Plantation-style, faux-wood (pvc) blinds look /great/ and are indestructible, even by my window-treatment-killing three bengal cats. They also have the advantage of not being terribly expensive. I ...

Another good alternative to paper towels, if you can get your hands on them, are surgical scrub towels. These are used only once and then thrown away if someone doesn't claim them, due to the need ...