Roman Blinds: Give Your Room the Look You’ve Been Looking For

Roman Blinds

Roman blinds offer homeowners an elegant option to the standard, and very popular, window covering options of mini blinds or even curtains. Like the fabric variations offered with curtains, there are also many colors, fabrics, and texture options available for roman shades. The shades that you select for your room can either subtly accent your existing décor or provide an impressive focal point for the room that is sure to be a conversational piece!

Light Control

Your window coverings can be selected based upon the amount of natural light that you wish to have filtering into your room; whether you want to allow the maximum amount of light in while maintaining your privacy, or if you simply want to darken an overly bright room during the day. The majority of roman shades are raised and lowered in much the same manner as standard window blinds are, by making use of a cord; while utilizing cords provide homeowners with a more traditional appearance, cords can often be a safety hazard for homes with small children. A stylish, and safer, option is to select shades that have a continuous cord loop; a looping cord loops back into the installed shade railing and maintains a standard length no matter if your shades are fully raised or fully lowered.

Traditional Shades

Traditional Roman shades are perhaps the most popular, and recognizable, of all shading options. These shades offer the traditional uniform teardrop fold when the shades are raised as well as when fully lowered. Traditional shades are a great alternative to bulky curtains by offering an easier to maintain window covering in virtually any color, design, or texture you could want.

Flat Shades

As the name infers, flat Roman shades lay flush against windows without the folds found in the traditional shades when fully lowered. These shades offer homeowners are more sleek appearance when lowered, however they still maintain the traditional teardrop folds when raised. Flat shades are an excellent alternative to mini blinds; however, they may not offer the ease of maintenance that is provided by vertical blinds.

Relaxed Shades

Relaxed Roman shades offer a middle ground between the traditional shades and the flat shades by offering a shade that lays flat against the window when fully lowered but does so in a more relaxed manner, much like the traditional shades do.

Before making your selection you should be sure to take your lighting and budget needs into consideration before making a final product determination.