How To Make Faux Roman Shade Valance

For a sleek shallow valance use a fabric piece 1 1 2 times the width of the window.

How to make faux roman shade valance.

How to sew a faux roman shade. Valances that look like roman shades the types of faux roman shades available. Decide on the length of the valance. For example for a 3 fold valance a length of 12 15 or 18 inches is preferable.

Determine how wide to make your valance by measuring the window width. Cut a piece of fabric for the lining of your faux roman shade the width of your window by 21 inches. Just inside the window to keep things neat and tidy and non fussy. Just a little bit of fabric at a window makes such a huge difference in a room.

There s lots of tutorials for this on the web if you do a search. 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. It s sort of in the style of a roman shade anyway i wanted something simple in here. 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.

If the top of your window is really close to the ceiling you may want to make a shorter faux roman. I did a quick search and found beth s homestories atoz here. For a wide valance with many pleats cut your fabric 2 to 3. Watch as rowley company demonstrates how to make a stationary roman shade.

Typically the folds in a mock roman valance are 4 to 6 inches long. Our step by step demo is easy to follow. How to make faux roman. My shade is actually a faux roman plus it s no sew.

This will make a faux roman that s 18 inches long. I settled on sewing a faux aka stationary roman shade for the top third of the window. Since i had applied a privacy film to the window glass the window treatment didn t need to cover the whole window. Make roman shade valances easily in an all fabric style using the directions provided below.

The red faux shade above is just one way to do a faux roman shade but it isn t the only one. No sew faux roman shade. I have always liked the look of roman shades but i was too intimidated to try sewing a functional roman shade myself.