How To Make Faux Roman Shade Valance

Make roman shade valances easily in an all fabric style using the directions provided below.

How to make faux roman shade valance.

Cut your lining fabric. I settled on sewing a faux aka stationary roman shade for the top third of the window. My shade is actually a faux roman plus it s no sew. If the top of your window is really close to the ceiling you may want to make a shorter faux roman.

No sew faux roman shade. Typically the folds in a mock roman valance are 4 to 6 inches long. Cut a piece of fabric for the lining of your faux roman shade the width of your window by 21 inches. There s lots of tutorials for this on the web if you do a search.

This will make a faux roman that s 18 inches long. Since i had applied a privacy film to the window glass the window treatment didn t need to cover the whole window. For a wide valance with many pleats cut your fabric 2 to 3. For a sleek shallow valance use a fabric piece 1 1 2 times the width of the window.

How to sew a faux roman shade. That s the best of both worlds if you don t know how or want to sew and don t want to spend a lot of money on fabric. Just a little bit of fabric at a window makes such a huge difference in a room. I have always liked the look of roman shades but i was too intimidated to try sewing a functional roman shade myself.

Step 1 measure the window width. For example for a 3 fold valance a length of 12 15 or 18 inches is preferable. There are many types of roman shades out there yet each time it s shown as a faux shade somehow it seems to always be just one or two styles. Determine how wide to make your valance by measuring the window width.

The red faux shade above is just one way to do a faux roman shade but it isn t the only one. I did a quick search and found beth s homestories atoz here. How to make faux roman. Just inside the window to keep things neat and tidy and non fussy.

It s sort of in the style of a roman shade anyway i wanted something simple in here. Watch as rowley company demonstrates how to make a stationary roman shade. Valances that look like roman shades the types of faux roman shades available.