Hi David good idea about the blinds. They look great. I always got the Walmart special too. Those are pretty. Goes good with the cabin. Great job. I like the blinds better. Have a great day and God Bless C'mon ❤
The binds look so beautiful in the cabin I like it better than the curtains I can't wait to see the rest of the work you did 💓 and God bless you and have a wonderful day you too
Everything about the window area is going to look nice !! Keep the cutains for insulation!! I'm sure Margareta will agree!! ❤ Thanks for sharing!! ❤ Mamma Carolyn
David you can remove some of those extra slats at the bottom. It will look a lot better when you do that. The cabinet is looking pretty good. Stay safe God Bless🙏🏻
I like the blinds. Margarita will show you how to remove the gaps. The goats were so cute when you removed the curtains. They sure have a good time, lol.
I was in that business for almost 10 years. Those ladder strings should loosen up with being hung in no time. The weight pulls them down. Looks great! Texas Deb ❤️ ps When you backed up it looks like you have extra slats on the bottom. You can remove some by removing the buttons on the bottom to loosen the ladder strings, pull out the lift string from the ones you don't want. Keep them to replace any broken ones in the future. 😊
I was gonna say same thing. Extra slats kinda bulk up bottom to allow last one to close up. I'd LEAVE at least 2 with weighted bottom. Don't cut off string ladder too short 😬
Glad someone experienced in blinds explained that, I would’ve tried , but it would’ve been the hillbilly version LOL. Yeah, those are Levolor blinds they should shorten easily. He’s got about a 5” stack on the window ledge. ❤
@@Paula_KentuckyRed 😂 I’m in/from Ky also 👍🏻 hillbilly gal here 😁🤠 and I couldn’t explain tht either on here. It def would’ve been a mess, LoL. But David if ur reading these, u can def fix tht. I have those blinds , just different color and mine doesn’t do tht. The folks here have explained it pretty good how to fix it tho, hope ya can figure it out. I love the old cabin, it’s just awesome 🫶🏻👍🏻
❤I have blinds and curtains. But you might want to hang on to those curtains when it starts to get really cold. Just saying. Are you replacing those doors? So far looking good. I had a real log home in Ct came out of Vt. I had problems trying to keep all the dust off the logs. But I love my home and wish I had it back. I had a beautiful brick walk around fireplace and a huge burning stove in the basement plus oil furnace. It was so cozy. Two huge bay windows . Anyway you will get your place looking nicer.🤠💯💞✌️🙏👍🌅
David its very easy to take the extra slats out. Drop the blind full length. Pop out the two buttons on the underside of the bottom slat. Take it off ,take out the extra slats. Put the bottom slat back at the right height , tuck the excess string back into the holes at the bottom then pop the two buttons back on to secure them back in place. Done ,its easy .😊
I prefer blinds and curtains together. Curtains help with sound, ambience etc, extra insulation when needed. Curtains soften hard walls. Blinds and logs are a lot of lines to look at, too. But you do you! You get to live there! Enjoy all the spaces you are creating! 😊
David you can shorten the blinds to the proper length. Look on the bottom bar thing at the bottom of the blinds,you should see some plugs ,pop those off, but save them . Next, remove the bar thing, and then you can remove the extra slats . Cut exta srings if want or if needed .Then tuck remaining string in the holes you unpluged ,put plugs back in and whala custom blinds 😊
Totally agree with blinds for visual but curtains are much better in cold temps. While you still know where the hardware is you may want to put it back up and put the curtain rods and curtains where you can find them to put up when it gets cold to block drafts and hold in heat. I bought a blind this week and after it was cut the guy measured to make sure it was exactly as needed. Simple thing to do and would have saved both of your time and Lowe’s and your money! Also I believe you can remove extra slats that are stacked at the bottom so you don’t have that bulk at the bottom.
