Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features, Photo Examples

Roman blinds gained a leading position among all the possible types of curtains because of its simplicity, elegance and functionality. 

They gently diffuse daylight coming into the room passing through the fabric, he gets a shade of a color. 

These curtains can decorate any room - bedroom, children's room, kitchen and other rooms with windows in the house, as well as their relatively simple to make your own hands .

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features


History and main characteristics



Roman blinds are having a few thousand years ago. 
Curtains, as they are called - roller, appeared in Roman times and it was so got its name. Surprisingly, despite the amount of time that has passed, the structure hardly changed curtains. 

This is explained by a simple mechanism used and the cut - curtains stand clarity of lines, elegance, rigor and conciseness. The changes affected mainly fabrics and additional decor.

Roman blinds in the interior are the cornice, which is mounted on the flat runs through it horizontally special control rods, with which and wrinkled. At the bottom of the curtains sewn weighting, which fixes the form of curtains. 

Governed by blind or chain-Shnurovym mechanism by which the curtain rises from bottom to top, forming a smooth neat folds. When opening or closing, Roman blinds can be stopped at any desired level window.


Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features


These curtains are mounted on the flap, and an opening of the whole window, they look good not only individually, but in combination with another window decoration.


Types of Roman blinds


Typically, two types of Roman blinds: Classic (Classic Roman Shades) and Cascade (Looped Roman Shades).

Classic Roman shades are even and smooth fabric pieces that form when lifting horizontal folds, overlapping.These curtains look, though very simple, but at the same time, they fit almost any style of interior.


Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features



Examples interiors with classic Roman blinds:


Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features


Roman blinds are cascading folds even with full disclosure of curtains that as a cascade down the curtain down, creating a beautiful drape. This type of curtains is often used in the interiors, made in the traditional style, Art Deco or country.

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Examples interior with cascading Roman blinds:


Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features


Features of application of Roman blinds in the interior

Roman blinds are made of fabrics of different texture and composition, transparent or solid, having different light transmission, as well as fabrics with different patterns. In the classic version to the site will be Tapestry or sewn from brocade, velvet, organza. Modern interiors are often found clear or plain.

They are ideal for stylish interiors, as well as in such premises, in which there is a window in which conventional curtains look out of place (loggia, kitchen window, the window openings in the bathroom and the bathroom). 

Such curtains decorate the window openings offices, apartments and houses. They are versatile, look great in any interior: minimalism, "high-Teke" traditional classic, modern, "Art Deco", Japanese and so on. D.

For maximum comfort and elegance Roman blinds is often combined with straight curtains or tyulyami, combined with lambrequins:


Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features


They can also be hung on each window frame (if there are several), and a common place for all blind window openings, if the window width is not too great.


Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features

Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features
Roman Blinds: Types and Application Features