Marlon and Jace, of house tour fame, combined forces in Jace's spacious 1-bdrm apartment, making aggressive updates and adjustments along the way. One of their many innovative moves was to embrace the customized shade in their bedroom...
Close-Up: Embracing the Shade
New York
Rather than blinds, or curtains, Jace and Marlon opted for shades and maximum blackout. And rather than a series of shades, they convinced the visiting shade rep to make them a huge 11' wide shade that covers three windows along one wall. One continuous shade eliminates unnecessary breaks along the wall, and most impressively, creates the illusion of one huge window!
Even if the shade is only half closed, it strikes a very imposing figure. And customize it with a beautiful color. Considering how much fabric curtains can set one back, the shade is a very reasonable alternative.
Such a simple idea with such a huge impact.
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I've done that in my last house with shades on top of each other. One is a shear and the other is not quite a black out. I worked out very well.
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I'd love to know if that's a stainless steel shelf they've hung on the wall or a desk. If a shelf, does anyone know where I could get one?
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I'd also love to know if that's a desk and if so where can I get one like it?
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I replaced my nasty white plastic pull shades with fabric to create an inexpensive home version of cloth shades. I simply removed the plastic from the roller, and glued mid weight fabric onto the roller in its place. On one side of the fabric I used the factory seam. On the other I sewed a seam right along the edge and trimmed the extra fabric - this is necessary because the fabric will fray to the seam and the threads will wrap around the hardware mechanism, making the roller stop rolling. I then sewed a litte pocket at the bottom for the plastic/wood strip. For the bedroom I topped the brown roller shade with a matchstick shade and it does block all light. I made another in moss green for our tub room (spare bedroom with a clawfoot tub) and one in red/cream patterned fabric for the dining room. I think they look great and it was so easy to do.
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In case my instructions were unclear - I did the sewing before I glued the fabric to the roller. The only tough part was making sure the fabric was completely straight so the roller rolls up straight. I also had to be careful that the roller hardware was positioned far out enough so the fully rolled up fabric wasn't too thick that it made the roller stop rolling. Hope this helps.
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