Windows Shades

They do make a big difference Andre! Looking very good!!

Very nice Andre. Yes, they are very noticeable and the correct style for the older shades. 

Nice,  but actually your not wrong with or with out the pull ring. As a kid, I can remember in our house having both types. My school had ones with a hole in them so you could use a pole with a hook to lower them.

Thank you guys, as always, very informative responses.

 

Andre.

 

yep...shades are correct...just like dmasso, suzukovich and others posted...one thing i would like to add...window shades were also made in a green color...we had them back in the late 40's when i lived in macon, georia...

 

howard...

Ours were old when I was growing up in the '60s.  Whithe with no pull string.  Dad grew up in the same house, Gramdma got them after the war.  I remember the ones with the hole for the stick with the hook for the stick!!  Haven't thought of that in over 40 years at least!!  Nostalgia!  I love it!

 

Regardless, I like the looks of the pull string ones better, Andre.  I'll be making an order before my birthday and Christmas.  Mrs. B and the grown daughters are always glad when I do their shopping for them!  lol

Ag,

 

Very Real looking.

 

Nice Job.

 

Thanks,John 

I like the added touch...Just a little more detail makes a big difference! Terry

Love it!

 

Peter

Andre, nice window "dressing". Will these be going into your detail bin on your website?
Ray.

 

Doug & Mark,

Now I don't feel so old. And No, I didn't have to walk five miles to school in the rain and snow..LMAO

Andre, You brought back memories, Thank you!

Very nice Pappy, and POLITE too.   

Great shade pulls!

Really adds to the window.

 

Andre,  very nice !!!

 

 

Thanks,

Alex

 

 

 

That looks great.

 We had heavy, loooong green shades at my elementary school built in the late 1800's. Others were shorter, lighter in shade and weight, and stacked to get length. They had wood pull rings, and tarp/rope brass eyelets that the poles could grab. The eyelets were easiest.   

 They were in the gymnasium, and there were 3 different length poles in a corner by the stage. A favorite "Grumpy Janitor prank" was for kids to get boosted high enough to reach one fully lowered, then pull and release, sending it spinning, and kids scattering 

The Grumpy Janitor had to get out a heavy wooden 40-50 ft ladder each time .

(Nope! I was too short!)

 

 I have a tiny little motor from inside a digital camera that could pull off the window shade movement.  

Very nice - cost to get them?

Love it - really adds a nice touch. Nice work! 

Andre, they really do look nice and as others have said, its a little detail but makes a big difference.

 

Thank you for sharing.

 

Charlie

Thank you guys for the kind words.

Bring some memories and preserve some how the details that make an era, is what I like on my layout. So thanks again for the information about colors and types.

Those shade will be in the market soon to fit in my models and few others buildings.

Anyway I will make some wide enough to customize accordingly your needs. 

Andre.

Andre....I really like your window treatments...the shade above as well as your silhouettes.  Folks...I have seen Andres window "dressings" in person and even acquired a sample in hopes that someday we can use them in the Ameritowne series...I am that impressed.  They make buildings come alive!

 

Alan

Detail- Detail- Detail

making it look real is what we want

great job

Very realistic touch. Andre, you do good work.

Useful detail to dress up those otherwise boring windows

No more boring windows, Martin.

Andre,

 

I would like to get shades for the buildings that I just purchased. How do I get them? Want a mix of pull downs and silhoutte's of the folks.

We are working making the shade sheets available in 2 different colors for all our buildings.

BTW, I sent you an email.

 

Andre.

 

Now that's window dressing!

I cant think of the last time I saw the wide band, cloth slat tethers.

The masonry is more than just a little pleasant.

  

More memories to kick around:

 

Remember the tied, thin slat bamboo shades?

Only a tiny un-adjustable gap.

No Tiki/Hula/Surfer/Hot Rodder/Hunters cabin theme (not bamboo) would be without.   

 

For bigger "run down" or apt. buildings, a few of both would be fitting.

 

If the shade motor bit is overkill, at least rip a corner on one ..

 

How about yellowing shades where the old man that smokes a pipe at the sill lives?

 

There's a lot of ideas to play with using those.

 

 Beautiful stuff as usual.

I forgot that we had these at the club. Some get ripped off.