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Next up in the man cave? Blinds. Which were really fun to shop for considering all the windows are different sizes and thanks to my do it yourself I’m too cheap to pay a carpenter to do the finish work husband.
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The price of custom blinds that would have fit perfectly was ridiculous.
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That window, the smallest ( not to mention crookedest ) was quoted at $310. For one blind! I bought all 6 of these light filtering cellular linen shades for $272. That’s a no brainer.
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Working his way around the room, I followed and tried my hardest to get right in his way.
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At least that’s what he’d tell you. I prefer to think of it as active assistance.
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Which is why I was banished to the other side of the room…. where I sat quietly and read a few blogs.
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But when it came to the final window behind the bar I had to speak up.
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Because after he installed this one, which had the best fit… only 3/8ths of an inch off… he plopped his big bullet back on the sill.
( I know it’s a round and not a bullet, I just say that to get a rise out of my husband. Did it aggravate you as well? Then yay for me. . )
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The problem? The blind won’t go all the way down because the bullet is too fat.
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When I told him this was unacceptable (the main reason for putting up blinds in the first place was to keep the sun from fading the bar) and suggested alternate placements for the big bullet, he forbade me to move it ( as if I could, it’s live and weighs a ton and a half ). When I stressed the need for it’s relocation due to the sun baking on the glass door of the mini fridge causing it to work harder, he told me he’d “think about it”. FFS, what is there to think about? Bullet too big, blind doesn’t close, move big bullet. It isn’t rocket science.
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Logic can be so annoying!
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And it’s so hard to argue with….
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A nice set of chintz cafe’s will hide the gaps … and the ‘bullet’ …
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I may have put my stamp on the man cave, but even I draw the line at chintz.
😉
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Lol
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Good luck with this battle. The blinds look good.
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If I understood his reasoning it might not be so aggravating…
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“I like it there” – what’s so hard to understand?
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Men!
😬
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Let it be—then you can enjoy saying “I Told You So!” as you will anyway!!
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I very rarely say it, though lord knows I want to.
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Have you blogged about the “bullet” before?
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I have.
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Bullet needs a glass casing on a prominent place not on a window sill. Would that convince him?
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Doubtful…
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Whoa…I noticed a lot of Top Shelf liquor going on there. Bombay? Tanqueray? Patron? You may scrimp on your blinds, but you sure do not scrimp on your libations.
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I am a woman of discriminating taste.
😉
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I really think that barn is going to wind up as a second home….whose? Well, we will see who wins the “bullet” round. 😝
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It’s a great escape hatch when the husband gets frustrated teleworking. If he disappears for a while? I know where to check first…
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I think you are set up for a bar and profits. Not too comfortable chairs, so it is guy’s hangout, for sure. And I guess you keep your husband in your range, so you know he is not off galivanting.
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gallivanting-wandering around the block.
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The bar chairs are actually very comfortable and we just added two leather club chairs you could easily nap in.
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Great. We finally replaced our Ikea chairs with recliners. I did not think I was ready for this but I love it especially in the heat outside and the cold within.
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Big bullet, eh? You really take your “shots” seriously at the Barn Majal!
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Ha!
That we do…
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But…………IS Fred a rocket scientist????
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Clearly not.
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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahah!!
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He’s a stubborn one, isn’t he?
The man cave is really coming together….let’s just hope the round/bullet doesn’t get too hot and, um, you know….do what they like to do.
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Hence the need for blinds….
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