| Are you thinking about changing the look of your | | | | depend on how critical it is that the light be blocked out. |
| window dressing? You should consider roman blinds, | | | | A regular bedroom may do fine with a light blocking |
| which may also be called roman shades. Roman blinds | | | | liner, but if you work shift work and are trying to sleep |
| are a very popular choice because they are simple to | | | | in the daytime, you may want a total blackout liner. |
| make and install and do not require the same | | | | Keep in mind that if you select a blind with an insulating |
| hardware that a roller shade or a venetian blind does. | | | | liner you can actually help reduce your heating and |
| Here is some information on how to choose the right | | | | cooling costs and drop your energy bills as well. This is |
| ones to fit your needs. | | | | because the liner will help prevent the loss of heated |
| At its most basic, a roman blind is a rectangle of lined | | | | or cooled air through the window when the blinds are |
| fabric which hangs in the window. It is given structure | | | | down. |
| by a series of thin slats which extend the width of the | | | | The width of your window may determine whether |
| blind. These slats are joined together by a cord that, | | | | you need to have a blind custom made. If your |
| when pulled, draws the roman blind up in order to let in | | | | window is extremely wide, you will probably need to |
| light. Many people find it easy to make roman shades | | | | have the blinds custom made. You may also need to |
| themselves and will often do so in fabrics which match | | | | have two blinds made so that the mechanism which |
| or compliment their interior. | | | | draws the blind up and down will work properly. If you |
| You can make a roman blind on your own quite easily, | | | | are dealing with a wide window in a bedroom, you |
| or you can purchase ready-made roman blinds over | | | | may want to choose another type of window |
| the Internet and in fabric and interior decorating stores. | | | | dressing. This is because light can come in through the |
| They are very popular because they have very clean | | | | line between the blinds, and this can disturb your sleep. |
| lines and, despite being used for many years, are still | | | | Roman blinds are not for every window. If you have |
| quite modern and contemporary in appearance. | | | | an irregularly shaped window, a roman blind may not |
| Therefore, they suit minimalist interiors very well. | | | | be the best choice. This is because a roman blind is |
| When you go to purchase your roman blinds, there are | | | | rectangular and, while it can be cut to fit most |
| a few things that you need to consider. How do you | | | | windows, if you have a transom window that is |
| use the room that the blinds will be in? Will the blinds be | | | | rounded at the top, you will either be forced to hide the |
| mainly decorative, as they would in a living room, or | | | | shape of the window or hang the roman shade so |
| functional as they would be in a bedroom. This can be | | | | that it hangs below the arched portion of the window. |
| important since it can affect the fabrics and linings that | | | | This can look unusual and let in light. |
| you select. | | | | Roman blinds are wonderful ways to finish windows. |
| If you are putting your roman blind in a room like a | | | | They are beautiful, modern and can easily be |
| bedroom, where people are sleeping, you will want to | | | | customized to match your style of decorating. It is |
| make sure that you select a blind with a light blocking | | | | these reasons, among others, that they continue to be |
| liner, or even a blackout liner. The choice of these will | | | | popular year after year. |