Alternative Design Concepts Posted By : Rakesh Gaikwad

Tag : Organza Fabric
Alternative Design Concepts
Traditionally roman blinds are made from medium weight cottonfabrics which are durable and robust, however with the generalpublic and interior design stylists realising the potential romanblinds made with delicate sheer fabrics such as voile and organza,the use of sheer fabric roman blinds has become an extremelypopular way to dress a window and remove the necessity of netcurtaining when privacy is required. Many of these fine fabricroman blinds are available with beads and sequins sewn onto them orincorporated into pointed tassel ends to move away from the normalstraight edges.

Roman blinds made from sensuous faux silks are available in a widevariety of bright vibrant colours as well as dark sexy blacks andbrowns. These are ideal for creating a romantic atmosphere and whencoordinated with subtle table lighting and boudoir scatter cushionslook incredibly funky and fashionable.


Available in a wide variety of width and length sizes roman blindsare suitable to use for windows of any size. Long narrow, windowstypically found on a landing or stairs can be effectively dressedwith a roman blind as the cleat can be fixed low down for easyoperating. It is possible to buy roman blinds which offer a choiceto which side the draw strings are on, alternatively they can bechanged over by re-threading the blind. Roman blind kits provideall the necessary parts, except the fabric, required to make abespoke roman blind at home, the choice of which side the drawcords are fixed is then simply a matter of personal choice.

Many ready made roman blinds come complete with a lining orinterface to help reduce fabric fading and to help provide bothheat retention and heat loss from a room. Made to measure romanblinds offer a wide choice of different interfacing and fabricchoices.

The different fabric designs and patterns of roman blinds are vastwhich enables home d