Michele Made Me

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The Boy’s Bedroom Reno: Roman Blind

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Lookee, I made a roman blind for The Boy’s bedroom all by myself! Well… that’s not entirely true. The boys helped a little. But the bulk of the help came from this talented lady (Alissa) and this talented lady (Jen). Ya, I couldn’t have done it without these two and their beautifully detailed roman blind/shade tutorials HERE and HERE. Huge huge huge thanks to both of them!

The most exciting thing about The Boy’s new roman blind is the action on it. What I mean to say is that it runs SO smoothely. That just makes me happy, you know? I pull the cord and the blind actually folds up so nicely! When things I make work this well, I feel like anything’s possible. I love that feeling.

The Boy chose this fabric because he said it had a certain turkish flair. I have no idea what that means really… but I have to admit, Lo and I were both quite skeptical about it. Well not no more! Now we love it, and I’m so glad we let The Boy choose it.

 

He did good, didn’t he?
♥M
Previous posts on this bedroom overhaul: here and here.

 

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  2. Amy Friend says

    Nicely done! I chickened out of making 5 of those for our office. Maybe with your encouragement, I could make two for my son's room though. They look great!

  3. Jan Conwell says

    Thanks for the tutorial links. We're selling our house, moving into a new one this year, and I want to make Roman Blinds for the next house. Your son has good taste in fabric!

  4. Melissa says

    You all did great in your parts in creating it. Believe it or not I made a pair of pants of similar fabric when I was in high school and I wore them. 🙂

    Can't wait to see what else your creative boy picks.

  5. sew.darn.quilt says

    Love your fabric choice, love the look of Roman blinds, too.
    I've been wanting to spruce up the rooms in our house and this would be just the ticket.
    Thank you for the links to these fabulous tutorials 😀

  8. Annie says

    Hi Michele, I love your blind. Gorgeous colours. Well done The Boy 🙂
    If you have a snap of something that has made you smile you might like to join in the fun on my blog and share it with others….after all we can't have too many smiles can we?
    Hugs,
    A x

  9. Michelle L. says

    He did GREAT! I would not have picked it either, but the kid has vision and I love it. I saw that project too, and knew I wouldn't have the wherewithal to make it myself…so happy you tried it and SUCCESS!!!

    • Michele Pacey says

      Hi Michele, I got it in the drapery department at Fabricland here in Canada. I couldn't find a name on the fabric (I think I sewed that part into the seams, goshdarnit…). But I hope that's enough info for you…

  20. Poppyprint says

    How old is that kid? Turkish flare??! Hilarious. This is perfect timing because I think I might possibly make a blind for my new sewing room. The only issue is that it's a wide window that isn't very high. I think these blinds suit tall windows best. Hmmmm. I have a dilemma.