Curtain or roman blind?
heatherbroadbent
6 years ago
Hi, we're in the process of a mini-makeover (it will all be ripped out in a couple of years when we do a big project). We've just put up these curtains over the bi-fold doors and they are a bright teal colour. Should I put up the same curtains at the small window to the right (4ft wide and v close to doors and radiators) or make a roman blind out of the same fabric? Help!!!
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heatherbroadbent
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Comments (4)I think you have a few options. 1)You could have these curtains remade into Roman Blinds. 2) You could have matching/coordinating Roman Blinds made for the recess and then have the existing curtains remade as dress curtains. You would have to get each curtain split down the middle and re-stitched. For an idea of cost I know our local dry cleaner does this for £10 per linear metre. This would obviously halve the bulk of each curtain. 3) You could buy another pair of curtains, but you then have to face the possibility that the curtain colour won't actually match exactly because of different fabric batches. Also you say that there may not be enough room for all that fabric at the sides....See More
Sonia
6 years agoheatherbroadbent
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Carolina
6 years agoActually, on second thoughts, I think that I wouldn't use the fabric of your curtains for a Roman blind. A bit too much of a dark solid colour when drawn I think, but how about a Roman blind in a pattern? Something like this? Might be the wrong colour in real life, but to give you an idea of how it would look...
Juliet Docherty
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Marisol Garces
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Sonia