Roman Blinds

You have your new home or you are re-doing your living room or bedroom and you’re wondering what type of curtains to choose?  If you’re looking for something cost effective, yet very classy, you would do well to consider the roman blinds.  Roman blinds can be elegant, classy, decorative and they are also very useful and easy to clean.  Bamboo Roman blinds are a great complement to a room where wood is featured, and they are fairly inexpensive. If you want to limit the light that comes into a room you could try hanging blackout Roman blinds. Ready made Roman blinds are easy to purchase and just as simple to install.

Here are some ideas of when you might want to consider choosing roman blinds for your windows.

To show off the view:  These blinds can be folded up even above your actual window which makes them the perfect choice for the window with a view.  Too often I’ve seen beautiful views partly hidden because of heavy curtains that cover up half of the window even when they’re opened.  If you have a beautiful view, show it off.  Let your whole window frame the beauty of nature.  If you have a large window it is still easy to find made to measure Roman blinds, or have them made to order.

You want a Mediterranean feel to your room:  What  better way to achieve this could there be than with Roman Blinds?  Especially if it’s a lazy, sunny summers day and there’s a light breeze blowing, these curtains give off the impression that you’re sitting on the banks of the Mediterranean enjoying a lazy day and a cocktail.

You’re busy, and don’t have a lot of time or money to spend cleaning curtains:  Look no further when it comes to ease of cleaning, especially if you get curtains made from bamboo or even canvas.  Cloth curtains are hard to keep clean, and they fade in patches where sunlight hits them.  The roman blind folds up during the day and is not exposed to uneven sunlight, and they’re very easy to keep clean.

To complement other curtains in a subtle way:  If you already have curtains in your room but you’re wondering just what to put over that little window that needed something, why not try the roman blind.  If you choose the right color and material it can be very unobtrusive, not drawing any attention to itself, yet it can cover the window when needed.

Used in conjunction with other curtains: Another quite stylish use I’ve seen is to mount the blinds on a window, but still have delicate curtains hanging to either side of the blind, or have a fantastic retro floor lamp set off to the side to highlight them. This can look very nice and stylish, and the great thing is if you have the blinds then the curtain material does not have to be heavy, or even lined if you don’t want it to. It can be more something to show off, or side-case your blinds.

Roman blinds come in different styles and colors.  You can choose the more classic form of blind that uses fabrics or you can launch out and try bamboo or even fine wood slats for your blind.  There are so many alternatives for decorating your room with Roman Blinds, that they really could be the perfect choice for you in redecorating! If you are handy at sewing you could even try to make your own. There are many sites that give detailed instructions on how to make Roman blinds.

Still not sure? Have a look at different ideas and tips for decorating either on line, or in decorating magazines.  If you take a look at some photos and see how other people have been decorating using this type of blind, you’ll probably get lots of ideas on how you can do it.