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susan1412
Год(а)/Лет назад: 5
I moved into a new house 2 years ago,I had Roman blinds made for my Kit/din/living room which I now think was a mistake as we get direct sunlight all day long on some of the Windows.I'm thinking what would off white Venetian
Blinds look like if I hung them behind the Roman blinds have them down in the bright sunlight and pulled up when not so bright,can you advise.
Many Thanks
Sue

Комментарии: 5

  • PRO
    Carrie Cotton Design
    Год(а)/Лет назад: 5

    Your room is beautiful! I love the roman shades...do they come all the way down? If so, you could just add light blocking material to the back of them. If not, a roller shade behind the roman shade would work too (and might be cheaper)...easy to get up and down...light blocking. They are customizable in many colors so you could find a complementing shade. Here's a link to a place to get some ideas and I have seen these on Wayfair as well (if you can find the right sizes). Good luck...really great room! xx


    https://www.247blinds.co.uk/roller-blinds/feature/solar-protection/opacity/room-darkening#isPage=1

  • KK1000
    Год(а)/Лет назад: 5
    Just install sun shades/ roller blinds behind the Roman blind it works well and you can see outside during the day with sun shades down. I have them in the whole house. But it will cut out a bit of light coming in , since it’s to sunny it probably won’t matter.
  • KK1000
    Год(а)/Лет назад: 5
    PS there are different colour sun shades but white one lets in more light and is nice to look at.
  • PRO
    User
    Год(а)/Лет назад: 5
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    Your Roman Blinds are recessed fitted. Therefore, you would not have enough room to fit another roller blind behind them ( underneath the roman blind fittings ), unless you dropped the level of the roller blind. This would probably leave a gap visible from the outside of your house, which may not look very nice.

    Alternatively:- You could put up sheer roller blinds and change the roman blinds for a non-recessed fitting, leaving you amble room behind them.

    Or, put up voile roller blinds and have curtains.

    Or, maybe just window film.

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    Brandler London
    Год(а)/Лет назад: 5

    There is a slimline venetian blind, which if I recall has a 15mm vane rather tha the standard 25mm. This might fit behind your roller blind, but i would question whether they would look good in your setting; maybe just using a sheer curtain behind is an option to consider as this would reduce the glare of the sun.