Blogging New York Magazine: Creative Solutions for Hiding the A/C

For some reason we always thought our nasty air conditioner was a lost cause. This week though, New York Magazine shows us that there are solutions to hiding that big white mess...

Solutions range from left to right after the image of a plain old A/C: placing a piece of art, such as vintage holed tiles and an iron frame in front of the A/C; building a bas-relief sculpture that fits over the wall-unit; installing a short café curtain that sits a third of the way up the window just high enough to cover the A/C; adhering wrapping, scrapbook, or printed paper on the plastic casing; and building a lacquered ash cabinet to hide the A/C and all the cords and cables attached to other living-room electronics.

Do you have any cool solutions for hiding your cool air?

Photos: New York Magazine

Comments (1)

Absurd. Hope you're not planning to use that a/c when covered, partially or not, by any of these "solutions."

If you impede the air flow like this (even the hole-y art screen in front,) you'll totally mess up the thermostat, which depends on warm air from the room to make its decision. And the air won't make it to most of the room.

posted by chandru on July 13th 2008 at 11:35am
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