David I would keep the curtains for insulation later in colder temperatures!! Going to look nice!! I'm sure Margareta will like the outcome!! Sending blessings!! ❤ Mamma Carolyn
David, I’m not sure what length windows you will eventually be installing (sorry if I missed it), so maybe this comment doesn’t apply. The length of your blinds can modified. There are plugs on the bottom of the base slat which can be popped out, then you can remove as many slats as you need, then reinstall the plugs. If you do this, you won’t have excess slats stacked on the bottom, and your slats will lie flat when you close the blind-no light at the bottom. Everything is looking so good! You’re doing a great job!
I came here to say the same thing. Shorten your blinds to custom fit your windows. Then, they will operate better to block out the sun at the bottom of the windows. Your windows look fantastic with the new blinds! ❤
David good thinking about bringing blinds forward alittle so when you put in new windows you don't need to touch the blinds!! I'm glad your getting newer windows!! They'll make the window area more esthetically pleasing!! ❤ Thanks for sharing!! Mamma Carolyn
I love the log cabin that’s the one I would want to live in it could be amazing! Love the new blinds you can shorten the blinds so you don’t have the excess at the bottom.
The fun part with those blinds is that you can remove the excess blind panels to customize the length and they open and close better. It involves cutting the strings that hold the blinds together so be careful and don’t cut too short! Looking good so far though!
😊David,canin blinds adds that special touch. I like that old cabin,but why have you not finish the ceiling? I think that would put the finishing touches to it.😊
If you shorten the blinds the bottom slat will close properly. There are little buttons on the underside that can be popped off then you just snip the cords that hold the blinds to just a bit longer than you want the blinds to hang. After the excess is removed put those cords back into the button and snap the cover back on. Now the excess is gone, the slats will close properly and they no longer look like you bought the wrong size. Hope it works well for you! I’ve done it several times and they look so much better. Plus you don’t have to clean so many slats. That’s a real plus! 😊
Love the blinds. Try tilting them the opposite way and that gap will disappear. In addition, aside from blocking more light, no one will be able to see inside the cabin when the blinds are tilted up instead of down 🙃
You should be able to remove the extra bottom part of the blinds so that they fit the windows better. I haven't done it in years but there should be instructions that came with the blinds. Don't forget, Google is your friend. 😊
David the blinds look great! 👍🏻 I was thinking about maybe you could get a sponsorship with Helix mattresses. Remember you said how uncomfortable the mattresses were in the cabin. That would really upgrade your cabin!
Hello David your doing a brilliant job!! But I hate to say you should be having the extra blind up top The strings on right you can pull all up to hide behind the top cover!! That's if there are pully strings at the right side!! Hope you don't mind me commenting would look better!! All the best from the UK xx
You need to shorten the length of the blinds so they sit nice in each window. That should take care if that slat that’s not sitting correctly and letting in some light.
Hi David, I like the blinds better too. Funny your working indoors but noticed the goats running around out there while you were working on your 2nd window. LOL They got to be in the video somewhere!
DAVID, to get the blinds so they don't let in the light and to keep peeping toms from looking in do the following. Turn the stick so the edge that is closest to you is in the up position. You have them all with the inside edge down.
If you look at the instructions, you can remove the extra slats in the blinds so they fit better. It is easy to do but do read the instructions as to how. Also, you may wish to keep the drapes to use when it is very cold for extra insulation value.
Try letting the blinds hang below the window sill to eliminate daylight showing thru the bottom area. Looks like they made you blinds too long. Check with them to see if they could shorten your blinds. For a custom fit a few of those slats can be removed.
If you undue the strings at the bottom. You can take the blind out one at a time. That is how you adjust the blinds. Once you get it adjusted then tie the strings up again.
If you put in standard size windows, you can get mini blinds closer to the same length, so you don't have so much bulk at the bottom. You got me motivated; I have 4 mini blinds to put in my downstairs unfinished construction, here I go.
The blinds look nice. One thing I liked about the cheap walmart blinds is you could make them the window length you needed so you wouldn't have that gap at the bottom. But those blinds you can't make to the right length. I tried on the ones I bought and it was a big cluster F lol.
