My Son’s Roller Blinds Are Famous!

by Katy on May 28, 2011 · 19 comments

 

Today I woke up to this in The Oregonian’s Home & Gardens section of the newspaper:
CREATIVE READER: Katy Wolk-Stanley Uses Old Maps in a New Way
“Old schoolroom maps and bargain roller blinds came together to make one-of-a-kind window treatments in Katy Wolk-Stanley’s Southeast Portland home several years ago. In 2004, she found heavy vintage maps on special at City Liquidators in Southeast Portland; she “cut and attached them to the bones of some cheap roller blinds” she’d purchased from Home Depot, creating colorful room decor for her kids’ bedrooms. She thinks the maps are from the 1950s, “as there is an Israel and yet a single Korea.” She blogs about ways to “Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without” at thenonconsumeradvocate.com.”
I do have a big ol’ soft spot for print media, and however broke I’ve been in my life, I’ve always had a newspaper subscription. However, you can always click here to view it online.
Katy Wolk-Stanley
“Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without”

{ 19 comments… read them below or add one }

Nancy May 28, 2011 at 11:40 am

Impressively creative and deserving of fame!

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hydra May 28, 2011 at 12:10 pm

Just saw it in the paper and came here to see if you knew it was printed. Congrats! And a plug for the blog too – wahoo!

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Terri May 28, 2011 at 1:25 pm

Wow, those are cool!

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Laure May 28, 2011 at 2:49 pm

Fabulous idea – very cool! Hopefully you’ll continue to share other low-cost, creative decorating ideas!

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Anita May 28, 2011 at 3:54 pm

I love the maps, and I love that you got some recognition!! Very cool!

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Tina (Tightwad Mom) May 28, 2011 at 4:43 pm

Woo Hoo, Katy!!!! I love your roller shades, they are fabulous!

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eli May 28, 2011 at 6:47 pm

Awesome! Maps have been popping up everywhere with me lately! Hope you don’t mind, but I’ll be “pinning” this one 🙂 http://pinterest.com/eli_barrett/mappity-map-map/

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Katy May 28, 2011 at 7:30 pm

Very cool, I like the disco ball as globe!

Katy

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Karen May 28, 2011 at 7:18 pm

These map rollers are too cool! I want them! Katy, you inspire us!

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helen May 28, 2011 at 7:23 pm

Saw the article in the Oregonian about your blinds today!! Nice!!

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Jennifer May 29, 2011 at 3:51 am

Awesome shades! You should have and HGTV show of your own!

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Roberta May 29, 2011 at 9:45 am

I love the map shades! Glad you got publicity for them, how fun!

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Kimberly May 29, 2011 at 3:40 pm

I love those! And I love that you got some recognition for doing what you do! 🙂

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cathy m May 29, 2011 at 3:53 pm

Those are amazing! What a great idea!

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Barb @ 1 Sentence Diary May 31, 2011 at 7:32 am

I’m a big fan of print media, too. I have reduced to only the Sunday paper, as I just couldn’t justify all the waste of unread paper every weekday. But newspapers are cool, and even cooler is seeing a photo of your handiwork printed therein! Great idea.

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sandra jensen June 22, 2011 at 8:15 am

Beautiful!!

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Wendy @ New Moms Talk January 29, 2013 at 11:34 am

Thanks for sharing this on YHL today!

My Dad was a navigator pre-computers, so maps hold a special place in my heart. It makes me wonder about doing this one day with star charts.

Peace,

Wendy

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Katy January 29, 2013 at 11:44 am

Ohh . . . star charts would be so gorgeous!

Katy

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James McLure August 12, 2015 at 7:00 pm

These are awesome. A little bit of thinking outside of the box goes a long way 🙂

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