Roman Shades

Enhance the looks of your windows using Roman shades.  They are also known as fabric shades because they combine the beauty of fabric window treatments with shades that are easy to operate. Beautiful and versatile, roman shades are available in a wide variety of styles and features – room darkening, blackout, light filtering, sheer and more. Roman shades work well with almost every type of décor. Legend has it that Roman shades originated in Italy and that they decorated the homes of kings and royalty before being taken out of the palaces and shared with the common folk. It is the simple elegance of Roman shades that make them a popular choice for today’s homeowner, and the first choice for many interior decorators.

There are many unique types of Roman shades and innovative ways to display them. Balloon shades ball up when you pull the side cord up. You can mount two blinds or shades on a single headrail to prevent sagging. This gives you the chance to put together your favorite color combinations in the two blinds. There are also top/down and bottom/up blinds that will not only pull up like regular blinds but will also pull down from the top, so the top half of the window has lighting showing in instead of the bottom half. Privacy linings increase privacy when your shades are on a neighbor-facing or street-facing window. Privacy linings increase privacy while blackout linings provide complete light blockage in a room.

There are remote controls now that can raise or lower your shades, and timers that can control this action automatically.

Roman shades are an easy way to elegantly change the ambience in your home. They give a very polished look to any room. Roman shades are a classy alternative to drapes or blinds. They are made in a wide range of colors and materials and they add a finished look to windows.

Roman shades can also be custom-made with a special order material, or fitted to a special sized window. Many homemakers have learned how to make their own Roman shades, saving a considerable amount of money on their home decorating projects. It is important to measure the windows accurately when attempting to make your own Roman shades.

We will share instructions with you for how to make Roman shades, tell you how to add flair to Roman shades inexpensively, give you information on custom-made Roman shades and talk a little about fabric Roman blinds.