We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
the shelf space. So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

On Jan 23, 10:00 am, jtpr wrote:
We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
the shelf space. So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

The correct answer is "yes, dear".

So here's your evil plan. Agree with your wife !!! Tell her that
you'll go get a curtain rod and put it up and pick up some nice fabric
along the way. All she needs to do is sew a quick sleave and a hem
and it's done. NBD.

Go do your part and you're done. Then she'll either be quiet because
she makes the curtains and the project is done or (b) she won't do it
but at least she'll stop complaining because it's waiting for her to
do her part.

"Pat" wrote in message
...
On Jan 23, 10:00 am, jtpr wrote:
We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
the shelf space. So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

The correct answer is "yes, dear".

So here's your evil plan. Agree with your wife !!! Tell her that
you'll go get a curtain rod and put it up and pick up some nice fabric
along the way. All she needs to do is sew a quick sleave and a hem
and it's done. NBD.

Go do your part and you're done. Then she'll either be quiet because
she makes the curtains and the project is done or (b) she won't do it
but at least she'll stop complaining because it's waiting for her to
do her part.


And, don't mount the curtain rod until she does her part.

On Jan 23, 11:00�am, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"Pat" wrote in message

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On Jan 23, 10:00 am, jtpr wrote:
We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. �I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. �My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. �I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
the shelf space. �So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. �She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

The correct answer is "yes, dear".

So here's your evil plan. �Agree with your wife !!! �Tell her that
you'll go get a curtain rod and put it up and pick up some nice fabric
along the way. �All she needs to do is sew a quick sleave and a hem
and it's done. �NBD.

Go do your part and you're done. �Then she'll either be quiet because
she makes the curtains and the project is done or (b) she won't do it
but at least she'll stop complaining because it's waiting for her to
do her part.

And, don't mount the curtain rod until she does her part.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

obviously married for awhile this is so true.........

wrote in message ...

The correct answer is "yes, dear".

So here's your evil plan. Agree with your wife !!! Tell her that
you'll go get a curtain rod and put it up and pick up some nice fabric
along the way. All she needs to do is sew a quick sleave and a hem
and it's done. NBD.

Go do your part and you're done. Then she'll either be quiet because
she makes the curtains and the project is done or (b) she won't do it
but at least she'll stop complaining because it's waiting for her to
do her part.

You evil evil man


The *real* correct answer is to ask her why she's spending so much time in a
utility room, staring at shelves.

On Jan 23, 10:00*am, jtpr wrote:
We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. *I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. *My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. *I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
the shelf space. *So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. *She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.


Fabric store. Curtains are easy.

Cindy Hamilton

In article
,
jtpr wrote:

We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
the shelf space. So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

Power-operated ceiling-mount home theater screen.

On Jan 23, 11:00*am, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"Pat" wrote in message

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On Jan 23, 10:00 am, jtpr wrote:
We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. *I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. *My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. *I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
the shelf space. *So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. *She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

The correct answer is "yes, dear".

So here's your evil plan. *Agree with your wife !!! *Tell her that
you'll go get a curtain rod and put it up and pick up some nice fabric
along the way. *All she needs to do is sew a quick sleave and a hem
and it's done. *NBD.

Go do your part and you're done. *Then she'll either be quiet because
she makes the curtains and the project is done or (b) she won't do it
but at least she'll stop complaining because it's waiting for her to
do her part.

And, don't mount the curtain rod until she does her part.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

And, don't mount the curtain rod until she does her part

Or mount the rod, and hang a big sign on it that says something like:

Install Curtains Here.

The rod will fade from her view, but the sign will be a constant
reminder.

Oh, yeah, attach the sign in such a manner that it will be hard for
her to take down.

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...
wrote in message ...

The correct answer is "yes, dear".

So here's your evil plan. Agree with your wife !!! Tell her that
you'll go get a curtain rod and put it up and pick up some nice fabric
along the way. All she needs to do is sew a quick sleave and a hem
and it's done. NBD.

Go do your part and you're done. Then she'll either be quiet because
she makes the curtains and the project is done or (b) she won't do it
but at least she'll stop complaining because it's waiting for her to
do her part.

