Do You Draw Your Blinds?

The Backwards Man

I normally do, but now for this few weeks in the summer I leave them open, nothing better than looking out the window and seeing the faraway glow of the setting or rising sun. And in an hour and a half or so, the dawn chorus will start, love this time of year. So AH, are your curtains open or closed?

*obligatory Backwards Man thread reference song*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDlrRQ6Yzis

Mint Sauce

More importantly, does the carpet match them?

LadyFenghuang

My bedroom blinds are closed.

LadyFenghuang

Mint Sauce wrote: »

More importantly, does the carpet match them?

No I am a bleach me up scotty up kind of girl!

The Backwards Man

Mint Sauce wrote: »

More importantly, does the carpet match them?

I'm all laminate or tiles, apart from the odd rug or mat. The good room is maple though.

DEFTLEFTHAND

It's a hard world to get a break in, all the good things have been taken.

Lucifer MorningStar

I do indeed, I don't want the neighbours gawking at my nudey activity

The Backwards Man

Lucifer MorningStar wrote: »

I do indeed, I don't want the neighbours gawking at my nudey activity

Like the neighbours would even look at ya!:rolleyes:

:pac:

Chucken

I only have curtains in the sitting room. I close them at 10pm cos that's when the cat goes to bed (seriously)
I generally live in the kitchen. No blinds. It does get a bit creepy in the winter but in summer, it's lovely. I keep promising myself that I'll go to bed before the dawn chorus...maybe next year

LadyFenghuang

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

It's a hard world to get a break in, all the good things have been taken.

Yeah but think of all the good things not yet made!

The Backwards Man

Chucken wrote: »

I only have curtains in the sitting room. I close them at 10pm cos that's when the cat goes to bed (seriously)
I generally live in the kitchen. No blinds. It does get a bit creepy in the winter but in summer, it's lovely. I keep promising myself that I'll go to bed before the dawn chorus...maybe next year

You're a bit like meself, the thought of anybody looking in at our lumpy wrinkly bits is nothing more than wishful thinking!:pac:

Junkyard Tom

I'm not allowed sharp implements so I use crayons.

Lucifer MorningStar

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Like the neighbours would even look at ya!:rolleyes:

:pac:

They'd have the binoculars out :pac:

LadyFenghuang

The view from windows at sunset at this time of year can be spectacular though. Peach Pinks!

catallus

LadyFenghuang wrote: »

The view from windows at sunset at this time of year can be spectacular though. Peach Pinks!

Amazing aren't they?

You can see through them and everything!

Chucken

I bought 2 blinds for the kitchen once....this just reminded me to see if I still had them. Yep, there they are, under the stairs in the boxes they came in

LadyFenghuang

catallus wrote: »

Amazing aren't they?

You can see through them and everything!

It's really moving to see. Like an amazing piece of art. Pink Peach beautiful skies. :-)

TheLastMohican

Not until we're going to the leaba.

Summer wind

I've always loved looking out my window at the moon. It always makes me feel all wild and happy inside:)

LadyFenghuang

Summer wind wrote: »

I've always loved looking out my window at the moon. It always makes me feel all wild and happy inside:)

Especially on a full moon! :-)

eternal

I prefer to paint them actually.




Hehehe.

Oh no, my joke was taken

Peregrine

I leave the windows, blinds and curtains open pretty much all day when I'm home but I close them all at sunset.

Not too worried about privacy, the blinds are those venetian yokes so you can leave them open to let the light in and still not have people looking in.

The Backwards Man

Nim wrote: »

I leave the windows, blinds and curtains open pretty much all day when I'm home but I close them all at sunset.

Not too worried about privacy, the blinds are those venetian yokes so you can leave them open to let the light in and still not have people looking in.

Venetian blinds are a curse. You ever watch old black and white films? The baddies are always filmed in the shade of venetian blinds to show they are ambiguous, conflicted, and . . er. . baddies. The goodies are always in full view of the sun, to show they are . . goodies.

If I were you I'd dump them blinds right now this minute, you're no Robert Mitchum my boy, no siree Bob!

eternal

I leave the blinds in the kitchen down but keep the window open if it's warm. My neighbour can see right in on me and I don't fancy parading around while I prepare my outstanding cuisine and crack open cans of cheap cider.

Lucifer MorningStar

eternal wrote: »

I leave the blinds in the kitchen down but keep the window open if it's warm. My neighbour can see right in on me and I don't fancy parading around while I prepare my outstanding cuisine and crack open cans of cheap cider.

You little tease

eternal

Lucifer MorningStar wrote: »

You little tease

These cupless bras ain't gonna see themselves.

