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Tan Inside-Mount Shades
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Copyright 2011- Cheryl G, Collinsville,Virginia, USA
Cheryl sent photographs of her five classic Roman shades. She wrote: "I wanted to thank you for helping me make Roman shades affordable. When I first started looking in the stores for shades, I thought I would have to postpone window treatments for a few years because they were so expensive. Then I came across your site and I felt it was something I could both do and afford. Your directions were very clear for a person like me who does very little sewing. Having the supplies available on your site made it much more doable for me as well. I made shades for my dining room, kitchen and bathroom. Here are some pictures. Thanks again. Cheryl
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 This photograph shows Cheryl's kitchen shade. Roman's work great over a sink since they set back from the work area. She matched the hardware in her kitchen by using an antique bronze finish for both the cleat and the cord drop. I often get asked if fabric shades are appropriate over a kitchen sink. The fear is that it will be stained. Decorator fabrics are treated with a stain resistant finish. I typically use quilting cotton so I spray the shade with ScotchGard. I have splashed tomato sauce on a shade with no permanent problems. The stain washed right off with a soapy cloth.
Cheryl's dining room window is composed of three separate sections. The middle picture window is flanked by two smaller casement windows. She made three separate shades. Looking at the window trim, I'm guessing she could not make one large inside-mount shade because of the two vertical trim pieces. This actually is a great choice since she may want the center shade closed at night, leaving the two side shades partially raised to allow air into the room.
Cheryl used a right-hand pull on each of the lift cords. She has free access to both sides of each shade, so she could have put the pull cord on either side. If you are right-handed, the pulling up the shade from the right side is easier.
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