Lockdown Door Shade Diy
A few years ago i stumbled upon reading my first home decor blog.
Lockdown door shade diy. Lockdown door window shade that you can have up with a clip until you need it down and functional for a lockdown. Visiting from the home decor and diy blog charming zebra. On most classroom doors you will see a piece of black construction paper rolled up with a paper clip. I knew there had to be an easier way.
Installing odl add on blinds onto your door is extremely fast and easy. Dollar store redi shade pleated shade and self stick velcro dots. It takes less than 30 minutes and only a few tools to install onto any entryway on your home. I had just opened the door to another world of individuals who loved design decor and diy as.
The nightlock lockdown 1 uses the strength of the floor to withstand tremendous force and works on any outward and inward swinging doors. If you want to ensure the privacy of your room or kitchen then add a roman shade to the doors. How to make a lockdown window shade for your classroom and here are the steps simplified because it really is simple cut paper to size and fold it accordion style to cover your window but fold above your window when not in use add duct tape to hold the top and to the bottom make the bottom easy to grab. The nightlock unit is installed at floor level and remains out of reach to anyone attempting to enter by breaking window glass on conventional classroom and office doors.
In a lock down situation the teacher rolls down the paper and tapes it at the bottom. Alp lockdown shades is the only company that can offer a patented quick release velcro strap. No sew roman shades from mini blinds. Make sure to hem your fabric in a proper way so that it is larger than your blinds to avoid the latter from sticking out of your fabric.
And what a discovery. During a lockdown those windows must be covered so a potential bad guy can t see in the classroom. The package comes a couple small brackets that you attach to your doors glass frame. Easy diy roman shade.
Yes you can diy your odl add on blinds. Our lockdown door shades are designed to block out school observation windows do not damage the doors integrity do not indicate occupancy and assist with hard corners. I also grabbed a scrap dowel that we had in the basement and cut it to the same slightly narrower than the width of the shade size and rolled it into the fabric at the bottom of the shade to create a nice finished bottom edge with a bit of weight to it so it would hang nicely.