A Room With a Better View

By DIY Maven

Finnish designer Elina Aalto of Flasko Design has created Better View window blinds that turns the most uninteresting views into something spectacular. Basically, the blinds have cut-outs that depict cityscapes. When the blinds are drawn, light from outdoors twinkles through revealing the sky lines of Helsinki or Tokyo, for example. Although the blinds don’t appear to be in mass production (they’re part of a traveling exhibition of the Finnish Cultural Institute), I’m going to say, with an X-acto knife, a picture of your favorite city for reference, a ruler, and a lot of patience, they’re DIY-able. Via.

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February 18, 2008

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Ken Hoyt

March 28, 2008

"The very stylish (and ultra-observant) DIY Maven found this approach… and, she’s got a few DIY thoughts about it…"

Love this! You're the greatest!

Ken

DIY Maven

February 25, 2008

Hey theokobox! For a DIY attempt, I'd try to find a fabric shade that has an acrylic coating on it. I'm thinking it wouldn't rip as easily (as it's cut) than a regular vinyl shade. Of course, a hole puncher probably wouldn't work on that kind of shade!

theokobox

February 24, 2008

This is amazing, i have to go get a exacto knife just for this purpose! I wonder what type of black material was used... just regular old shades ?? You could even do a cool design with a hole puncher i bet :)