To Darken Window Blinds
Dear Aunt. Daisy, Do you know what I can do to holland blinds (that is light fawn) to make them dark? You see, I have the sun on my windows -all day, and the blinds being. of a light colour still let the sunlight through. So if you can help me, I'd be very grateful, as it would save the fading of my furnishings. If I only had a few blinds, I would buy new ones, but I need twenty-seven
in all, and as I have had mine only twelve months, it seems a big expense to go to again. "Bigg Sister," Christchurch. I think the easiest method, as you have so many, would be to lay them on the table, one by one, and go over them evenly with dark brown shoe polish. Use a soft cloth and rub it in evenly, Then finally polish with a sott cloth, to remove any superfluous polish. You could heat the polish to make it a little thinner, or even mix it with a little turpentine, if you like. I have also been told that if boiled linseed oil is rubbed into blinds about twice a year, it will help"to keep them a good colour, and help them to last well. -_-
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 381, 11 October 1946, Page 27
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213To Darken Window Blinds New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 381, 11 October 1946, Page 27
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