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B BeachcomberNC Tiki Centralite Coastal North Carolina Joined: May 27, 2015 Posts: 47	B BeachcomberNC Posted posted on Tue, Oct 15, 2024 5:19 PM So the window AC unit is hideous, but we don’t want to get rid of it. So here is my solution for a window covering. I cut out a palm leaf design from thin plywood then painted it. There is less coverage at the bottom so it won’t impede airflow.I did make a mistake when selecting wood. I thought 1/4” would be easy to work with, but the jigsaw really tore it up. I would have been better off with 3/8”. Fortunately everything looks better once it’s been painted. And I can just tell myself that any rough edges have a Witco-esque aesthetic. would it be a really bad idea to paint the AC unit? I’ll probably just put some tall things in front of it for now.

So the window AC unit is hideous, but we don’t want to get rid of it. So here is my solution for a window covering. I cut out a palm leaf design from thin plywood then painted it. There is less coverage at the bottom so it won’t impede airflow.I did make a mistake when selecting wood. I thought 1/4” would be easy to work with, but the jigsaw really tore it up. I would have been better off with 3/8”. Fortunately everything looks better once it’s been painted. And I can just tell myself that any rough edges have a Witco-esque aesthetic. would it be a really bad idea to paint the AC unit? I’ll probably just put some tall things in front of it for now.

Post #814096 by BeachcomberNC on Tue, Oct 15, 2024 5:19 PM