Tiki Style Thermostat

Here's a simple upgrade. Robertshaw makes this inexpensive digital thermostat that you can add your own detail to. It has a clear outer cover that you dont have to use. They recommend either painting the inside of the cover the color of your walls or cut out a piece of wallpaper.

I just printed out a tapa pattern on paper and......

ingenious! very clever way to make an eyesore fit in with your style.

Cool! Thanks for sharing!

Bongofury, nice! Another thing I've found adds some camo to the suburban jungle is painting heating vents brown or another color to match your matting/bamboo etc. Too many times I've seen a brilliant facsimile of paradise given away by the white metal vent in the wall or floor.

BONGO! you got's one detail honed eye, bro. I be that modern thermo fits right into your retro paradise!

I like that idea. I'm not sure I would have ever thought of that!
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