Discover the Most Popular Types of Roman Blinds
Window covers provide a soft polish to the interior design of any room. If ordinary blinds give a too cold look and drapes are too fussy, custom roman blinds offer a practical and classy alternative that provides privacy and protects you from the sun while warming up the windows. In their most basic form, roman blinds are a simple fabric window covering that can be lowered or raised with the help of rings sewn on the back of the fabric and a cord system.
With summer being in full bloom, installing window covers is more important than ever. But how do you decide which custom roman blinds are right for you? There is a huge variety of style options to choose from that can coordinate with every taste of home décor. Plus, all styles can be made with a lining, which increases privacy and insulation for a greater energy efficiency.
Patterned fabrics work amazingly well for unconstructed flat roman shades. While they’re extremely similar in appearance to the constructed type, unconstructed flat roman shades are more simplistic. They’re made with a one-piece fabric that hangs flat over the window and has no additional panels or back bars. Patterned textiles work incredibly well because unconstructed roman blinds don’t have stitching or horizontal seams to complicate or obstruct the pattern.
Flat roman shades create a modern, unfussy and clean look that goes well with several styles, from frilly traditional to modern, especially when paired or embellished with drapes for decoration and additional privacy. A constructed roman consists of fabric panels sewn with back bars placed about 15 to 20 centimeters apart to reinforce the fabric, giving it durability and rigidity.
London, or relaxed roman shades, are casual but classy unconstructed shades that lightly bow when raised. Due to the lack of construction, this type of roman blinds works best on windows that areless than 1,5 meters wide. If the shades are wider, they should have two poufs. Relaxed roman shades polish off the beach-y, breakfast, casual nook.
Austrian roman shades are the most traditional and formal shades by far, delineated by several horizontal and vertical rows of scalloping and ruched gathers along the bottom. Due to the scalloping and gathers, Austrian shades require more than two times the amount of fabric that typical flat roman ones do, making them a significantly more expensive choice.
In my personal opinion, the window covers should stand out, however, they can quietly complement the room as well. Sometimes it’s hard to persuade yourself into mixing window covering styles, but bear in mind that roman blinds can coordinate with curtains, more so if the fabric is the same.