The Dogs Bollix

Leave them open. Hope the kids next door aren't out playing and look up to my upstairs bedroom. Not that I'm always naked. But the other day I was coming out of the shower and I couldn't care less about the curtains. I couldn't see the kids out the window so I think it works the same. They can't see me.

eternal

The Dogs Bollix wrote: »

Leave them open. Hope the kids next door aren't out playing and look up to my upstairs bedroom. Not that I'm always naked. But the other day I was coming out of the shower and I couldn't care less about the curtains. I couldn't see the kids out the window so I think it works the same. They can't see me.

That won't be tolerated in AM-ER-ICA.

Skylinehead

Sitting in bed now...windows and curtains open. Will be the same in December, I love me air.

Chucken

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Venetian blinds are a curse. You ever watch old black and white films? The baddies are always filmed in the shade of venetian blinds to show they are ambiguous, conflicted, and . . er. . baddies. The goodies are always in full view of the sun, to show they are . . goodies.

If I were you I'd dump them blinds right now this minute, you're no Robert Mitchum my boy, no siree Bob!

Cleaning venetian blinds? Holymotheragodno!! :eek:

eternal wrote: »

I leave the blinds in the kitchen down but keep the window open if it's warm. My neighbour can see right in on me and I don't fancy parading around while I prepare my outstanding cuisine and crack open cans of cheap cider.

Oh I leave the door open all day when I'm cooking. Might help the neighbour that's very proud that she doesn't cook. She also doesn't own a cat :mad:

Cheap cans of cider? *Cheers*

Lucifer MorningStar

eternal wrote: »

These cupless bras ain't gonna see themselves.

need pics :pac:

eternal

Lucifer MorningStar wrote: »

need pics :pac:

The silhouette of my boobage entices no man.

The Dogs Bollix

eternal wrote: »

That won't be tolerated in AM-ER-ICA.

I wasn't flashing them. I was changing clothes. Just with curtains open.

The Backwards Man

Skylinehead wrote: »

Sitting in bed now...windows and curtains open. Will be the same in December, I love me air.

Your back man, your back!

Lie down for Christ's sake!:)

Lucifer MorningStar

eternal wrote: »

The silhouette of my boobage entices no man.

Im sure it would entice the randy men of AH's :pac:

eternal

Lucifer MorningStar wrote: »

Im sure it would entice the randy men of AH's :pac:

Well no. I have tried and there were no willing participants.

Richard Hillman

Always closed, until before sunset. I like the dark.

Skylinehead

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Your back man, your back!

Lie down for Christ's sake!:)

I meant lyng really, if I was sitting up people could see me through the window!

The Backwards Man

Chucken wrote: »

Cleaning venetian blinds? Holymotheragodno!! :eek:

Where did you get cleaning blinds from my critique of 40s and 50s film noir?:pac:

I wash my (vertical) blinds every few months though!

Lucifer MorningStar

eternal wrote: »

Well no. I have tried and there were no willing participants.

But they haven't seen your boobs yet so you can't blame them

The Dogs Bollix

Skylinehead wrote: »

Sitting in bed now...windows and curtains open. Will be the same in December, I love me air.

I'm the same. Window wide open. And in the nip.

Duiske

My ex's mam used to open all the blinds/curtains before she went to bed. Even tho she was always up around 9am, she had it in her head that the whole parish would be talking about her laying in bed if the blinds were still down after 8am. She doesn't do it anymore tho.

Peregrine

Chucken wrote: »

Cleaning venetian blinds? Holymotheragodno!! :eek:

Easy

eternal

Lucifer MorningStar wrote: »

But they haven't seen your boobs yet so you can't blame them

How do you know

Chucken

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Where did you get cleaning blinds from my critique of 40s and 50s film noir?:pac:

I wash my (vertical) blinds every few months though!

Nim wrote: »

Easy

There's a pair of ye in it

Sunnyisland

Always leave them open,unless I want to try and sleep a little later then I close up the lot.

Never open the curtains in the living room day or night due to lack of a tv licence. Have a blind and curtains in the bedroom which I generally close when I'm in the room but leave open when I'm not, couldn't imagine going to sleep at night with them open, the light in the morning would wake me up far too early, I don't like a bright bedroom.

KatW4

They're open during the summer/bright nights.

I actually prefer having the curtains open. I always imagine someone is hiding behind them if they're closed.

Noxin

Yes, unless it's raining out. Then I leave them open so I can see all the suckers getting soaked!

Menas

I much prefer the curtains and blinds closed. Have both in the bedroom for extra snugness and darkness.
Horses for courses I suppose!

TomBtheGoat

The blinds come then in my house when it's dark. Or depending on the room, if the sun is glaring up the TV/PC screen.