top posted and mailed.

I saw some today at the local Lowes (Central KY).

Ambria was the brand name. 96 x96 was $23. Smaller sizes also 96" long were
cheaper. They had white and brown with flat plastic slats and a decent
looking head rail. They were not stocked with the regular matchstick blinds
but were a separate display in the drapery department. Even if your local
store does not have them they may be able to order them from the
distribution center for you. It usually helps if you talk to the department
manager or assistant.

Or maybe with a brand name you can find them online somewhere.

Happy Hunting.


Colbyt



"k" wrote in message
ink.net...
Well, I looked around in stores today and couldn't find anything longer
than
6', which is the stumbling block I'm finding on the net. Pier 1 has some
7'L, but the max width is 4'. I'll take a look at them anyhow and see if
there's a way I can trim off enough to use them.

It's discouraging, because the 6' ones are inexpensive. For the record,
it
seems that all vertical blinds for that application are 84", but they
won't
work here. Of the few online sources that carry what I need, the absolute
cheapest would cost over $800 delivered. I could probably find a cheapo
trip to the Caribbean, have fun for a few days, buy my blinds, and bring
them back as excess baggage without spending more than that.

thanks for the tips,
k

"k" wrote in message
nk.net...
I'll go and ask. On their websites, the max is 6' long.

thanks

"maxinemovies" email on wrote in message
...
On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 21:52:44 GMT, "k" wrote:

I have googled until I'm blue. I have a screen porch that's appx 14' x
14',
and the screened portion is about 7' high. I'm trying to find some
roll-up
blinds, bamboo or some other, that I can adapt to this. I've found one
website that may sell what I need, but they haven't responded to
numerous
questions. There's a site called callaloo, but I can't even figure out
the
site to see their offerings, even though it *sounds* like they should
have
what I want. They want $15 to talk to you on the phone, so I won't
bother.

I've tried searching for porch blinds, porch shades, bamboo blinds,
bamboo
shades - and I do find places. Some have prices that are patently
ridiculous ($379 for a 4'w x 84"L bamboo shade), but most only sell 6'L
shades.

I know people make these things. I used to be able to get them from
the
J.C. Penny catalog, about $200 for them all, but no more. Does anyone
know
of a source? Online preferably, but anyone will do fine.

To be more specific, the length (7') is the big thing. I used to get a
couple of 96"w x 84"L and cut them to size myself for two of the walls.
The
third wall has a door to the outside, so I got a 4' one and two 5', and
trimmed them to fit.

Thanks in advance,
Keith


It's been a while, but I think I saw matchstick blinds in varying
lengths at Lowes and Home Depot,. And they didn't cost all that much.

Maxi

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