You can remove all the extra slats in those blinds. If you read the directions it should tell you how to remove the bottom weight and then remove all the extra slats and put the bottom weight back to finish the look.
He last slat won’t close all the way because the blinds are too long for the window. You will have to shorten them by removing the extra slats, cut the excess ladder strings and then reattach the bottom anchor. Not easy to do with these new blinds. Hope your plan includes finishing the ceiling. Cabin looks very nice.
You mentioned the cheap screws and just about everything you buy has them. I have found over time that it is most important to have a bit that fits the screw perfectly and is a new one with no worn edges. And it is important to apply extra force so the bit does not slip because once it starts to slip the screw is ruined which I’m sure you know by now. I have also bought extra screws before because you always ruin a few no matter how good you are you always screw up a few. And like someone mentioned you need to shorten the blinds as well. Good luck with that - - I have never done that before because I was not aware it was possible. Anxious to see what the cabin looks like in the big reveal.
They're not going to lay right till you shorten them. Very easy to do...look up how to shorten blinds on you-tube. If you think you're going to get longer windows later, save the slates and try to keep as much cord as possible. Looking good!! 🙂
David you canget the blinds at the bottom to be shorter by removing the excess ... So it fits the bottom of the window since it's recessed. Check your instructions it shows you how to shorten them
Good choice on the blinds. Like all other blinds, you have to cut the length yourself. It should show and tell you how to do that. Not that hard at all. Things are looking good
Hi David good idea about the blinds. They look great. I always got the Walmart special too. Those are pretty. Goes good with the cabin. Great job. I like the blinds better. Have a great day and God Bless C'mon ❤
Both blinds with curtains pushed open on both sides giving a finished look.
The binds look so beautiful in the cabin I like it better than the curtains I can't wait to see the rest of the work you did 💓 and God bless you and have a wonderful day you too
I love the blinds really changes it I love the color too
David, the blinds look great. I'm glad you can modify the length after you decide the length of your new windows.
David read the box it will let you know how to cut the blinds at the bottom I did it and works great good show
Kind of intimidating when you cut that first cor, but if you read instructions you are good.
Everything about the window area is going to look nice !! Keep the cutains for insulation!! I'm sure Margareta will agree!! ❤ Thanks for sharing!! ❤ Mamma Carolyn
Blinds are looking great!!
Ive always liked blinds better. Looks great😊
David you can remove some of those extra slats at the bottom. It will look a lot better when you do that. The cabinet is looking pretty good.
Stay safe
God Bless🙏🏻
Windows look so much better 🇬🇧😊
I like the blinds. Margarita will show you how to remove the gaps. The goats were so cute when you removed the curtains. They sure have a good time, lol.
I was in that business for almost 10 years. Those ladder strings should loosen up with being hung in no time. The weight pulls them down. Looks great! Texas Deb ❤️ ps When you backed up it looks like you have extra slats on the bottom. You can remove some by removing the buttons on the bottom to loosen the ladder strings, pull out the lift string from the ones you don't want. Keep them to replace any broken ones in the future. 😊
I was gonna say same thing. Extra slats kinda bulk up bottom to allow last one to close up. I'd LEAVE at least 2 with weighted bottom. Don't cut off string ladder too short 😬
Glad someone experienced in blinds explained that, I would’ve tried , but it would’ve been the hillbilly version LOL.
Yeah, those are Levolor blinds they should shorten easily.
