My boys’ bedroom makeover is finally finished, and I have a lot of fun DIY projects to share with you before the big reveal! Today I want to show you how to easily recover roman shades without sewing. If you have old roman shades and are redecorating, there is no need to buy new ones! These no-sew roman shades can be made in a few hours and will only cost you the price of fabric. (I recommend fabric.com with a coupon for ultimate savings.) And the best part is that you don’t have to sew a thing if you don’t want to!
I purchased these faux-suede roman shades from Ikea 5 years ago and they still work great. They are thick and light blocking, and I really didn’t want to have to completely replace them—especially that middle window. It is HUGE! So I simply recovered them with new fabric! Below you can see what they looked like before and what they look like now.
To recover your shades, all you need is:
- Fabric
- Scissors
- Iron
- Hot glue and gun
And here are what the shades look like when extended.
I even had enough fabric left over to use as backing when I recovered the chair. (I did sew the chair cushions. I do occasionally sew things together when necessary *wink*.)
I love how they turned out! By recovering my existing roman shades I saved a bunch of money and still achieved the new look that I wanted.
More quick-tip tutorials on how to update on a budget coming soon!
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I’m so relieved I found your site I purchased some roman blinds but never liked the colour I couldn’t replace them as they cost a fortune now I can change them.Does it matter what fabric they are as mine are velour.
Mine were velour as well and they’ve held up great. This post was written several years ago and the fabric I placed over the shades in my boy’s room is still going strong!
hey beth. great idea… where’d you find the fabric? (yes, i’m still debating my living room decor…)
Hi love! Fabric.com is typically where I purchase all of my fabric. I usually buy enough to qualify for free shipping and I search for promo codes/coupons. Their prices are reasonable and I love the options.
http://parentsforwindowblindsafety.org/
Hi Beth:
I love your blog and like that you found a cheap and easy way to recover your roman shades, BUT as a professional drapery workroom those cords on the back and dangling from the sides are making my eyes twitch. There have been a number of recalls lately on shades because over the years children as old as 12 have gotten caught in them and strangeld themselves. Please consider getting different blinds or remaking your romans child safe it would be horrible if you boys were injured on these.
Oh good point Sydney! I know these shades aren’t made the same way for safety reasons. Thanks so much for the tip and link!
Hi Beth:
At the very least I would get something to hold down the loop cords that raise and lower the shades. You should be able to pick that up at Lowes or Home depot or even find it on the web. They will screw into the frame of the window and keep the dangling cords from being something the kids would want to play with.
Great new look and easy to update! Love it 🙂 Hey, is that the chair?!!
Super cute — great fix and update! The room is so fun!
Love the yellow fabric that you used! It’s so fun and pretty!
Fabulous job, Beth! So funny, I’ve been planning to do the same thing with a bathroom blind that has faded. I already bought the new fabric, and was thinking I’d need to use fabric glue or stitch-witchery; but I never thought of simply using my glue gun! Great tip! Glad to hear that the new fabric doesn’t bunch up when they are pulled; that’s one thing I was wondering about. So, you just glued around the edge, right? Off to try this project myself!! ~Kerri