Roman Shades Near San Antonio & Boerne, TX

Roman shades are a soft, fabric-based window treatment with a rich drapery feel but with a more precise control. This is why they are sometimes referred to as Roman blinds. If the Roman shades are in the stacking style, the fabric will sit in neat folds, visible at the top of the window when open. If the Roman blinds are in roller style, the fabric will wrap around the header bar when open and not be fully visible. Fabric selection for Roman blinds and shades includes many colors, patterns, textures, and types of materials from tweed and jacquard to silk, sheer, and linen.

Thanks to the wide range of fabrics available from industry leaders Hunter Douglas and Graber, this window treatment style is aesthetically versatile. It can work in many styles of interior design and be customized to fit individual tastes and décor. Roman blinds are also versatile. Roman shades work well on smaller windows or in smaller rooms with a streamlined design because the aesthetic is chic rather than overwhelming. However, that streamlined design also makes them ideal for large windows because of their smooth maneuverability and flat-fabric front that can create visually alluring canvases for design throughout the home.

Benefits of Roman Blinds and Shades

With the fabric-focused style of Roman shades and innovative designs from modern manufacturers, the benefits for homeowners choosing to install Roman shades in their homes include both aesthetic and functional perks as well as safety enhancements.

• Clean Palette for Design: The fabric front of Roman shades, whether rolling or stacking Roman shades, presents an attractive canvas for design. The relatively flat front of Roman shades holds pattern and print with minimal distortion. Colors pop, whether they are bold or subtle, thanks to the straightforward visual of Roman shades.
• Specialty Shapes: Roman shades can be placed in almost every room and be custom fit to almost any specialty window shape. Ergo, there is a style of Roman shades for windows that are square, rectangle, arched, angled, trapezoid, circle, or oval. They can also be made to work on corner windows, bay windows, French doors, sliding glass doors, and patio doors.
• Light Control Versatility: Designs can vary greatly, offering homeowners the benefit of functional versatility without changing the treatment’s stylish appearance. Add back liners, either light-filtering or room-darkening, to create different levels of light control. Depending on the room the Roman shade is in, or the specific demands of the homeowner, Roman shades can be customized to suit a range of light-control needs. Hunter Douglas takes light control one step further with their Duolite® Roman shades. The Duolite® system combines a light-filtering shade and a room-darkening shade on a single roller. The window treatment has both capabilities, thus doubling its light control abilities while still maintaining the overall aesthetic of traditional Roman shades.
• Child Safety: The loose or hanging cords that some styles of window shades use to operate can pose a safety threat to little kids or small pets in the home. Children or pets can become entangled in the lines, and if that happens around the neck area, there is a risk of strangulation. Graber and Hunter Douglas offer cord-free operating systems, including motorized systems, for select styles of Roman shades, making them a more child-safe option.

What’s In-Store

Graber® Fresco Roman Collection

The Fresco Roman Shade Collection from Graber® is a chic and eye-catching Roman shade with clean lines and a classic aesthetic. Use Fresco Roman shades to create dynamic neutral backdrops with high-quality fabrics with a neutral color palette but are anything from boring thanks to the fabric itself, which adds dimension and textural detailing to the treatment. Fabrics in the Fresco collection are available in three different opacities, from light-filtering to room-darkening to blackout for a wide range of light-control abilities.

Operating systems: cord lift, continuous-loop, cordless lift, motorized lift

Graber® Artisan Collection

A collection of Roman shades by Graber® with sophisticated lines of designer fabrics, organic textures, modern patterns, and rich solid colors to choose from. These fashion-forward Roman shades are hand-tailored to create striking looks in the home, yet they are also highly efficient and designed to be intuitively used for beautiful light control. The Graber Artisan collection of Roman shades are available in the classic flat shade style or with the soft folds of a looped style Roman shade.

Operating systems: cord lift, continuous-loop, cordless lift, motorized lift

Hunter Douglas Vignette® Modern Roman Shades

Chic and elegant, bold and beautiful; Vignette® Modern Roman Shades by Hunter Douglas adds an unmistakable style to a room while also having the ability to provide a wide range of light control. Vignette® Modern Roman Shades are available in a wide range of fabrics, including silks, linens, tweeds, and natural weaves that have a correspondingly wide range of opacities from sheer to light-filtering to room-darkening. Vignette® Modern Roman Shades are also available with fabrics from the exclusive Alustra® collection of natural woven textures. Like all Vignette fabric options, are available for purchase by the yard to create custom matching accent pieces for your home. Vignette® Modern Roman Shades also comes in both a rolling and stacking style with 4-inch or 6-inch folds.

Operating Systems: UltraGlide®, EasyRise™, LiteRise® Cordless, PowerView® Automation, Top-Down/Bottom-Up, Duolite®

If you’re curious to learn more about custom Roman shades for your home, contact Blinded by Design today. With products from both Hunter Douglas and Graber, you’ll find a wide range of Roman blinds and Roman shades to choose from at Blinded by Design, along with a friendly and knowledgeable staff who can help you create window fashions that will meet and exceed your design dreams. Blinded by design has two store locations, one near Boerne, Texas, and the other near San Antonio, Texas, which serve residents in the surrounding areas of Comfort, Kerrville, Fredericksburg, The Dominion, Fair Oaks Ranch, Spring Branch, New Braunfels, Alamo Heights, and Seguin, TX.