Measuring for Roman Blinds

General Tips

  • Use a metal tape measure for increased accuracy.
  • Measure more than once to ensure accuracy.
  • For large windows 2 roman blinds side by side sometimes works better than one large bulky one.
  • Take your measurements in centimetres to avoid having to convert them later. All measurements entered in the website are in centimetres.

If any of the following are true then the blind should be positioned outside the recess:
  • The window recess is less than 4cm.
  • The window opens inwards.
  • The recess is not square (or wonky to use a non technical term); the recess width varies by more than 2cm when measured at different points OR recess height varies by more than 2cm when measured at different points OR diagonal distances differs by more than 2cm (see example diagram opposite where A not = B).

Inside Recess

Advantages: easier to fit as it can be attached to the top of the window frame.

Disadvantage: once pulled up it will obscure the top part of the window.

Note: For recessed roman blinds the actual dimension of the roman blind will be reduced by 1cm all-round to ensure it fits in the recess.

Width

Measure across the width in several places and take the smallest measurement. We will reduce the width by a further 1cm to ensure that it hangs freely and does not drag against the side of the window recess.

Height

Measure the height in several places and take the smallest measurement. We will reduce the height by a further 1cm to ensure that it hangs freely and does not drag against the side of the window recess.
Note down which side you want the blind cord to hang and that the roman blind is recessed.


Outside Recess

Advantages: once pulled up it will not obscure the top part of the window.

Disadvantage: harder to fit as it has to be fixed to a solid wall.

Width

Decide how far you want the fabric to overlap each side of the window. We recommend between 5cm and 10cm on each side.

Height

Decide how far you want the fabric to overlap top and bottom. We recommend between 5cm and 10cm below and between 10cm and 15cm above (to ensure that when pulled up the blind does not obscure the top of the window).

Note down which side you want the blind cord to hang and that the roman blind is not recessed.
   







Wonky Window
Inside Recess






Outside Recess