Convert Your Old Window Blinds Into Roman Shades

Lay the sheer material face down.

Convert your old window blinds into roman shades.

I used this one mostly. Roman shades are the most common window treatment today because of its minimalist design. 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. I ve tried making over curtains into roman blinds with mixed results.

For a roller blind remove all of the stitching. If it is a roman shade then you should remove the doweling sleeve and straighten the folds. Can i still use it somewhere perhaps make a roman blind i do understand. Vinyl blinds will not be durable enough.

Faux wood blinds are the best choice for this project as roman shades will be made out of wood. 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. 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. Lay your shade fabric out on the floor wrong side up.

Curtains are more for victorian homes and coloured plastic blinds are too 90 s. Take down the old blinds from the window and lay them out on the fabric leaving a border of at least 3 inches on all sides. Extend the mini blinds so they are open as far as they will go and the front edge of the slat is pointing at the floor. When you know how to turn mini blinds into roman shades then you will have a whole new way to update the look of a room.