As the desirability of using draperies and fabrics at the window has risen, the popularity of Roman shades has also increased. These shades operate as a complete window treatment and can be manufactured from many different materials, including many styles of fabric and natural products like woven woods and woven reeds.
Roman shades add style and texture to the window. This cannot be achieved by the use of blinds alone. They can also be used in any room in the house. They take a minimum amount of fabric, and can be designed to be used as a black-out shade or as a light filtering shade. They can be trimmed with contrasting hems, trim and other forms of design to make them truly unique. The use of natural hand woven materials can provide texture and light filtering sun control. Roman shades also offer softness at the window. When pulled to the up position they can look very much like a valance, yet when lowered they give privacy and light control.
These shades are extremely versatile - they can stand alone or be coupled with draperies, cornices or other fabgric treatments. I expecially love installing window treatments for one of my clients using a Roman shade for privacy and then adding a decorative rod over the window and drapery side panels at each side. This allows us to tie in color, texture and different fabrics to give their home a truely "up scale" look.
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