You evil evil man


The *real* correct answer is to ask her why she's spending so much time in
a utility room, staring at shelves.
She must have a good view of the utility room from the kitchen. *ducks*

Smitty Two wrote:
In article
,
jtpr wrote:

We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of
doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility
to the shelf space. So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would
be a good solution. She has suggested a series of curtains, but
finding 10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

Power-operated ceiling-mount home theater screen.

Of course then you need to add theater-style seating and an HD
projector and a popcorn machine . . .

--
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--John
to email, dial "usenet" and validate
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

"Pat" wrote in message
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On Jan 23, 10:00 am, jtpr wrote:
We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
the shelf space. So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

The correct answer is "yes, dear".

So here's your evil plan. Agree with your wife !!! Tell her that
you'll go get a curtain rod and put it up and pick up some nice fabric
along the way. All she needs to do is sew a quick sleave and a hem
and it's done. NBD.

Go do your part and you're done. Then she'll either be quiet because
she makes the curtains and the project is done or (b) she won't do it
but at least she'll stop complaining because it's waiting for her to
do her part.

Also, before she "makes" the curtains, tell her they must be flame resistant
for use in a garage. They don't have to be flame proof, but should NOT be
made of a very flammable material.

"EXT" wrote in message
anews.com...

"Pat" wrote in message
...
On Jan 23, 10:00 am, jtpr wrote:
We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
the shelf space. So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

The correct answer is "yes, dear".

So here's your evil plan. Agree with your wife !!! Tell her that
you'll go get a curtain rod and put it up and pick up some nice fabric
along the way. All she needs to do is sew a quick sleave and a hem
and it's done. NBD.

Go do your part and you're done. Then she'll either be quiet because
she makes the curtains and the project is done or (b) she won't do it
but at least she'll stop complaining because it's waiting for her to
do her part.

Also, before she "makes" the curtains, tell her they must be flame
resistant for use in a garage. They don't have to be flame proof, but
should NOT be made of a very flammable material.



And backed with kevlar for bullet resistance, in case terrorists attempt to
commandeer the laundry detergent. You never know.

On Jan 23, 10:27 am, Pat wrote:
On Jan 23, 10:00 am, jtpr wrote:

We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
the shelf space. So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

The correct answer is "yes, dear".

So here's your evil plan. Agree with your wife !!! Tell her that
you'll go get a curtain rod and put it up and pick up some nice fabric
along the way. All she needs to do is sew a quick sleave and a hem
and it's done. NBD.

Go do your part and you're done. Then she'll either be quiet because
she makes the curtains and the project is done or (b) she won't do it
but at least she'll stop complaining because it's waiting for her to
do her part.

Yeah, I tried that. Let me state we have been married 28 years,
together for 31. She doesn't have a sewing machine right now (old one
broke, can't afford another at the moment). But I'm going to push
that idea bit more. She is far to smart for the old ball in your
court routine. I did make the mistake of asking "Who cares, it's a
utility room?" The main problem with any of my negotiations is I
managed to finagle, when we renovated this house, a woodworking shop
attached to it. Problem is, I don't have the time or money right now
to set it up (20 degrees here, needs insulation) so I could do a
proper job of cabinetry.

But I bet I could find somebody around here with a sewing machine to
knock off some curtains. I'll look into it.

"jtpr" wrote in message
...
On Jan 23, 10:27 am, Pat wrote:
On Jan 23, 10:00 am, jtpr wrote:

We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
the shelf space. So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

The correct answer is "yes, dear".

So here's your evil plan. Agree with your wife !!! Tell her that
you'll go get a curtain rod and put it up and pick up some nice fabric
along the way. All she needs to do is sew a quick sleave and a hem
and it's done. NBD.

Go do your part and you're done. Then she'll either be quiet because
she makes the curtains and the project is done or (b) she won't do it
but at least she'll stop complaining because it's waiting for her to
do her part.

