Hi Ami Have you considered trying a made to order Fabric Changer Roller Blind ? At Bloc Blinds we have the perfect award winning solution to your problem. Our range of prints and plain fabric provide the same beautiful yellow hues you have highlighted in your link. See below Canary Yellow, Daffodil Yellow and Pinstripe Gold. We also have a beautiful Natural Linen look and patterned Spring Leaves. With a Bloc Blind your choice of style and design are unlimited, simply hook on and hook off your preferred design and within minutes change the look of your room without changing the mechanism or even removing it from the window. For further advice or support on how to install don’t hesitate to contact our team at info@blocblinds.com and we’ll be happy to help. Good Luck! Síle

For my first roman blind I used a roman blind kit from Dunelm, worked out great. I then used those instructions to go on to make a further 12 (never buy a house with 5 sided bay windows!) and purchased the bits needed from terrysfabrics as mentioned by Catherine Byrne. They are really straightforward. The key is to take your time with your measurements/calculations and with ensuring your edges and rod pockets are straight.

Hi Diana, Whenever I specify Roman Blinds I recess them into the window and put dress curtains on each side (not functioning, purely for show and to soften the look) The issue I have is that the failure rate on Romans is very high, the pull string mechanism is very delicate and can jam up after regular use. Given the choice I would not specify them. My preferred solution is to inset plantation shutters into each window and then dress the outside with a simple pair of dress curtains each side or a modern swag over the head. I have done this on traditional interiors and ultra modern and they always look good. I never have any ongoing issues and the light quality the blades give is wonderful. (I prefer a large blade and avoid the central pole in favour of a hidden mechanism.) Another interesting feature of plantation shutters is that in the evening you push the shutters up for privacy and this deflects the heat back into the room, it saves a lot of money !! Hope that helps, Martin www.angel-martin.com www.3dinteriorillustration.co.uk

Hi, thank you for your comment. The floor has a slight green tone to it which I think can be seen in the 4th picture. The cupboard colours are little greene french grey and juniper ash. The current wall colour F&B shaded white. It opens up in to the table/dining area so the only walls are the window wall or cooker wall. Thanks for your help.