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window not long enough for regular roman shade

18 years ago

Ladies,

I'm in the process of transforming our guestroom into a nursery for DS. The window measures 46 x 58, and I'd like to get a white fabric roman shade for this window. I checked out both PB kids and JC penney, and their roman shades are all of 63 or 64 length. Would it look weird to have a long roman shade for this window? Or do you think it's easy to cut the shade shorter myself? I've never had roman shades before, but I like the clean look. Thanks for any advice!

Joyce

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18 years ago
Joyce, I don't think you have to worry about it being too short. When you close it you just don't let it drop past the window frame. Granted I've not had Roman Shades before, but I don't know why you couldn't do that. In fact by what I've seen they look like completely down, I think they'd look better with a bit of the gather still in them then just flat.
jerseygirl_1
18 years ago
I don't think you will need to cut the shade shorter. I made roman shades a few years ago and was instructed to make them longer. That way when they are let completely down they wont' just hang. They will have the detail of the folds.

The lengths you mention will be fine.
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