Yeah, I tried that. Let me state we have been married 28 years,
together for 31. She doesn't have a sewing machine right now (old one
broke, can't afford another at the moment). But I'm going to push
that idea bit more. She is far to smart for the old ball in your
court routine. I did make the mistake of asking "Who cares, it's a
utility room?" The main problem with any of my negotiations is I
managed to finagle, when we renovated this house, a woodworking shop
attached to it. Problem is, I don't have the time or money right now
to set it up (20 degrees here, needs insulation) so I could do a
proper job of cabinetry.

But I bet I could find somebody around here with a sewing machine to
knock off some curtains. I'll look into it.

Look for a dry cleaner that does minor sewing work. If they can't sew a
simple straight hem, they need to be in rehab.

The correct answer is "yes, dear".

So here's your evil plan. Agree with your wife !!! Tell her that
you'll go get a curtain rod and put it up and pick up some nice fabric
along the way. All she needs to do is sew a quick sleave and a hem
and it's done. NBD.

Go do your part and you're done. Then she'll either be quiet because
she makes the curtains and the project is done or (b) she won't do it
but at least she'll stop complaining because it's waiting for her to
do her part.

You evil evil man

On Jan 23, 1:04 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"jtpr" wrote in message

...



On Jan 23, 10:27 am, Pat wrote:
On Jan 23, 10:00 am, jtpr wrote:

We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
the shelf space. So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

The correct answer is "yes, dear".

So here's your evil plan. Agree with your wife !!! Tell her that
you'll go get a curtain rod and put it up and pick up some nice fabric
along the way. All she needs to do is sew a quick sleave and a hem
and it's done. NBD.

Go do your part and you're done. Then she'll either be quiet because
she makes the curtains and the project is done or (b) she won't do it
but at least she'll stop complaining because it's waiting for her to
do her part.

Yeah, I tried that. Let me state we have been married 28 years,
together for 31. She doesn't have a sewing machine right now (old one
broke, can't afford another at the moment). But I'm going to push
that idea bit more. She is far to smart for the old ball in your
court routine. I did make the mistake of asking "Who cares, it's a
utility room?" The main problem with any of my negotiations is I
managed to finagle, when we renovated this house, a woodworking shop
attached to it. Problem is, I don't have the time or money right now
to set it up (20 degrees here, needs insulation) so I could do a
proper job of cabinetry.

But I bet I could find somebody around here with a sewing machine to
knock off some curtains. I'll look into it.

Look for a dry cleaner that does minor sewing work. If they can't sew a
simple straight hem, they need to be in rehab.

What about some kind of draw shade? Where you pull a string and it
rolls up to the top. Anybody ever made something like that?

"jtpr" wrote in message
...
On Jan 23, 1:04 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"jtpr" wrote in message

...



On Jan 23, 10:27 am, Pat wrote:
On Jan 23, 10:00 am, jtpr wrote:

We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility
to
the shelf space. So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

The correct answer is "yes, dear".

So here's your evil plan. Agree with your wife !!! Tell her that
you'll go get a curtain rod and put it up and pick up some nice fabric
along the way. All she needs to do is sew a quick sleave and a hem
and it's done. NBD.

Go do your part and you're done. Then she'll either be quiet because
she makes the curtains and the project is done or (b) she won't do it
but at least she'll stop complaining because it's waiting for her to
do her part.

Yeah, I tried that. Let me state we have been married 28 years,
together for 31. She doesn't have a sewing machine right now (old one
broke, can't afford another at the moment). But I'm going to push
that idea bit more. She is far to smart for the old ball in your
court routine. I did make the mistake of asking "Who cares, it's a
utility room?" The main problem with any of my negotiations is I
managed to finagle, when we renovated this house, a woodworking shop
attached to it. Problem is, I don't have the time or money right now
to set it up (20 degrees here, needs insulation) so I could do a
proper job of cabinetry.

But I bet I could find somebody around here with a sewing machine to
knock off some curtains. I'll look into it.

Look for a dry cleaner that does minor sewing work. If they can't sew a
simple straight hem, they need to be in rehab.

What about some kind of draw shade? Where you pull a string and it
rolls up to the top. Anybody ever made something like that?

i made something like that to partition 1 bay from my 4 car garage for my
wife's studio so we could reasonably run a/c there. i used a very large
thick reinforced plastic tarp that gets drawn up onto the ceiling so the
garage door can open.

regards,
charlie
cave creek, az

"jtpr" wrote in message
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On Jan 23, 1:04 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"jtpr" wrote in message

...



