Make your own no-sew faux Roman shade!

Richella Parham
by Richella Parham
Need an easy window treatment? I developed a way to make a faux Roman shade by using a piece of fabric and humble tension rods! For more information and a full tutorial, click here: http://www.impartinggrace.com/2011/05/faux-roman-shade-tutorial.html
First you create a doubled-over piece fabric the size of your window, then hang it from a tension rod inside the window.
Next you hang a tension rod on the outside of the fabric and drape the top portion of the fabric over that rod.
You continue adding rods and draping until your shade is of the size and fullness you like.
Here's the finished product!
The possibilities for this kind of shade are endless. I created another one using a tablecloth for fabric!
Richella Parham
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
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  • Pat Wells Pat Wells on Oct 15, 2017

    How do the shades go up and down?

  • Linda Duff Linda Duff on Jan 11, 2020

    Where is the link to click on the how to video, I see where you say where to go but when I click on it, it does nothing

  • Linda Duff Linda Duff on Jan 11, 2020

    I see the link for the video but when I click on it, it doesn’t take me to it. Doesn’t even highlight?

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  • LaToya Brake LaToya Brake on Nov 15, 2015
    I've been looking for something like this! I can't wait to try it, thanks!
    • Richella Parham Richella Parham on Nov 16, 2015
      @LaToya Brake Hope it works well for you! Lots of people have used my tutorial over the years and we've all had good results. Let me know if you have any questions!
  • Pat Light Pat Light on Oct 14, 2017

    Super nice, I am going to try it on my kitchen window...thank you

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