Roman Shade Styles
Soft Fold
An elegant and contemporary style designed by pulling the fabric up from the back to create loose, looping folds. This style uses 50-100% more fabric than a flat fold, yet yields a fuller presentation. When the roman is raised you will see looping U-shaped ends.
Flat Fold
A rigid and sturdy aesthetic style created by folds laying completely flat when closed. No fullness is present.
Off The Front
The fabric is oriented to come off the front of the top board and towards the room. This makes a valance obsolete as the actual face fabric hides the lift mechanism.
Off The Back
The fabric is oriented off the back of the top board, closest to the window. This style requires a valance to hide the lift mechanism.
Outside Mount
When a roman shade is mounted on the wall or ceiling above the window, extending outside the window opening.
Inside Mount
When a roman shade is mounted within the window frame.
For more information, see our blog post “How Does a Roman Shade Work?”
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