2025-01-11
The original H.M. XV Post dates back to 2023-06-26. That was the point where the outer walls stopped being the backs of bookcases and became blackout curtains. That's also when I began to acquire baker's racks. There were updates in November and December of 2023. November's post started with, "The curtaining of the Owner's Suite is complete." That turns out not to be the case[1]. For the record, I have:
Four 78x84 inch white curtain panels.
Four 54x84 inch white curtain panels.
Four 40x84 inch white curtain panels (2 off-white or light grey).
Two 40x76 inch burgundy curtain panels.
Two 40x68 inch black curtain panels.
Five sets of curtain rods of various widths
Lots of worthless curtain rod hardware[2].
The interior of the Owner's Suite has been the subject of a number of posts. The entire south wall is now occupied by five baker's racks, with a sixth and seventh backed by the curtain wall[3]. There had been a gap in the wall necessitated by ventilation ducting that hung lower than the ceiling joists. That section is now "walled" in by the two burgundy curtain panels. There is also a storage rack, the refrigerator, a five-shelf bookcase, and a room-divider bookcase. The outside of the "wall" uses all four 78x84 inch panels and three of the 54x84 inch panels and both burgundy panels.
Compare the photo above to the next one.
The furniture still needs to be lightened and repositioned. There will be updates.
"Wrong," said Renner. "The tactful way," Rod said quietly, "the polite way to disagree with the Senator would be to say, 'That turns out not to be the case.' " Renner's face lit up. "Hey. I like that. Anyway, the Senator's wrong. The Moties think everything of their children. The only religion they ever told me about teaches that their souls divide to enter their children. They practically worship the little darlings." - The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
The hardware includes screws, anchors, and mounting brackets. The mounting brackets are intended to be screwed to a wall horizontally with the rod resting in the "palm" of the "hand" thus formed. Instead, a series of hooks are screwed into the ceiling joists.
Curtain Wall
Curtain wall (fortification): A curtain wall is a defensive wall between fortified towers or bastions of a castle, fortress, or town. – Wickipedia
Curtain wall (architecture): A curtain wall is an exterior covering of a building in which the outer walls are non-structural, instead serving to protect the interior of the building from the elements. Because the curtain wall façade carries no structural load beyond its own dead load weight, it can be made of lightweight materials. The wall transfers lateral wind loads upon it to the main building structure through connections at floors or columns of the building. – Wickipedia
Curtain Wall (me): A curtain wall is a bunch of blackout curtains suspended from the ceiling or naked rafters serving to provide privacy and heat retention to the enclosed space in my basement called (by me) The Owner’s Suite.
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