Roman Blinds

If you’re looking for a softer feel in your home, why not try hanging roman blinds. These popular blinds are available in sailcloth and other fabric, both blackout Roman blinds or those made from translucent materials.  They are sure to add a touch of class to any home.

One popular brand, Riviera, now offers both blackout and translucent blinds. The translucent variety lets through soft filtered light, that is guaranteed to brighten any room.  This type of blind is perfect for areas where you want light in the room, but still want a modicum of privacy as well.  If you’re looking to totally block out all light, such as in a bedroom, you can choose the same fabric but include a blackout finish.  That way you’ll have perfectly coordinated color schemes, but still get what you need for each room.

Prestige roman blinds are made of premium polyester fabric, and come in two styles hobbled style and flat fold style.  The hobbled style lifts in full, soft folds and creates a more formal, elegant look.  Flat fold blinds lift in neat folds, giving a more contemporary look to a room. As with the Riviera blinds, there is a variety of light filtering blinds available, including a blackout version.

Sanibel roman shades are available in the standard flat style, hobbled style and top down, bottom up features.  All Sanibel’s are backed with white on the side that faces the street, to give a more uniform appearance to the outside of your house. They are also available in hobbled or flat style.

Toscana roman shades are a long time favorite. They have an extensive choice of colors and are available in standard flat, hobbled or European styles.  Many review say that these have the best fabrics, that they are high quality and a good investment of money if you’re looking into this style of blinds.  They also offer a total blackout backing, which is white.

Bamboo Roman blinds add a real touch of class to any room, especially if you have different wood tones and matching decor. You can find these ready made Roman blinds fairly easily online, for reasonable prices. If your windows are not standard size, it is also very easy to order made to measure Roman blinds which will be sure to fit your windows.

Of course there are many other varieties of roman blinds available today. If you’re brave enough, you can even try to make your own roman blinds by following a pattern.  They are among the easier types of blinds to may yourself, if you are able and you can find instructions on how to make Roman blinds online.  If not, never mind, there are plenty of places where you can buy the completed blind, even on line.

Whatever your final choice of window blinds, most blinds come with varying degrees of light filtering which will be sure to fit any of your needs.  Easy to fit and easy to care for, they are a good choice for people looking for a more moderately priced blind, or for something to fit above your cafe shutters.