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Taupe & Brown Leaf Shade
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Copyright 2009 - Jillian Silva, Austin, Texas
Jillian made this outside mount shade and sent these photographs along with a message.
Hi Terrell,
I came across your website while searching for instructions on making Roman shades. I made some a few years ago after finding some instructions on the web. They turned out OK, but I thought I might find a better site this time. I came across your website and LOVE it. I gathered up my supplies, read the instructions you provided and went to work. You explained EVERYTHING in great detail. I found it very easy to understand your instructions and I love your idea of glueing the battens instead of making those hard-to-sew pockets. I did use wood dowels. I think next time I will use your plastic ones. I did order everything else from your site, I love all of your hardware, very nice quality. The shade pulls up and down like a dream! The cord lock system works great too.
Thank you for a great experience with my new shade! I'll be making more.
Jillian
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This window is an example of an untrimmed window with a sill. This is very common in new construction. You can either make an inside-mount shade, or an outside-mount shade that drops to the sill as Jillian did. The advantage of an outside mount is that you can place the shade above the opening so that most of the window is uncovered when the shade is pulled all of the way up. I like to have the shade cover 1” to 2” at the top of the window when raised.
Jillian used a light-colored fabric for this shade. If you look closely, you can see a shadow of the battens through the fabric. She used wooden dowels. If she had used the off-white plastic battens, the effect would have been the same. If she had used clear plastic battens, the effect would have been a lot less. I don’t mind that you can see the dowels. The shades work so much better with the internal battens. |
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