Roman Shades can dress up your room with a look that is very much like a drapery. In fact, many of the fabrics offered in our Roman Shade assortment are also used to make custom draperies. Roman shades may be the least understood window shade. That’s because they are not what you would normally envision when thinking of window blinds or window shades. Select Blinds has put a lot of research into our offering, and we are confident that you will find the solution here for your home decoration needs.
The very first thing you need to consider is the style and color for your window shade. We have put together a great assortment of solids, patterns, florals, and stripes for your consideration. Also consider the material. There a roman shades available in beautiful linen, cotton, silk, and polyester fabrics.
Making these fundamental decisions will make the rest of your shopping experience a pleasure. You now only need to concern yourself with fold style, and options.
Let’s start with fold style. SelectBlinds’ roman shades can be custom made in four different fold styles. The Classic Style Fold will give the cleanest look to your window shade when raised. The European Style Fold, which works much like the flat fold style. The difference is that the bottom of the shade curves like a very wide letter ”U”, adding a European flair to the roman shade. The Flat Style Fold will do exactly what the name implies. The fabric panels simply fold over the next, as you raise the shade to the desired height. Finally, there is the Hobbled Style Fold will give you the most drapery-like look to your roman shade. In this style, there are generous amounts of material gently cascading as your shade is raised.
Top Down/Bottom Up is an option on many of our roman shades. This handy little option allows you to let the window shade drop from the top, as well as rising from the bottom. This is a great way to maintain your privacy while still allowing light to come into your room.
Privacy can also be enhanced by adding a room darkening or blackout liner to your roman shade. These liners also improve the level of light not allowed into the room, making a great window shade for bedrooms and media rooms.
One of the most amazing and surprising features of the SelectBlinds’ roman shades is the ease of installation. The headrails are pre-drilled, and you only have to hold up the shade, mark with a pencil where the holes are lining up on your window frame, and drill the holes with the bit size recommended for the screws included with your window shade. Once the holes are drilled, hold the shade up, and drive in the screws.
Roman shades are the fastest growing window covering product today. They look great, are easy to install, and when compared to traditional draperies, are a tremendous value.
