It may not go with your Victorian home and decor style, but clip rings on a rod are the easiest type of curtain hanging treatment for anyone to deal with.
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True, I use these for several other applications. Will need to rework my rod hardware at some point. I have found some magnetic tiebacks that offer promise.
Your point is simple, valid and appreciated. Sometimes we overlook things that seem obvious to us. The simple suggestion to leave instructions can make someoneâs stay easy and enjoyable, making sure they can take advantage of amenities they counted on and the host provided. Why leave them with potential frustration when the solution is so simple? If someone lists amenities, I plan around them.
As a guest, why would I order coffee if I knew there was a coffee maker and had planned on using it? I was at a $600/night Airbnb and it took us quite a while to figure out how to boil water using the unfamiliar, high end electric kettle. Sure, you could message the host but then you have to wait for a response and as a host, do you want to be messaged frequently for things you could have easily anticipated and gotten ahead of?
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I have those in a few rooms but have tried to avoid screwing into the 200 year old window molding. Also when I set up I was trying to do so on a shoestring. Perhaps Iâll just do a couple windows at a time.
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Yup, seems like we all know that! Advice based on @muddy 's experience. Theirs was a great observation and appreciated!
Just want to add, we added these little laminated instructions in these clear displays around the house for things that guests may not be familiar with. This one is for the television. We also have ones with the wifi info on them. Not too many. But I do believe it is helpful without being an eyesore.
I bought mine as a safety feature. An elderly acquaintance died of burns after her robe sleeve caught fire on a gas burner. Her home health aide came to her rescue immediately but she didnât survive. Fear of dying of burns is nothing I even gave thought to when I was young. Now, given my increasing slippage of the mental transmission, every choice I make in remodeling and purchases is meant to protect me from myself.
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My next stove will be induction. âClean natural gasâ is a fabrication of energy companies, just as cigarettes ads used to feature doctors telling you that smoking was good for you.
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Iâve had induction for almost 10 years now. I never did like gas much, too easy to burn yourself, burn pans and iâve singed way too many tea towels! plus i like how easy it is to clean, and you have a useful surface that you can still use when not cooking. I also have a (possibly irrational) fear of gas. Gas goes boom and i think I should listen to that fear/instinct.
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Muddy, a bit of someoneâs reality is always appreciated.
Our listing byline is âNature Surrounded and Tech Connectedâ. Our appliances look retro but are pretty modern. We keep the user manuals in the cupboard above the stove. Here are some of the more interesting comments we have had from the hundreds of folks that have stayed with us.
âWe couldnât figure out the wording for Alexa to turn on the porch flood lights. The LEDs were great but we needed more light because we dropped something. After saying everything thing we could think of, the 12 year old walked inside and turned on the light switchâ
A common one goes something like this, âMy, (insert wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend, partner)â loves the home automation and wants it!" I always let them know to get in touch if they need help.
Our favorite is about the âEnchanted Forestâ light show and weâve had it more than once. âHow did you put up all those lights in the trees?â We have 29 lasers that hit the twigs, leafs, tree trunks and rock cliffs, etc. creating a colorfully lit 3D forest. Nothing is going upwards towards the sky. It is against a mountain behind the cabin.
Perhaps we have missed some folks by putting the âtech connectedâ in our listing. Iâll never know.
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You had me at 29 LASERS!
omg that looks SO cool. My husband hates fairy lights, which is so frustrating, cos this is the type of thing that really makes your airbnb unique. We could do this too, I might show him the pic of your forest for inspo. (you need a way better pic btw, hopefully one day and avid photographer will come to stay and capture something special for you)
Sorry it took so long to get in touch. Iâd be happy to explain how I put it all together!
I love âTranquility_Baseâ!! I looked at your listing. Very cool! Quick question, are the blinds electric or home automated? We have a very large picture window that doesnât have blinds and we are going to put some up. airbnb.com/h/alphasite. We are in the final stages of getting this cabin ready for prime time. The road up to the cabin is the âwormholeâ and the name of the cabin is Alphasite. Big Sci-Fi fans.
How long does it take for a reply to get moderated? And what triggers the âAwaiting Approvalâ thing? is it because thereâs a hyperlink in it?
I was wondering the same thing, as Iâve gotten those âawaiting approvalsâ on a few posts as well. But they didnât contain hyperlinks.
Hi Hugh, Iâm so sorry for this long delay in response; itâs not becoming of our response rate!
The shades are not electric. Theyâre Bali Shades that have the âsunup/sundownâ feature that allows for a completely open view, a filtered-light mode for daytime privacy or to cut glare, and a black-out mode for sleeping in the blackout also has a thermal barrier so it actually helps with energy costs. They were a bit pricey but the desert heat and light can be brutal, so we went with these. We have them at home as well and love them.
We are sci-fi fans too! Just took a look at your listing. I dig it! As a private pilot, Iâd totally love to fly in there. Alas Iâm far from current with my license.
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Itâs due to certain words being used in the post. They arenât curse words they are just some random words. As much as anything they were part of a test to see if we can control future troll attacks without being available 24/7 to moderate. The settings have been adjusted. Perhaps there will be fewer posts needing approval now.
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Hangar flying is always enjoyable!! Come on down!