On Jan 23, 10:27 am, Pat wrote:
On Jan 23, 10:00 am, jtpr wrote:

We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility
to
the shelf space. So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

The correct answer is "yes, dear".

So here's your evil plan. Agree with your wife !!! Tell her that
you'll go get a curtain rod and put it up and pick up some nice fabric
along the way. All she needs to do is sew a quick sleave and a hem
and it's done. NBD.

Go do your part and you're done. Then she'll either be quiet because
she makes the curtains and the project is done or (b) she won't do it
but at least she'll stop complaining because it's waiting for her to
do her part.

Yeah, I tried that. Let me state we have been married 28 years,
together for 31. She doesn't have a sewing machine right now (old one
broke, can't afford another at the moment). But I'm going to push
that idea bit more. She is far to smart for the old ball in your
court routine. I did make the mistake of asking "Who cares, it's a
utility room?" The main problem with any of my negotiations is I
managed to finagle, when we renovated this house, a woodworking shop
attached to it. Problem is, I don't have the time or money right now
to set it up (20 degrees here, needs insulation) so I could do a
proper job of cabinetry.

But I bet I could find somebody around here with a sewing machine to
knock off some curtains. I'll look into it.

Look for a dry cleaner that does minor sewing work. If they can't sew a
simple straight hem, they need to be in rehab.

What about some kind of draw shade? Where you pull a string and it
rolls up to the top. Anybody ever made something like that?


Don't be silly. Your job is to read magazines, drink beer and service the
woman at your leisure.

You can buy something like that really cheap at places like Target or Slob
Mart. If you want something a little nicer, walk into a JC Penney store and
see what they have in the curtain department. Check the web site first for
ideas. www.jcpenney.com They always seem to have that stuff on sale. If
not, wait a week.

JCP usually has very knowledgeable window covering people working in that
departement. Tell the person you want to mount something from the ceiling
because your wife is obsessive-compulsive and insists on not knowing what's
on the shelves.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"EXT" wrote in message
anews.com...

"Pat" wrote in message
...
On Jan 23, 10:00 am, jtpr wrote:
We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and
16"
deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of
doors on them because of the general layout of the room and
accessibility to the shelf space. So, I'm looking for
suggestions
on what would be a good solution. She has suggested a series of
curtains, but finding 10' high curtains without being custom made
is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

The correct answer is "yes, dear".

So here's your evil plan. Agree with your wife !!! Tell her that
you'll go get a curtain rod and put it up and pick up some nice
fabric along the way. All she needs to do is sew a quick sleave
and a hem and it's done. NBD.

Go do your part and you're done. Then she'll either be quiet
because she makes the curtains and the project is done or (b) she
won't do it but at least she'll stop complaining because it's
waiting for her to do her part.

Also, before she "makes" the curtains, tell her they must be flame
resistant for use in a garage. They don't have to be flame proof,
but
should NOT be made of a very flammable material.



And backed with kevlar for bullet resistance, in case terrorists
attempt to commandeer the laundry detergent. You never know.

ROF,L. There was a scene in the pilot for "Terminator: The Sarah
Connor Chronicles" in which she ducks behind a chair to evade gunfire.
Later one of the cops investigating the scene notes that the chair has
Kevlar in it.

--
--
--John
to email, dial "usenet" and validate
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:00:18 -0800 (PST), jtpr
wrote:

We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
the shelf space. So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

Buy her some pretty boxes.

"J. Clarke" wrote in message
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"EXT" wrote in message
anews.com...

"Pat" wrote in message
...
On Jan 23, 10:00 am, jtpr wrote:
We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and
16"
deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of
doors on them because of the general layout of the room and
accessibility to the shelf space. So, I'm looking for
suggestions
on what would be a good solution. She has suggested a series of
curtains, but finding 10' high curtains without being custom made
is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

The correct answer is "yes, dear".

So here's your evil plan. Agree with your wife !!! Tell her that
you'll go get a curtain rod and put it up and pick up some nice
fabric along the way. All she needs to do is sew a quick sleave
and a hem and it's done. NBD.

