Convert Your Old Window Blinds Into Roman Shades

So i ll spare you the mini blind to roman shade tutorial but i will share a few thoughts.

Convert your old window blinds into roman shades.

In order to convert a sheer shade into blackout roman shades you will need to remove the sheer shade and lay it out flat on the floor. Take down the old blinds from the window and lay them out on the fabric leaving a border of at least 3 inches on all sides. If it is a roman shade then you should remove the doweling sleeve and straighten the folds. Lay the sheer material face down.

For a roller blind remove all of the stitching. All you need to do is cut some string and remove the slats to make your roman shades. There are some fabulous tutorials out there with much better process pictures than mine since i took them late at night while my boys were sleeping it s when i get my worst pictures best work done on how to convert mini blinds to roman shades. Curtains particularly bedroom curtains become old friends and it breaks your heart to throw them away.

When you know how to turn mini blinds into roman shades then you will have a whole new way to update the look of a room. I used this one mostly. Extend the mini blinds so they are open as far as they will go and the front edge of the slat is pointing at the floor. Vinyl blinds will not be durable enough.

Lay your shade fabric out on the floor wrong side up. So if you have some window blinds in there you can give your home a more modern outfit if you want to by redesigning that old window treatment. Can i still use it somewhere perhaps make a roman blind i do understand. Roman shades are the most common window treatment today because of its minimalist design.