When you pull the shade up, it goes up in 6" folds like waves. All those folds are formed at the bottom of the roman shade as it is getting pulled up. So when you pull a 30" roman shade all the way up you get 3 or 4 folds and for a 96" shade you get A LOT more folds - so they all bunch up at the top. These folds don't lay flat over each other in the Alustra. They fold up adding bulk to the window treatment as it is pulled further and further up. In the store when I pull up their 30" displays I get 3 folds for the shade and 3 folds for the liner. These protrude for a total of about 3" from the wall - when you look at it from the side. I hope I'm making myself clear. My worry is with 96" tall shade and maybe 10 folds will it protrude 10" forward - now that will be one big bulky stack up there. Thanks

Mostly window geeks in this forum... Not sure if there is a decorating section or something along those lines where you might get a better response?

budget blinds sells knock off hunter douglas blinds which hunter douglas owns. they send a person out that measures and installs for 99 dollars. the warranty includes 5 years, maybe 7 but offers a lifetime free replacement no questions asked for EACH blind. my guy showed me hanging options that saved me tons of money! example, using one blind over 3 windows in an area it looked fine to do! also, a side stack is "upgrade" for many patio doors. with his version of HD, it is less to side stack. i compared to On line, 3 day, costco of graber...this warranty is good and better than others. the product reflects and allows patented styles of HD. like luminette. i have a limits on colors it seems. so this line is enlightened style. Yelp reviews are awesome for budget blinds. basically, I am getting luminette and silhouette knock off blinds that tax installed 5200.00. This at the drapery store that sells hunter douglas is about 9800 with tax. my decorator told me that this drapery store was 30 less than j penny for her clients. My bottom line truth is that budget blinds offers a value that includes a person, a warranty and look for half the cost and is slightly less or more than doing the online measure yourself. hope this helps. lord knows i did the work to figure this out. fyi, 3 day has a bit pushy style but they seem to have a rollershade option that prices out well if you like their valance which to many looks better than cassette valance.

If you go to the Hunter Douglas web site you can find info. The wider the blind, the more problems you will have winding it up. Some blinds have batteries in the head rail. May be a pain to replace. You could use a power supply with a transformer - but you will need an outlet. Vignette - Hunter Douglas Web Site