Faux Roman Shade From a $4 Mini Blind
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Stacy @ anygirlcandoit.com
(IC: blogger)
Okay, I admit it…I stole my husband’s man cave. Well it wasn’t so much a man cave as an “office” space he wanted but didn’t use very often. Given that we only have about 1,350 square feet, we really couldn’t afford to waste the space. I needed some office and craft space, so I made it a couples cave.
I had to make the room more usable. This room (our third bedroom) gets awful afternoon sun and the heat can be unbearable in the summertime. The slats in our plantation blinds were just not cutting it – too much glare on our computer screens.
When I found an article on Mini Blind Roman Shades I knew I had the answer!
I had to make the room more usable. This room (our third bedroom) gets awful afternoon sun and the heat can be unbearable in the summertime. The slats in our plantation blinds were just not cutting it – too much glare on our computer screens.
When I found an article on Mini Blind Roman Shades I knew I had the answer!
I found the fabric and got the supplies, and left them sitting around for a while because I was intimidated. Let me tell you there was no need to be intimidated. This project is so easy I will be doing it again!
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Lay the slats out where you want your folds to be. Depending on your pattern and desired repeat you might want to mark off the correct intervals.
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Published August 19th, 2014 12:19 PM
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Rojeana Nirenberg on Jan 13, 2022
Instead of cutting all the ladders up, I cut only the middle which did not have a draw cord and slid the other two off the sides after pulling the draw cord out, saved some time and hassle. Worked great, thanks for inspiring me to do the project.
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I'm feeling intimidated but I'm more desparate with that hot afternoon sun blaring in..i too am confused about that center cord.Do i remove those outer cords totally fromthe upper bar? MarRuth
This is exactly what I have been trying to figure out in my head to do! I like the idea of using a cheap blinds' cord and slats on folds. But I didn't quite follow the assembly. Could you try to exp again please?
I am not sure how you made it work and really want to do this!!
Is there video showing how to do this?