By Kelly Rinik

Did you know that Sew Lovely also makes faux Romans shades? 😀 Why get a faux shade, you may ask? Faux shades are great because you can get the same look as a Roman shade but they stay in a stationary position and do not go up or down. No strings hanging down. You still get the lovely pleats of the shades too! They can be made on a wooden board, like my regular shades, or made with a rod pocket to hang from a rod. They also look great under curtain panels. So you may close the curtain panels for privacy and light control and then when they're opened, you'll expose the gorgeous faux shades behind them.

Example of faux roman shades under window panels. These are not Sew Lovely's but I can recreate this look!

Faux Roman shades can be made at any width and length and using any fabric of your choice!

Another example of faux Roman shades (not Sew Lovely's, but I can recreate the same look!)