He’s got about a 5” stack on the window ledge. ❤
@@Paula_KentuckyRed 😂 I’m in/from Ky also 👍🏻 hillbilly gal here 😁🤠 and I couldn’t explain tht either on here. It def would’ve been a mess, LoL. But David if ur reading these, u can def fix tht. I have those blinds , just different color and mine doesn’t do tht. The folks here have explained it pretty good how to fix it tho, hope ya can figure it out. I love the old cabin, it’s just awesome 🫶🏻👍🏻
❤I have blinds and curtains. But you might want to hang on to those curtains when it starts to get really cold. Just saying. Are you replacing those doors? So far looking good. I had a real log home in Ct came out of Vt. I had problems trying to keep all the dust off the logs. But I love my home and wish I had it back. I had a beautiful brick walk around fireplace and a huge burning stove in the basement plus oil furnace. It was so cozy. Two huge bay windows . Anyway you will get your place looking nicer.🤠💯💞✌️🙏👍🌅
Love the blinds! Much nicer than the curtains. Nice job
David its very easy to take the extra slats out. Drop the blind full length. Pop out the two buttons on the underside of the bottom slat. Take it off ,take out the extra slats. Put the bottom slat back at the right height , tuck the excess string back into the holes at the bottom then pop the two buttons back on to secure them back in place. Done ,its easy .😊
I prefer blinds and curtains together. Curtains help with sound, ambience etc, extra insulation when needed. Curtains soften hard walls. Blinds and logs are a lot of lines to look at, too. But you do you! You get to live there! Enjoy all the spaces you are creating! 😊
The blinds are absolutely better than the curtains. The room looks bigger and brighter.
David you can shorten the blinds to the proper length. Look on the bottom bar thing at the bottom of the blinds,you should see some plugs ,pop those off, but save them . Next, remove the bar thing, and then you can remove the extra slats . Cut exta srings if want or if needed .Then tuck remaining string in the holes you unpluged ,put plugs back in and whala custom blinds 😊
Can't wait to see the reveal video!! Thanks for sharing!! ❤ Mamma Carolyn
I like the blinds. Maybe for winter put curtains on the side of the blinds so they can close up and give you more insulation.
I was thinking the same thing.
Totally agree with blinds for visual but curtains are much better in cold temps. While you still know where the hardware is you may want to put it back up and put the curtain rods and curtains where you can find them to put up when it gets cold to block drafts and hold in heat. I bought a blind this week and after it was cut the guy measured to make sure it was exactly as needed. Simple thing to do and would have saved both of your time and Lowe’s and your money! Also I believe you can remove extra slats that are stacked at the bottom so you don’t have that bulk at the bottom.
David I would keep the curtains for insulation later in colder temperatures!! Going to look nice!! I'm sure Margareta will like the outcome!! Sending blessings!! ❤ Mamma Carolyn
David, I’m not sure what length windows you will eventually be installing (sorry if I missed it), so maybe this comment doesn’t apply. The length of your blinds can modified. There are plugs on the bottom of the base slat which can be popped out, then you can remove as many slats as you need, then reinstall the plugs. If you do this, you won’t have excess slats stacked on the bottom, and your slats will lie flat when you close the blind-no light at the bottom. Everything is looking so good! You’re doing a great job!
I was going to say the same thing
turn the blinds upward that may put the bottom one in better position I always do mine upward looks great David
I came here to say the same thing. Shorten your blinds to custom fit your windows. Then, they will operate better to block out the sun at the bottom of the windows.
Your windows look fantastic with the new blinds! ❤
David good thinking about bringing blinds forward alittle so when you put in new windows you don't need to touch the blinds!! I'm glad your getting newer windows!! They'll make the window area more esthetically pleasing!! ❤ Thanks for sharing!! Mamma Carolyn
You can remove the extra slats. The blinds will work properly then.
To avoid someone looking in as if there is no blinds.......
Ground level windows ....turn upward.
Upstairs window blinds turn downward.
Hi David, I can’t believe the difference it makes with the blinds you just installed. You were right the dark brown is the perfect colour. 👍👍❤️❤️🇨🇦
Blinds are looking great 👍. Changes the whole look of the cabin.
Yes to the blinds, looks great!
I would but the curtains up also that would be nice with the blinds ❤
Yes. Curtains with blinds will also help keep the heat and cold out.
