Need help on blinds - in or out of the recess?
JC
9 years ago
I want to put roman blinds in a room which will be a study/extra bedroom. I have chosen the jane churchill plato charcoal fabric which has a black background and intend to put in two chair beds in the burnt orange colour that's in the fabric design. There will be two blinds and I would ideally like to put them within the recess so it looks neater and there is not too much black....but then the fabric will partly hide the top of the lovely arches (see picture). In the picture the box at the top will be going and currently sits on top of the window frame. The distance from the top of the recess to the top of the arch is only 5 inches - the box makes it look more. Would you go with losing part of the arch or put the blinds on the outside. I am rather wedded to the fabric!! Appreciate anyone's views.
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8 years agohi all. rather belatedly here's what I ended up with. the blinds looked wrong sitting on the outside so put them in the recess. i'm discovering there's a compromise in everything with this renovating! not a great picture as obviously the light was in the camera lens but you can get the gist. thanks for all your inputs.
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6 years agoHi, we usually recommend that Roman blinds go outside the recess and in your case we would recommend this too in order to avoid hiding those stunning arches.
We've created a guide which states the pro's and con's of putting blinds inside vs outside the recess and which blind styles are most suited.Blinds inside vs outside the recess
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