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How To Measure and Design your Roman Shade The process of designing your Roman shade is very important. You will spending time and money making the treatment and you will be living with your completed shade for years. Be sure to take the time to fully plan your shade. I begin by carefully evaluating the room.
A Color Board is depicted at the left. I make one of these out of a manila folder. I tape a sketch of my room on the right and tape fabric swatches on the left. I use this folder during my fabric hunting trips.
Most
rooms have more than one window, so you need a design for the entire
room. Even if you are not an artist, you need a sketch of your room. The
more accurate it is, in terms of being to-scale, the easier it will be
for you to visualize. You can "open up" the entire room by
drawing adjacent walls flat. Ask yourself the following questions:
Your
shade will be attached to a mounting board. The board will be screwed
into the window trim or wall. The recommended mounting board is a 1x2
pine board. These are readily available in all lumber stores and home
stores, such as The Home Depot. The actual size of the board is usually
3/4" by 1-1/2" and it is sold in 3-ft, 6-ft and 8-ft lengths.
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Do
I want all of the windows
to be covered the same way?
The
best way to decide which way to place your mounting board is to take a short
piece of a 1x2 board and hold it up to your window. I normally use a Flat
Mount when I am placing the shade directly on the wall above the window.
Even if the window is trimmed, the depth of the trim is usually the same
as the small side of the 1x2 (about 3/4" or less) and the shade will fall
right over the window trim and create a perfect air pocket which
increases the insulating properties. I normally use a projected mount
when I am placing the shade inside a window. If the depth of the window
opening is small, I use a flat mount. 
