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Roman shade help!

last year

I am going crazy! We have 70 inch long windows. We need to find some cordless Roman shades that look nice, but aren’t super expensive. Everything I am finding is 64 inches in length. Either that, or $300+ each for a custom length. I hate that I’m finding 64” panels for $95, but nothing longer. Am I missing something? Anyone have any advice?

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tracefloyd
last year
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Steve's Blinds online FOR SURE. Can't recommend them enough! Done this in a lot of windows. Roll shades and Roman Shades in gorgeous fabric. Order sample fabrics. DIY measure, order, install. Or they can install. They look beautiful, fit nicely, great sturdy materials, construction, and a SUPER value.

Even got some long pull chain ones for our celestory window because we didn't want another remote to lose lol. Super easy to pull up and down. We had those installed by our handyman, no more ladders lol. Yes we had some 70 inch windows too.
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AiFL
last year
Pottery Barn offers some semi custom Roman shades options. You can choose the width but the lengths come in preset values…and I’m pretty sure 70” is one of them. Not a ton of color options, but the cordless mechanism works well and no parts seem flimsy. Attaching the word custom to anything increases the price automatically but PB has plenty of sales that help offset it.
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I recently made some hobbled roman shades. They were not hard at all. I found a wonderful DVD which shows how to make flat roman, hobbled roman, top down and relaxed roman shades. It shows how to measure, cut, calculate, sew, attach tapes or rings, sting, install. Everything! And the method used is super easy. Only one problem, the video is a little bit pricey--$20. However, after looking at a bunch of curtain and shade books and still feeling confused, I purchased the DVD at a local fabric store. I absolutely love it!! If I forget a step, I can just put on the DVD and look at how it is done, then go do it. The website for the woman who made the video is: www.pamdamour.com. She's very nice and I also ordered some hardware from her (cord locks and battens) which were hard to find. Good luck barcar
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You can get cordless shades or mount cleats to wrap the cords around so they won't just be hanging.
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If you, or someone you know, has computer skills this may be of help. https://quiltingjetgirl.com/2015/09/19/reverse-image-search-tech-talk/
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No they can't. Relaxed Romans require deeper folds and don't follow the same rules. The only way this could be possible is if you've ordered a very narrow width, but even then you're at the mercy of how the fabric drapes (or doesn't).
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
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I've used Steves for years and you just order what you need in all meausrements. They will send samples too.

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