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Patio Fireplace Table
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Bird Brain Fuel Gel, 32 oz. bottle $9.68 Alcohol based environmentally friendly fuel. Burns clean no smoke or messy ashes. Indoor or outdoor use…. |
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Deeco CP DM643610-IC Arizona Sands Fire Pit Table with Cast Iron Fire Bowl, Spark Guard Screen $200.00 This Deeco Arizona Sands fire pits table is very functional. It warms the air on chilly nights and serves as a stylish table in the heat of the summer. The Arizona Sands make a great companion to any patio furniture décor. Simply place insert to cover the fire pit and your table is ready for use. For a stylish cocktail setting, the Rock Canyon folding chairs coordinate perfectly with our Arizona … |
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WeatherReady Log Rack Cover WeatherReady 96″ Log Rack Cover. EXTRA THICK! The smart choice for protecting your log rack and keeping logs dry. Premium protection against rain, sleet, snow, fading, and more! Plus, it has the added benefit of keeping your logs in burning condition. Cover slides over your log rack, and fastens with hook-and-loop tie-downs. Made from 600D polyester for the ultimate in strength and weather-resista… |
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Coleman 5071-700 Ambient Firelight Propane Fireplace and Table $307.88 The Coleman Firelight propane fireplace and table lets you enjoy the ambience of a backyard fireplace without having to clean up ashes. 21,000 BTU burner can be covered by a granite centerpiece to convert fireplace into table when not in use. BTU Output: 21,000, Vent-Free: No, Fuel Type: Propane, Igniter: InstaStart matchless lighting, Thermostat Included: No, Remote Included: No, Oxygen Depletio… |
Please help me understand drapes?
I have a 6 foot sliding door in the living room of my conso. The decor is eclectic – nice plaid couch and love seat with dark wood tables. Fireplace is black metal surrounded by earth color tiles and painted wood trim and mantle. I want some drapes as cheap as possible. I prefer to have them draw both ways rather than like most patio doors that go one way. I want them to draw all the way off the 6 foot door. How wide should the drapes be? Can I use pocket drapes or are they too hard to draw? How about the kind with grommets? Are drapes hard to make? My sister sews.
Any comments, ideas or suggestions.
Drapes can be a little fussy but aren’t all that difficult to sew. What I would do is find the fabric you like, and before you buy it, try and estimate how wide your drape would be when it’s open, that is, how much space the gathered open drape will take up once it has cleared the window. This will tell you how wide your curtain rod has to be. A thin fabric will need less room, a stiff one more. Ask wherever they sell the fabric, they can help with that. That will tell you how wide your curtain rod will have to be–the width of the window plus the space at the side for when the drapes are open. Then you must buy enough fabric so that the drapes are 1 and 1/2 times as wide as the rod. If your rod is 8 feet wide, the drapes should be 12 feet wide. They should reach to within an inch or so of the floor. You need that extra fabric so they have gathers in them and look like drapes when they’re closed and not a bedsheet nailed to the wall. Your sister may be able to help with this part.
If you want as cheap as possible, try Wal-Mart or the bargain bin at any place that sells fabric, but be prepared. Usually the fabric you like isn’t cheap. You will probably need at least 9 yards of fabric, but note that fabrics come in different widths, and if you want to block light you can’t use thin fabric. Some fabrics simply aren’t suitable for drapes, either. You would need less yardage if it’s a wide fabric. Maybe you better take your sister fabric shopping with you. She should be able to calculate what you need of a particular fabric, though the people in the store can do that too. Don’t skimp on the yardage. Better to have too much than too little. You can’t just sort of patch a piece in if you run out of fabric length. Take a drawing with measurements on it.
Pocket drapes usually are a bit of a nuisance to draw. Grommets draw nicely, but it can be a bit of bother to find someone with a grommet tool large enough to install grommets to go on a curtain rod. It’s a bit of a specialty thing and might be expensive to have done. Conventional I-beam rods are very easy to draw and to install onto the wall and to put the drapes on, and you can draw them easily whichever way you want by pulling on the drapes themselves. They’re your best bet for simplicity though not for looks because you will see the rod when the drapes are open. People usually cover the top bit with a valance for this reason. Wooden or decorative metal rods and their hardware aren’t cheap, but with rings on they draw well and look nice. The other way which is easy to draw is a wire, with which you can use smaller grommets, but if you’re hanging them outside a window frame it’s a little tricky to install the hardware to hold the wire since it must be under a fair amount of tension to work well.
And before you tackle all this, check Home Depot and Wal-Mart and so on. They have pre-made drapes. If the colour and the length works for you, all you have to do is buy enough panels to cover your window, and your hardware. It can be cheaper to buy those pre-made drapes than to sew your own.
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