I’m really curious what your process was like with the ENJE blinds. I read your previous blog post about them, but I was uncertain the exact order: do you remove fabric completely from both top and bottom rod, trim it, and then reattach to the newly cut rods? or just remove the bottom rod and cut the fabric while still attached to the top, then cut the top rod, and slip on the bottom?

The reason I ask is because I just tried the latter method and am now having issues with the blinds rolling up incorrectly (a little crooked). I’m guessing I didn’t reattach the fabric on perfectly straight.

Anyhow, thought I’d ask before trying to do another one. Thanks!

You say “By carrying the white paneling and wall tiles to a uniform 8 foot height and then painting the upper portion of the walls and ceiling black, I was able to give the room a greater feeling of width and space. It’s an illusion that really works.”

Can you elaborate on that a little bit? I have a long, tall, narrow bathroom and like this idea, but don’t quite understand the theory behind it?

1) Love the very detailed price breakdown! I hope you consider continuing that format in your future shared endeavors as it is so informative and helpful.

2)I had not seen black paint used for that height effect before. It’s genius.

3) The black penny tile with black grout is absolutely to die for.

4) Doesn’t Mrs. Meyers packaging inspire? Sometimes I just sit and stare at it – her cleaning products are the only ones I don’t hide in a cabinet.

I remember reading here somewhere that you had a hard time finding sanded black grout for the floor and you listed where you finally found it. Can you remind me where that was?

Thanks!

Cate

Again, so sorry for that data loss, the post is still on my site and was fully restored but the comments were not. :(

Much love to you and enjoy all that Swedish music and hopefully some yummy traditional foods too.

Miss you…

xo
Holly

Genius! Thanks for sharing.

I did a lot of eyeballing and compensating with spacing when I was tiling to accommodate the unevenness of the walls and floor. In an old house, you kind of have to forget about things like spacers (and rules) and just go with your gut.

I recently took a home repair class, and from tiling there I know if I attempted this it would not turn out right. That’s interesting about starting from the tub first — with this kind of tile that makes sense because the line against the tub will be the most obvious thing (whereas with big square tiles you would first notice whether the square is in the middle).

What kind of tile cutter did you use?

We have one bathroom with wrecked panelling from the 1890s and we may be forced to gut it. But I fear if we tried to tile the room ourselves we would have huge seams in corners and tile that isn’t level.