Go do your part and you're done. Then she'll either be quiet
because she makes the curtains and the project is done or (b) she
won't do it but at least she'll stop complaining because it's
waiting for her to do her part.

Also, before she "makes" the curtains, tell her they must be flame
resistant for use in a garage. They don't have to be flame proof,
but
should NOT be made of a very flammable material.



And backed with kevlar for bullet resistance, in case terrorists
attempt to commandeer the laundry detergent. You never know.

ROF,L. There was a scene in the pilot for "Terminator: The Sarah
Connor Chronicles" in which she ducks behind a chair to evade gunfire.
Later one of the cops investigating the scene notes that the chair has
Kevlar in it.


That's not funny. Don't you have kevlar furniture?

On Jan 23, 8:00*am, jtpr wrote:
We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. *I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. *My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. *I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
the shelf space. *So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. *She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

Cheap'n'Dirty(tm) solution : buy 10x12 blue plastic tarp, large screw-
eyes in ceiling, run clothesline thru grommets in tarp, attach
clothesline to screw-eyes at each end. Ugly but functional. Material
cost probably less than $20. Now if aesthetics is an issue..... which
it very well could be with SWMBO involved, forget I even mentioned it.

Jerry

On Jan 23, 1:17*pm, jtpr wrote:
On Jan 23, 1:04 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:





"jtpr" wrote in message

...

On Jan 23, 10:27 am, Pat wrote:
On Jan 23, 10:00 am, jtpr wrote:

We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. *I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. *My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. *I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
the shelf space. *So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. *She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

The correct answer is "yes, dear".

So here's your evil plan. *Agree with your wife !!! *Tell her that
you'll go get a curtain rod and put it up and pick up some nice fabric
along the way. *All she needs to do is sew a quick sleave and a hem
and it's done. *NBD.

Go do your part and you're done. *Then she'll either be quiet because
she makes the curtains and the project is done or (b) she won't do it
but at least she'll stop complaining because it's waiting for her to
do her part.

Yeah, I tried that. *Let me state we have been married 28 years,
together for 31. *She doesn't have a sewing machine right now (old one
broke, can't afford another at the moment). *But I'm going to push
that idea bit more. *She is far to smart for the old ball in your
court routine. *I did make the mistake of asking "Who cares, it's a
utility room?" *The main problem with any of my negotiations is I
managed to finagle, when we renovated this house, a woodworking shop
attached to it. * Problem is, I don't have the time or money right now
to set it up (20 degrees here, needs insulation) so I could do a
proper job of cabinetry.

But I bet I could find somebody around here with a sewing machine to
knock off some curtains. *I'll look into it.

Look for a dry cleaner that does minor sewing work. If they can't sew a
simple straight hem, they need to be in rehab.

What about some kind of draw shade? *Where you pull a string and it
rolls up to the top. *Anybody ever made something like that?- Hide quoted text -

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I once made the style where there are plastic loops on the back with
ropes running through them from the top of the curtain and attached to
a bar at the bottom.

When you pull the drawstring, the curtain draws up until it hits a row
of loops, folds over on itself and keeps goin until it hits the next
row, folding over on itself once again. You end with horizontal layers
of curtain at the top, with the whole thing being as wide as the
distance between the horizontol rows of loops.

Does any of that make sense?.

On Jan 23, 5:59 pm, jtpr wrote:
On Jan 23, 10:27 am, Pat wrote:



On Jan 23, 10:00 am, jtpr wrote:

We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
the shelf space. So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

The correct answer is "yes, dear".

So here's your evil plan. Agree with your wife !!! Tell her that
you'll go get a curtain rod and put it up and pick up some nice fabric
along the way. All she needs to do is sew a quick sleave and a hem
and it's done. NBD.

Go do your part and you're done. Then she'll either be quiet because
she makes the curtains and the project is done or (b) she won't do it
but at least she'll stop complaining because it's waiting for her to
do her part.

Yeah, I tried that. Let me state we have been married 28 years,
together for 31. She doesn't have a sewing machine right now (old one
broke, can't afford another at the moment). But I'm going to push
that idea bit more. ...