I love the log cabin that’s the one I would want to live in it could be amazing! Love the new blinds you can shorten the blinds so you don’t have the excess at the bottom.
The fun part with those blinds is that you can remove the excess blind panels to customize the length and they open and close better. It involves cutting the strings that hold the blinds together so be careful and don’t cut too short! Looking good so far though!
Looks amazing. You should see if someone in the Framily can use the curtains and rods you just took down. I bet Mama V could use some. Lol 😂
I love the blinds, excellent choice! I see the goats they are having a ball. Continued blessings!
I'm sure you already know by now, but you can shorten the blinds, which will make the lay correctly!!!😊🎉❤
It is not that hard to do just time consuming, but worth it.
I came here to say this!! 😊
😊David,canin blinds adds that special touch. I like that old cabin,but why have you not finish the ceiling? I think that would put the finishing touches to it.😊
The blinds look good, David!
Looking good David! I see others have made comments on the length and how to resolve that issue, so I agree you can do it!! C'mon!!!
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Nice! The blinds look great, David. Maybe put the curtains on either side of the blinds which will insulate better during the winter.
The light comes in because they are a bit long
You can cut them down and it will go away.
The directions are in the box with the blinds. Then they will close properly...hugs
If you shorten the blinds the bottom slat will close properly. There are little buttons on the underside that can be popped off then you just snip the cords that hold the blinds to just a bit longer than you want the blinds to hang. After the excess is removed put those cords back into the button and snap the cover back on. Now the excess is gone, the slats will close properly and they no longer look like you bought the wrong size. Hope it works well for you! I’ve done it several times and they look so much better. Plus you don’t have to clean so many slats. That’s a real plus! 😊
Love the blinds. Try tilting them the opposite way and that gap will disappear. In addition, aside from blocking more light, no one will be able to see inside the cabin when the blinds are tilted up instead of down 🙃
David the blinds look great and can't wait for the cabin view❤️🇨🇦
You can shorten the blinds , fairly simply.
The blinds look great! I can't wait for the whole cabin reveal.
You should build a whole new house and use the cabin for an office studio etc. looks nice
You can shorten those blinds and they will lay down better.
I like the blinds. Looks so much better than curtains. You usually can change the length of the blinds - not just the width.
You should be able to remove the extra bottom part of the blinds so that they fit the windows better. I haven't done it in years but there should be instructions that came with the blinds. Don't forget, Google is your friend. 😊
Dave, if you take the bottom blinds off of the shades, they would close like, they should.
His ego has no room for advice.
Love the color of the blinds with the color of the wooden logs. The custom fit is beautiful ! ❤🇺🇲🙏
Bet it will look wonderful! I'm not that handy so I usually hang two sets of curtains, sheers ,and room darkening. I also hate to wash blinds! 🤣
Blinds make the room look more classy and comfortable.
David the blinds look great! 👍🏻 I was thinking about maybe you could get a sponsorship with Helix mattresses. Remember you said how uncomfortable the mattresses were in the cabin. That would really upgrade your cabin!
Hello David your doing a brilliant job!!
But I hate to say you should be having the extra blind up top
The strings on right you can pull all up to hide behind the top cover!!
That's if there are pully strings at the right side!!
Hope you don't mind me commenting would look better!!
All the best from the UK xx
You need to shorten the length of the blinds so they sit nice in each window. That should take care if that slat that’s not sitting correctly and letting in some light.
Blinds make it more spacious looking I think. Great choice!
Are you going to do ceiling?
18:03 the song is so great
Those blinds really improve the look of your cabin upgrade. Can't wait to see them when you get the staining done. It will be beautious.
❤Nice Job on your Blinds! Fabulous 🤩👍
Hi David, I like the blinds better too. Funny your working indoors but noticed the goats running around out there while you were working on your 2nd window. LOL They got to be in the video somewhere!
A whitewashed ceiling would look great
DAVID, to get the blinds so they don't let in the light and to keep peeping toms from looking in do the following. Turn the stick so the edge that is closest to you is in the up position. You have them all with the inside edge down.
