7/31/2019 Roman Shades Project from The First Apartment Book by
Kyle Schuneman
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THE FREE SPIRI
HOW-TO:
ROMANSHADESWHAT YOU NEED
Plastic blinds*
Scissors
Fabric**
Fabric glue
STEP 1
Unclip your plastic
blinds, pull them out to
their maximum length,
and lay them on the
ground.
STEP 2
Now were going to
create the skeleton that
will hold your fabric in
place. Leave every tenth
blind intact, but cut and
remove the rest of the
blinds from the fixture
using your scissors.
Youll need to cut alongboth sides of the pulley
system that controls
the blinds in order to
get each blind outjust
be sure not to cut the
actual string.
STEP 3
Spread your fabric on
the floor, and place your
blinds on top. (They
should still be pulled
out to their maximum
length.) Cut your fabric
to fit your blinds with
an extra 2-inch border
all the way around.
STEP 4
Take your fabric glue,
and make pinky-nail-
sized dots every inch
or so across the entire
length of your top blind.
Rotate the blind by
hand, and adhere the
glue side to the fabric.
Work your way down,
repeating this step at
every blind.
STEP 5
Wrap the extra 2 inches
of fabric over the two
long sides of your
remaining blinds. This
should create a clean
edge down the entire
length. Once youve
double-checked thestraightness, glue the
folded-over fabric to
the edges of each
blind, one at a time.
STEP 6
You cant wrap the
fabric around the top
or bottom of your
blindsit will keep them
from working properly.
Instead, fold the fabric
so that the fold lines
up with the top edge
on top, and the bottom
edge down below. Glue
along the fold and
stick it directly to the
front side of the blind,
making sure you have
a clean, defined edge.
STEP 7
Let your blinds dry
completely, about one
hour. Then clip the top
portion back into place.
*Keep in mind that if you
convert the blinds provided
by your landlord to Roman
shades, youll need toreplace them when you
move out.
**Sturdier fabrics work best
for this. Avoid anything too
sheer that will allow your
glue dots to show through
even though they dry clear.
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