary Paper Blinds
Sometimes I'm the last one to the party, so if this tip has been in your tool kit for years, forgive me. I'm just now catching up.
We moved into our new home last week. It had been a summer of ups and downs regarding home ownership: we FINALLY sold our former home, we thought we were building from scratch, that plan fell through, we started to search again, and just in time for my nesting instincts to take over my being, we found a beautiful home for our growing family. My favorite thing about the house is all the natural light...
Which translates to a about a million windows...
For which I do not have window treatments. Windows were not really on my radar prior to this move, I'm not going to lie. So I am using my favorite tools to find simple, stylish solutions for each room in the house -- The Power of Pause and the Art of Conscious Consumption. I will not be rushed. I will research my options. And then I'll sit on my decisions for a bit to make sure they are what I really want. This has never failed me. There's just one hitch because of my current situation: privacy.
We need privacy while I pause. And while we could tack old sheets to every window in the house, feeling like a 19 year old college dude is not in line with the art of simple, stylish living. So I've been stumped to find an inexpensive temporary solution (that is aesthetically pleasing enough)...
Until my aunt tipped me off to paper blinds. At less than $5 a pop and found at hardware stores and online alike, these little suckers stick to the top of a window and hang down, offering privacy for as long as one needs whilst searching for a more permanent solution.* The pressure is off. Sure, these are not my ideal look, but they'll do for now while I hop between dreams of roman shades, cascading curtains and roller blinds.
Temporary solutions that are simple and stylish enough? Count me in. Do you have any up your sleeve? Please share in the comments below!
* Full disclosure, our blinds don't like to stick. My cousin has had hers up in the bedrooms for ages as they renovate and never had problems, but ours - ours fell often initially. So if you go this route when moving into a new home, do yourself a solid and throw in a container of double-sided tape in your cart for reinforcement.