Blinds for sure look great
Great choice of the colour with the blinds for the wood surrounds. Stay safe brother
Thanks, you too!
If you look at the instructions, you can remove the extra slats in the blinds so they fit better. It is easy to do but do read the instructions as to how. Also, you may wish to keep the drapes to use when it is very cold for extra insulation value.
Blinds are awesome
Hi David the blinds make the space look way bigger and neat love it ❤❤❤
Very peaceful 😅
i agree with ya,blinds do make any window seem dressed up.
Blinds looking great! 😊
I'm not a curtain fan so I love the blinds 😉😉
Try letting the blinds hang below the window sill to eliminate daylight showing thru the bottom area.
Looks like they made you blinds too long.
Check with them to see if they could shorten your blinds.
For a custom fit a few of those slats can be removed.
Blinds better than curtains. Looks good .
If you undue the strings at the bottom. You can take the blind out one at a time. That is how you adjust the blinds. Once you get it adjusted then tie the strings up again.
If you put in standard size windows, you can get mini blinds closer to the same length, so you don't have so much bulk at the bottom. You got me motivated; I have 4 mini blinds to put in my downstairs unfinished construction, here I go.
Blinds look GREAT 👍😊
Tilt them upward and the gap at the bottom closes so no light, I had to do the same. Looking Awesome!!
Blinds look great
Blinds are a much cleaner look, very nice choice!
Cut the bottoms off on blinds. Easy to do look on the package. Will look better if you cut them. Good luck.
Have a good day. Blessings
Cabin is looking good. Love the blinds👍. Lots of changes✌️🇺🇸
The blinds look nice. One thing I liked about the cheap walmart blinds is you could make them the window length you needed so you wouldn't have that gap at the bottom. But those blinds you can't make to the right length. I tried on the ones I bought and it was a big cluster F lol.
I love the blinds
Blinds look good.
You can remove all the extra slats in those blinds. If you read the directions it should tell you how to remove the bottom weight and then remove all the extra slats and put the bottom weight back to finish the look.
❤️Looking forward to this!❤️🙏😘
Much better than curtains ❣️❣️
They look great.
He last slat won’t close all the way because the blinds are too long for the window. You will have to shorten them by removing the extra slats, cut the excess ladder strings and then reattach the bottom anchor. Not easy to do with these new blinds. Hope your plan includes finishing the ceiling. Cabin looks very nice.
it looks great David❤
Good day to everyone 👋🏻
You mentioned the cheap screws and just about everything you buy has them. I have found over time that it is most important to have a bit that fits the screw perfectly and is a new one with no worn edges. And it is important to apply extra force so the bit does not slip because once it starts to slip the screw is ruined which I’m sure you know by now. I have also bought extra screws before because you always ruin a few no matter how good you are you always screw up a few. And like someone mentioned you need to shorten the blinds as well. Good luck with that - - I have never done that before because I was not aware it was possible. Anxious to see what the cabin looks like in the big reveal.
Have you tried the Habitat for Humanity Restore for your new windows? You can't always find what you want, when you want it, but you might luck out.
They're not going to lay right till you shorten them. Very easy to do...look up how to shorten blinds on you-tube. If you think you're going to get longer windows later, save the slates and try to keep as much cord as possible. Looking good!! 🙂
David you canget the blinds at the bottom to be shorter by removing the excess ... So it fits the bottom of the window since it's recessed. Check your instructions it shows you how to shorten them
They look amazing. Hopefully you won’t miss the extra insulation that the heavy curtains provided once it cools down.
Love the blinds. A huge improvement when comparing curtains to blinds. Great job and taste.
Trim the excess slats off the blinds and it will fix the light gap problem. Instructions included with the blinds.
Good choice on the blinds. Like all other blinds, you have to cut the length yourself. It should show and tell you how to do that. Not that hard at all. Things are looking good