Determine the size you want the shade to be.
Roman shades french doors how to make.
They didn t hold up and i ended up replacing with plastic flooring transition strips.
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You cannot inside mount on french doors step 2 select your fabric and lining material.
While these can be made with light weight materials decorator weight is ideal 2 x research source decorator weight is a bit heavier think the weight of a tablecloth step 3 cut the fabric.
Cut fabric and lining to size.
Measure the french door windows.
Step 1 cut a piece of 1x1 wood.
Cynthia from meringue designs and deep thoughts by cynthia shows how you can make a roman shade for your french doors.
Measure the top width of the french door shade hanging assembly to center it over the window.
Loose weaves like linen look good with this unstructured style but always line linen if you need room.
I made corded roman blinds with mini blind slats instead of dowels per a different diy.
Add 16 inches to the width and 18 1 2 inches to the length.
I might have to swap them out for cordless blinds.
Roman shades for french doors diy.
Thanks for the tutorial.
Decide on which side of the door you will hang the roman shades.
Put them on the side facing inward to the room needing privacy.
It should fit across the inside top of the window opening 1 x research source screw or otherwise provide for attaching the 1x1 to the window frame.
With the tape measure determine the length and width of the french door windows.
Add trim along the bottom of each shade by gluing it with fabric glue.
Fold fabric to create a 3 inch wide pleat along each long side of fabric.
If you d like trim stripes down the shade glue a contrasting wide stripe about 2 inches down the front side of.
Add an inch 2 54 cm in.
Complete steps 1 and 2 as described in tutorial for the classic shade below.