Convert Your Old Window Blinds Into 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.

Convert your old window blinds into roman shades.

Curtains particularly bedroom curtains become old friends and it breaks your heart to throw them away. Lay your shade fabric out on the floor wrong side up. Can i still use it somewhere perhaps make a roman blind i do understand. Lay the sheer material face down.

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. Faux wood blinds are the best choice for this project as roman shades will be made out of wood. Roman shades are the most common window treatment today because of its minimalist design. For a roller blind remove all of the stitching.

Curtains are more for victorian homes and coloured plastic blinds are too 90 s. So i ll spare you the mini blind to roman shade tutorial but i will share a few thoughts. All you need to do is cut some string and remove the slats to make your roman shades. I ve tried making over curtains into roman blinds with mixed results.

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. Vinyl blinds will not be durable enough. If it is a roman shade then you should remove the doweling sleeve and straighten the folds. I used this one mostly.