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Display Name:	Jenny at Little Green Not
Member Since:	2/23/09

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Thanks you guys! And a big thanks to Apartment Therapy. The Homies are such a great way to find out about new blogs. I've added several to my reader after clicking through the nominations list! Thanks again for your votes and support! xo Jenny The Homies Winners: Best of 2013! Homies 2013 Flag this comment	2/15/13 2:19 PM
Hey guys! Thought I'd pop in here to add my two cents! Our brownstone has the most uneven floors, walls and ceilings, so this bookshelf wall turned out to be a major exercise in math, physics and patience! I've never used so many shims in all my life! I felt justified in taking on the DIY because, well, first, because I make my living partly on blogging about home projects, but mostly because the two carpenters I usually hire for my design clients both quoted $4-$6k for the room (there's another set of shelves on the other side of the mirror wall). We are renovating this house and there are tons of places for every dollar to go, so I reused a set of four Billy's I had in our last apartment, purchased in 2007. There is a little bit of sagging that is sort of noticeable in person if you're really looking for it, but unfortunately the angle of my photo here is really accentuating the issue. IKEA sells replacement shelves for $10 ea, so I'll probably switch those out at some point. Also, there was almost nothing to do about the uneven ceiling. We did our best to minimize the slope you can see in the top right corner, but it is what it is, I guess. All you lucky people with flush walls won't have to deal with any of that. Since I was able to reuse the Billy base units, as well as eight of the ten extender shelves in the room, the only real cost to us here was the moulding and our time (which we did over the course of a weekend). $5,000 in the bank! Come to think of it, I think I should definitely buy that Smeg I've been eying for our kitchen now, right? :) Jenny Before & After: Jenny's Built-in IKEA Billy Bookshelves Little Green Notebook Flag this comment	1/11/13 6:52 PM
I used to be a hot glue user, too, but I have been completely converted to Fabritac, which is a permanent adhesive, for more than two years now. What I really love about Fabritac is that it dries crystal clear and doesn't seep through the fabric or leave a bump after drying like other glues do. I'm not sure about the staying power in the sun exposure questions, but after almost a month of use, I have had no problems with the glue on my shades. I suppose if you were really worried about it, you could sew the fabric to the plastic slats as long as you have a good sewing machine and are using a heavy weight needle. I sincerely doubt I'll have any issues with the Fabritac in the future, but I spent about $8 on my shade - so who cares if I have to re-glue later or spend 10 minutes making another one? :) Jenny Apartment Therapy New York \| How To: Make Shades Out of Mini Blinds from the Little Green Notebook Flag this comment	2/23/09 3:59 PM
Hi everyone, I completely agree that the backside of the shades should be lined. If you don't need or want black-out fabric, I suggest some simple and inexpensive white muslin for the back of your shades to unify the look of your windows from the outside and to help minimize the visibility of the blind slat shadows. Thank you for all your kind comments! By the way, I would love to see pictures of your finished DIY shades! Jenny littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com Apartment Therapy New York \| How To: Make Shades Out of Mini Blinds from the Little Green Notebook Flag this comment	2/23/09 3:27 PM