But I bet I could find somebody around here with a sewing machine to
knock off some curtains. I'll look into it.

Put up two rods curtains, one at the ceiling, the other halfway up.
Offset the top one a few inches out from the shelves so the top
curtain can overlap the bottom one aby a couple of inches.

--

FF

On Jan 23, 10:00 am, jtpr wrote:
We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
the shelf space. So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Make the boxes more "architectural" looking with a roller and
whatever leftover house paint you can spare. Hopefully, you'll still
have some paint left from the laundry room, and the boxes will be
perfectly camouflaged.

That, or turn off the light.

That, or live with it. Utility rooms aren't meant to be beautiful.

jtpr wrote:
We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
the shelf space. So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

I have a similar setup - a smallish
bathroom with one wall devoted to
laundry and other water-related stuff. I
hung sliding doors about 3' out from the
wall. In my case it was 8', and three
doors did the trick. I had them custom
made and they're pretty easy to install.

--
Tanus

This is not really a sig.

http://www.home.mycybernet.net/~waugh/shop/

jtpr wrote:
We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
the shelf space. So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

Drapes

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jtpr wrote:
We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
the shelf space. So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

Drapes


Drapes sound more expensive than curtains. Is this a ploy to get her to
forget the whole idea?

On Jan 23, 10:00*am, jtpr wrote:
We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. *I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. *My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. *I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
the shelf space. *So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. *She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

I got into this one a bit late, but here goes. I had a similar issue
with my shop in our basement. I needed to seperate the sawdust from
the laundry area. I went to Lowes and got some of the cloth drop
clothes. I installed brass tarp grommets in them, which alos served to
hem them at the correct height. I then put hooks in the ceiling
spaced about three feet apart in line with the top of the drape. The
eye-bolts used to hange the drop ceiling wire are installed in a joist
at each end. I used the galvanized wire that is for hanging drop
ceilings as the "curtain rod" and strung the drape from the eye
bolts. The spaced hooks are there to hang the wire over when I want
to close of the area since the whole thing tends to sag. Inexpensive,
easy to do, and doesn't clash with the washing machine!
Regards,
Dave

On Jan 23, 1:31 pm, "J. Clarke" wrote:
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"EXT" wrote in message
tanews.com...

"Pat" wrote in message
...
On Jan 23, 10:00 am, jtpr wrote:
We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and
16"
deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of
doors on them because of the general layout of the room and
accessibility to the shelf space. So, I'm looking for
suggestions
on what would be a good solution. She has suggested a series of
curtains, but finding 10' high curtains without being custom made
is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

The correct answer is "yes, dear".

So here's your evil plan. Agree with your wife !!! Tell her that
you'll go get a curtain rod and put it up and pick up some nice
fabric along the way. All she needs to do is sew a quick sleave
and a hem and it's done. NBD.

Go do your part and you're done. Then she'll either be quiet
because she makes the curtains and the project is done or (b) she
won't do it but at least she'll stop complaining because it's
waiting for her to do her part.

Also, before she "makes" the curtains, tell her they must be flame
resistant for use in a garage. They don't have to be flame proof,
but
should NOT be made of a very flammable material.

And backed with kevlar for bullet resistance, in case terrorists
attempt to commandeer the laundry detergent. You never know.

ROF,L. There was a scene in the pilot for "Terminator: The Sarah
Connor Chronicles" in which she ducks behind a chair to evade gunfire.
Later one of the cops investigating the scene notes that the chair has
Kevlar in it.

--
--
--John
to email, dial "usenet" and validate
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

I think they make a house wrap (Tyvek stuff) with Kevlar in it for
"urban" situation.

On Jan 23, 12:59 pm, jtpr wrote:
On Jan 23, 10:27 am, Pat wrote:



On Jan 23, 10:00 am, jtpr wrote:

We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
the shelf space. So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Thanks,
Jim

The correct answer is "yes, dear".

So here's your evil plan. Agree with your wife !!! Tell her that
you'll go get a curtain rod and put it up and pick up some nice fabric
along the way. All she needs to do is sew a quick sleave and a hem
and it's done. NBD.

