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Your Questions About Net Curtains

by Aaron on January 12, 2012

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James asks…

Would my bed spread look good with zebra print pillows and stuff also like zebra curtains?

ok so my bed looks like that and i want to add more zebra print to my room like pillows and curtains but idk if it would look good!! HELP this is a link to the pic.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=67792&l=a1759ad841&id=100000050461550

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs124.snc1/5332_102370993107916_100000050461550_67792_3301169_n.jpg

Aaron answers:

I think the only way to add zebra print to this bedding is with a blue and white print. The traditional black and white won’t work at all with yourcomforter. Here are some things you could use:

http://www.pbteen.com/products/zebra-sheet-set/?pkey=cgirls-bedding-all

http://www.pbteen.com/products/zebra-pillow-cover/?pkey=cgirls-bedding-all

http://www.tsfabrics.com/Tunisia-Zebra-Baby-Blue_p_625.html

http://www.ioffer.com/i/Chartreuse-Green-and-White-Zebra-Animal-Stripe-Fabric–54965801

http://www.wildlifewonders.com/zebragreen.html

Ken asks…

Any tips to insulate my house?

I dont have a huge amount of money and live in a Victorian flat with sash windows that are over 100 years old but due to them being in my house and they are listed as they are Victorian…I lose a lot of heat from them and they let in the cold too.

I wonder if you have any cheap ideas to keep my home warmer in winter?

I have purchased lined curtains and nets but wonder if there is anything else to do?

Aaron answers:

If they’re sash windows (double-hung), with ropes and couterweights, then you can’t use spray foam around the sash, which is normally the first thing I’d suggest. Failing that, you can either get clear window plastic, that mounts inside, using double-faced tape, then is made flat by gentle use of a hairdryer. The stuff is very thin and usually has to be replaced each year.

3M company makes a Window Insulator kit that has everything in it:

http://www.amazon.com/3M-2141W-Indoor-5-Window-Insulator/dp/B00002NCJI

What I prefer is thicker, clear plastic, which again, goes inside (don’t bother putting it on the outside; the wind will just blow it against your house wall). Cut it to size (leave 1-3″ spare room at least around the sides of the window.

Then attach it with clear tape (weatherstripping tape is best, as it is also clear and comes off more easily than duct tape (the gray stuff) or masking tape (beige). The latter two tend to pull off paint.

I’m not sure if they sell this where you are but a company called “Warps” makes crystal clear plastic. It’s called “Flex-O-Glass”. It can be re-used many times, as long as you don’t get it stuck to the tape when removing it! This is my favorite method, as it’s the easiest, and does not block your view from the window. (You can get translucent film for less, but it doesn’t look as good). Try this site:

http://warps.com/

They also sell those kits I mentioned above (“Shrink-It”) as well as the double-faced tape.

For pics of it: http://warps.com/detail.asp?section=windows&cat=vinyl-pane&product=7

Ask your local hardware or home improvement store if they carry it. Most do.

There are also indoor “storm” windows that come with frames that you make to fit your window and then attach with plastic “frames”. They, too, are removable and re-usable.

Here’s one site: http://www.wattbusters.com/Reusable-Indoor-Outdoor-Storm-Window-Kit-72-x-82.html

Or if you’re handy, build your own storm windows:

http://www.drywallinfo.com/how-to-interior-storm-windows.html

If none of these work, you could always move to the Caribbean (that’s my backup plan)!

Carol asks…

Towards the end of a one night stand should you?

Clean ones member on the net or curtains proper?

Aaron answers:

Use some tissue and flush it down the toilet. Leave no trace of DNA, it may come back to haunt you. Ask Bill Clinton.

Richard asks…

looking out of the window?

I often work from home and my pc is positioned by the window in my living room. I live on a fairly quiet street and if someone walks along the pavement outside my house, they can see me through my window. Its amazing the amount of people that stare in almost as if they are seeing what kind of place i have! ( i hate net curtains or anything that restricts the light into my living room) I also stare out onto the street while im working. I just wondered what everyone thinks………..is it rude to stare into someones house as you pass their window, am i being rude by staring out onto the street? One woman last week actually stopped and pointed in at my sofa and said something to the person she was with, they walked on when they saw me sat here!!
It doesn’t really bother me that people look into my house (apart from the lady that pointed out my sofa to her friend) my point was more why do people do it? Im guilty of it myself, if i walk past a house thats nicely furnished, i can’t help but have a look!

Aaron answers:

People quite often look into the office I share will a colleague as we are an open door on a corridor of lots of closed doors. We sometimes wonder what they think they are going to see us doing! If I was brave enough I would love to moon at them to teach them not to look!!!

Paul asks…

will this grass hopper be ok to be put outside at night?

It’s on my net curtain and I don’t want it in danger. If it stays in my house my cat will kill it and she sleeps in my room. I think its a grass hopper. Will it survive outside?

http://twitgoo.com/4lktqp

Picture of it above.

Aaron answers:

It’s a bit small for a grasshopper, could be a soldier beetle, as they live outdoors anyway putting it in the garden, say on a plant, it will be fine and near food :)

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