Pre drill holes through the board in preparation for attaching it to the wall.
How to make a faux relaxed roman shade valance.
Cut a piece of fabric for the lining of your faux roman shade the width of your window by 21 inches.
This will make a faux roman that s 18 inches long.
If the top of your window is really close to the ceiling you may want to make a shorter faux roman.
Cut your lining fabric.
A roller shade behind will b for more privacy.
The bathroom just said relaxed roman to me and a faux shade was just the thing.
April 6 2016 at 9 18 am so glad you found it helpful.
Making sure to put a couple of staples going down the sides and also in the center pleat.
There s lots of tutorials for this on the web if you do a search.
I did a quick search and found beth s homestories atoz here.
Watch as rowley company demonstrates how to make a stationary roman shade.
No sew faux roman shade.
Run a glue stick along the excess fabric along the side of the shade and the edge of the shade.
To mount the shade to the wall turn it so that the face of main fabric is facing toward you.
Press with your fingers to make sure it sticks.
Reach up under the shade to drill the holes make sure you do not drill through the face of the fabric.
Measure from the top of your board where your valance is going to end in your window and put a pin to mark it.
So they can handle a valance like this without blocking too much light.
For example for a 3 fold valance a length of 12 15 or 18 inches is preferable.
Typically the folds in a mock roman valance are 4 to 6 inches long.
Decide on the length of the valance.
Once a generous amount of fabric starts being added to the overall design the window treatment becomes an interesting hybrid between a relaxed roman shade and balloon valance.
Fold over the fabric above the mark to the back of the shade.
It s sort of in the style of a roman shade anyway i wanted something simple in here.
We had no choice but to call ours a relaxed roman balloon valance.
Black banding on a solid white relaxed roman faux shade.
Staple the fabric to the board.
Our step by step demo is easy to follow.
How to sew a faux roman shade.
How to make faux roman.