Go do your part and you're done. Then she'll either be quiet because
she makes the curtains and the project is done or (b) she won't do it
but at least she'll stop complaining because it's waiting for her to
do her part.

Yeah, I tried that. Let me state we have been married 28 years,
together for 31. She doesn't have a sewing machine right now (old one
broke, can't afford another at the moment). But I'm going to push
that idea bit more. She is far to smart for the old ball in your
court routine. I did make the mistake of asking "Who cares, it's a
utility room?" The main problem with any of my negotiations is I
managed to finagle, when we renovated this house, a woodworking shop
attached to it. Problem is, I don't have the time or money right now
to set it up (20 degrees here, needs insulation) so I could do a
proper job of cabinetry.

But I bet I could find somebody around here with a sewing machine to
knock off some curtains. I'll look into it.

Okay, the "it's in your court scenario" isn't going to work.

So if she doesn't fall for that, she probably won't fall for lowering
the light in the room until it's below the level of the shelf. Too
bad.

So what about those old fashioned, cheap roller blinds that they used
to put behind curtains to shut out light. You can still get them for
next-to-nothing as any big store (Walmart, Kmart, Target, EtcMart).
You know, the ones you pull down, and to raise them, you pulled them
down a little more and they rolled back up. You could ceiling mount
then to cover your stuff and they would be out of the way when you
wanted access.

jtpr wrote:
We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
the shelf space. So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Opaque shower curtains. Couple bucks each at WalMart. Shower curtains are
only six feet, so you'll probably construct overlapping layers.

I had to use shower curtains for a couple of windows where the regular 60"
curtains wouldn't work.

Before you dismiss the idea as double-goofy, go look at what's available.

jtpr wrote:
She doesn't have a sewing machine right now ...

You mean she hasn't learnt the 'I could do that if I had a new tool'
routine?

Smitty Two wrote:
Power-operated ceiling-mount home theater screen.

3D laser hologram of a pastoral scene floating
a few inches in front of the shelf fronts.


Lumpy

You were the "OPERATION" game voice?
Yes. Take out wrenched ankle.

www.LumpyVoice.com

According to jtpr :
We have a utility/laundry/storage room in our new house. I built
shelves along one wall that are about 10' hight by 10' long and 16"
deep. My wife doesn't like to look at all the boxes and such and
wants to cover them up. I don't really want to build a lot of doors
on them because of the general layout of the room and accessibility to
the shelf space. So, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a
good solution. She has suggested a series of curtains, but finding
10' high curtains without being custom made is tough.

Simple and inexpensive solution, vastly better looking than using a
plastic tarp, a lot less expensive than custom "drapes".

Buy canvas painter's drop sheets. They come in a variety of sizes,
they're very cheap and very rugged. Paint stores have them
as do some DIY box stores. Check that the ones you get don't
have objectionable seams. 4x12s shouldn't have any seams.

Dye (in the clothes washer) if desired, but we prefer the look
of undyed canvas (usually a nice cream color) when we've done this.

The simplest way to hang them:

- to cut to length - it doesn't need to be hemmed. Stitching canvas
is hard on a consumer-grade sewing machine.

- Buy a "large grommet kit" (grommets plus tools) from a fabric store
(or whatever) to place grommets along the top edge.

- Hang from plasticized (wire-core) clothes-line cable eyebolted
into the walls.

If you really want to put them on tracks, it probably wouldn't
cost too much to get a commercial canvas fabricator (makes
custom tarps for trailers, tents, awnings etc) to make them
more like real drapes.

[If you want it dyed, it may be cost effective to get a canvas
fabricator to do the cutting, hemming, dye and grommet approach.]

It won't slide that well on cable, so if that's going to be a
nuisance, you could do the canvas in 3' or 4' wide sections - you
just hold it out of the way when you need access to a box.

Since one common size for drop clothes is 4'x12', that makes
things very convenient: Lop 2' plus a bit off the end,
install grommets, install eyebolts, string grommets on cable
and attach to eyebolts. Done.
--
Chris Lewis,

Age and Treachery will Triumph over Youth and Skill
It's not just anyone who gets a Starship Cruiser class named after them.