I've just had my roman blinds delivered that I'd ordered from a local curtain making business.
They're for the kitchen windows and although there are 2 big windows, the room is now huge so I wanted to maximise the light. The windows are recessed if thats the right expression - the window sills are quite deep and so I thought if I had the blinds fitted on the outside of the recess, they would let more light into the room (i.e. even when they're up, the light can still get into the room from underneath if that makes sense).
Anyway, I've never had roman blinds made to measure before. I went into the shop with my exact measurements and explained that I wanted them on the outside of the recess. The lady was lovely, went through my measurements and did a few workings, then told me how much fabric I needed. I got that sorted out, went back into the shop, and she checked the measurements and off she went.
I don't recall her ever mentionning a figure for how much extra she was going to add on to each side, but now that I have them back, she's added on probably 2 or 3cm each side. When the blind is up (ie when there are say 3 or 4 folds in the fabric) from the front (standing directly in front of the blinds) they're lovely but from the side (as you enter the kitchen), you can see the window - the bulk of the fabric pushes the blind forward if you see what I mean and because there is only a very small overlap with the wall you can see the gap. Is this normal??
Sorry I really haven't explained that very well.
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Problem with made to measure roman blinds
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Mandy21 · 18/05/2011 15:04
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