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Hiding Your Air Conditioner
New York Magazine 7.6.08

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It's a question and concern for many apartment dwellers - How do you hide the monstrously ugly air conditioner? New York Magazine does a quick round-up of five approaches to the common problem. The solutions vary from simple solutions like extra-long curtains (when the unit is not in use) to custom ventilated cabinetry and Leslie Fry's Air Conditioner Cover...

 
 

Check out all the solutions at New York Magazine: Hide This Ugly Thing.

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sticking paper on the front of the ac unit? Really?

posted by Danger Dorge on July 7th 2008 at 5:43am
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Yeah, that just draws your eye directly to it.

I'm all for curtains, plus they keep the heat in when it's cold outside.

posted by laddibugg on July 7th 2008 at 6:13am
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The previous AT thread ended with a comment by someone in the air conditioning industry who claims that putting something in front of the unit could cause a fire.

It seems odd to me, but I thought I'd mention it...

posted by jrochest on July 7th 2008 at 2:32pm
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