Make Roman Shades Out Of Wood Blinds

Measure cut and pin the fabric to ensure it is the right size.

Make roman shades out of wood blinds.

Just to bring you up to speed we ve built and upholstered the mini fainting couch toddler beds stenciled and trimmed out the herringbone patchwork accent wall acquired the perfect dresser and fashioned a vintage esque starburst mirror phew. To make a roman shade cut a piece of wood to fit across the top of your window opening. When it comes to roman shades there are three basic styles. I ve always loved the look of roman shades.

There are many different reasons people opt for roman shades instead of curtains. Both blinds and shades can give you a high end look. Her tutorial shows you how to convert mini blinds into a roman blackout shade using fabric. Roman shades look elegant and streamlined in either the up or down position.

You ve probably seen roman shades starting at 65 or 75 apiece in window treatment catalogs. Many times i ve considered making my own but every time i look at the directions i felt too intimidated to try. Learn how to make this easy and affordable fabric roman shade from inexpensive mini blinds in this step by step tutorial. If you re decorating a formal living or dining room try stained wood blinds or roman shades in a luxurious fabric.

Roman shades pull up in sections with the help of a traverse cord or roman shade cord both available at a crafts store. Also mary elayne from we can make anything needed to use roman shades because curtains would have been a fire hazard above her stove. Rather than using wooden dowels this instead uses mini blinds to make your project far quicker and easier. Using mini blinds for diy roman shades if your heart is set on making roman shades that are fully functional but you don t want to create them from scratch this tutorial is for you.

It s shaping up to be my fave room in the house for sure. By following these instructions. To make one of these gorgeous window treatments yourself you can either use a set of deconstructed blinds or make a roman shade from scratch using wooden dowel rods. Back to the big girl room transformation.

There are 100s of fabrics. The choice of fabric will influence the final effect toile for instance tends to look more formal than gingham regardless of the shade s shape we installed the panels inside window frames. Then select a decorator weight fabric to make the shade out of. Classic casual and formal.

For one blinds aren t as attractive.