Wood Blinds OR Roman Shades in vintage/cottage kitchen?
tinker_2006
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MBR Romans, shutters, cellular, or wood blinds - help!
Comments (10)What will your flooring and furniture be in this windowed area? How large is the M/R in total. I can't speak to wooden blinds at this point since I don't know what the rest of the room will look like. I lean toward Roman shades, you can lose a little at the top, but with so many windows that wouldn't dampen the impact of the curved wall or the light coming in through the windows. Agree with the shutters, very pricy, it's a certain look (like traditional) and I think it would close in your room. I don't prefer cellular shades unless they are behind some sort of valance, which would probably couldn't do with so many windows on a curve? But they do lend a comtemporary look. I'd say that you have a challenge because whatever you do on twelve windows will lend a far greater impact than if that treatment went on only one or two windows. So again, I'd go with the Roman shade, you can do a lot with fabric and trim. I think the cords would "disappear" from view after you got used to the look, and no one else would see them either....See MoreWhat does the back of your roman or wood shade look like
Comments (8)Yes, the cords on the side that control the roll do show Joyce. You can by liners for bamboo style roman shades. You could ask at L's, they carried them last time I looked, if they cover the cords. I've never thought about what our bamboo shades look like from the outside because we have solar shade screening and you can't see through them unless you put your nose to them....See MoreBlinds vs Roman Shades vs Cellular Shades
Comments (12)I have roman shades in the bedroom. They are mostly decorative and a bit of a nuisance to open and close. I do close them at night, but have to fuss with the folds every morning when pulling them up. Light leaks in around the edges. I guess there are various kinds of roman shades. Mine are zero fuss and fit close to the edges and are cordless, top-down bottom-up. Even without the side panels mine are close to the edge in an inside mount. measured to fit. You may be referring to more designer custom fabric-y style roman shades???...See MoreFaux roman shade over wood blinds?
Comments (6)Just this past winter we replaced our full Roman shades with Roman shade valances. I don't have them over blinds but do have them over shades in our family room. The shades are always up, and are mainly used for daytime tv watching when necessary. We also made Roman shade valances for our LR & DR for the windows, and on top of that -- festoon and jabots. Sounds over the top, but really looks nice. I'll get you a pic of the den windows. Do you always keep the blinds down in the kitchen, or just at night?...See Moreroarah
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