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cube shade
Monday, October 21st, 2013 11:43 pmAt my new cubicle, one of the overhead lights was glaring in my eyes. My former cubicles had the same problem, and in the past I had been able to block the light by putting up pieces of cardboard in strategic locations.
This time it was more difficult, as the offending light was higher overhead. But I devised a solution. It is a cloth shade, with a cord threaded through on one side, and a wire hanger on the other side, to support it. The side with the wire is only supported on one corner, so it needed something stiff to hold it up. Binder clips and paper clips hold the cord and wire in place. I used a relatively thin white cloth as I didn't want to make my work area darker; I simply wanted to reduce the glare a bit. There are also 2 sheets of dot-matrix printer paper on top of the cloth - that is the darker section.
It's not obvious from the photos, but my cube is still rather a mess. I haven't yet finished putting everything in its place. I plan to go through a bunch of papers and books to see what I no longer need.
These are some other ideas I considered, before deciding to make my own shade. I wanted it to be subtle, not something that could be seen from far away.
This time it was more difficult, as the offending light was higher overhead. But I devised a solution. It is a cloth shade, with a cord threaded through on one side, and a wire hanger on the other side, to support it. The side with the wire is only supported on one corner, so it needed something stiff to hold it up. Binder clips and paper clips hold the cord and wire in place. I used a relatively thin white cloth as I didn't want to make my work area darker; I simply wanted to reduce the glare a bit. There are also 2 sheets of dot-matrix printer paper on top of the cloth - that is the darker section.
It's not obvious from the photos, but my cube is still rather a mess. I haven't yet finished putting everything in its place. I plan to go through a bunch of papers and books to see what I no longer need.
These are some other ideas I considered, before deciding to make my own shade. I wanted it to be subtle, not something that could be seen from far away.