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Fabric Roman shades are the ideal solution for home owners who want window treatments in fabric but don’t want the hassle of measuring and installing draperies. With the wide variety of fabrics and folding types, Roman shades give a room character with convenience.
Roman shades offer classic design simplicity, excellent natural lighting control and privacy without confinement. With unlimited fabric and color choices, this type of shade can update a room’s style or change the look completely at a fraction of the cost of drapes. The key to choosing the type of shades right for your décor is to consider their use.
Light-filtering shades are typically used in living rooms, dining rooms and kitchens. They provide a shield against outside onlookers while still filtering natural light into the room. This type of Roman shade also is good for reducing glare in rooms that get direct sunlight in morning or afternoon. Double Roman shades are an excellent form of light-filtering shade. They made with two layers of material, one more opaque and the other more sheer, and the layers work independently of one another. In this way the opaque layer can be raised when more light is wanted, while the sheer layer will still protect against outside viewing and filter harsh light.
Fabric Roman Shades Give Drapery Allure Without Hassle
Room-darkening Roman shades are made with extra backing that keeps out most or all light. This type of shade makes a good choice for bedrooms, bathrooms or other rooms where less light is wanted.
Insulated Roman shades also are made of two layers of fabric, like double shades. However, the two layers are attached to one another in an insulated shade to provide a more energy efficient window covering. Insulated shades keep hot or cold air from coming in through the window at the same time it prevents the warm or cold inside from escaping the same way. This type of shade makes an excellent choice for environmentally conscious homeowners who want to cut back on heating and cooling costs while they also reduce their “carbon footprint” by using less energy.
Whatever model of fabric Roman shade is chosen, the window treatment can be enhanced even more with the different pleat, or fold, styles available.
Classic Flat-fold describes the way the shade folds up when it’s raised. Flat-fold bamboo roman shades operate just like their name; they fold up on seams when raised. These shades give a clean, straight look when covering a window, making them an excellent choice for the sleek, sharp lines of a Contemporary style. This type of shade can be light-filtering, room-darkening or insulated, and comes in a variety of fabrics.
Relaxed-fold Roman shades gather into swags at the bottom when the shade is raised. They fall straight down when lowered like classic Roman shades, but they give a much softer, more drapery-like look when raised. Because they drape so beautifully, relaxed-fold Roman shades often are created from more flexible fabrics such as cotton, linen and silk. However, relaxed-fold shades also can be made from sturdy canvas, especially for nautical décor styles.
The decorating possibilities are virtually endless with fabric Roman shades.
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