Roman shades
Roman shades are soft fabric that gathers into tailored folds as it rises. Choose crisp flat folds or soft looped ones.
The in-home consultation is free. Measuring and installation are quoted with your order.
Great for
- The warmth of fabric, tidier than drapery
- Living rooms, bedrooms and dining rooms
- Bedrooms, with a room-darkening liner
- A classic look that suits most homes
Think twice if
- You want no light at the edgesThe Blackout roller system closes the edges too.
- You want it cord-free by handA cellular shade is cordless as standard.
- You want a slim, modern lookRoller shades: one flat piece of fabric.
All our shades
Tap one to see its fabrics, controls and options.
Roller shades
One flat piece of fabric on a roller, from see-through screens to full blackout.
- See out by day: Yes, with a screen fabric
- Private at night: Yes, with light filtering or room darkening
- How dark it gets: Room darkening
Good for Living room, Bedroom, Kitchen
Zebra (dual) shades
Stripes of sheer and solid fabric on one loop. Line them up to see out, slide them apart for privacy.
- See out by day: Through the sheer stripes
- Private at night: Yes, with the stripes closed
- How dark it gets: Room-darkening stripes
Good for Living room, Bedroom, Home office
Cellular shades
Fabric folded into rows of pockets that trap still air against the glass. Cordless as standard.
- Keeps warmth in: Best: the pockets trap air
- Cord-free by hand: Yes, cordless as standard
- How dark it gets: Room-darkening fabrics
Good for Bedroom, Nursery, Living room
Sheer shades (Sunset)
Soft fabric vanes floating between two layers of sheer. Tilt for light, close for privacy.
- Softens the daylight: Most: light glows through the sheer
- See out by day: A hazy view, vanes open
- Private at night: Close the vanes
Good for Living room, Bedroom, Home office
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Soft fabric that gathers into tailored folds as it rises. Flat or looped styles.
- The look: Soft, tailored folds
- See out by day: With a screen fabric
- How dark it gets: Room darkening, or add a liner
Good for Living room, Bedroom, Nursery
Dream shade
Separate sheer vanes that part as you walk through them. Made for patio doors.
- Walk straight through: Yes, the vanes part
- The look: Like a soft sheer curtain
- Light and privacy: Soft light, or Velora to darken
Good for Patio, Living room, Bedroom
BetterFit no-drill cellular
A cordless honeycomb shade in a slim frame that clips onto your window, with no drilling.
- Best for: Tilt-and-turn and inward-opening windows
- Drilling: None: it clips onto the window
- Moves with the window: Yes, it travels with the glass
Good for Kitchen, Bathroom, Bedroom
Pick how much light you want.
From see-through screens to room darkening, in a wide range of weaves and colours.
Semi-sheer screen
Lots of lightA fine weave you see out through by day. It cuts glare and heat. Screens come in the flat style only.
Light filtering
Some lightDaylight glows through and nobody can see in by day. After dark, with the lights on, a lighter colour may show a soft shadow.
Room darkening
Little lightBlocks the light and the view. Some light shows down the sides unless the shade hangs on the wall above the window.
A room-darkening liner can be added behind any roman shade, in any fabric.
Hardware colours
The standard top is covered in your roman fabric. The Grande covers come in these colours.
Standard top
Covered in your fabric
Grande cover
White
Creme
Grey
Brown
Black
What you can choose.
Picture, name and what it does. We bring samples of all of them.
Ways to have it
Two styles of fold. We bring both to your consultation.
Flat romanA smooth panel that folds into even pleats as it rises. Thin wood rods can keep the folds crisp.
Hobbled romanSoft loops all the way down, whether it is up or down. Fuller and more traditional.
The top
The top hides the workings. The standard top is covered in your own fabric.
Fabric top cover (included)A strip of your fabric over the workings. It comes off for cleaning.
Grande cassettesA big cover in a hardware colour, instead of the fabric top.
Useful extras
Small add-ons that solve common problems. Ask about them at your consultation.
Light-gap strip (Miracle Fit)A white strip that closes the side gaps of a shade inside the frame.
Palladian shelfA wood shelf across the window that the shade hangs from, for fewer light leaks.
How you move it
Our smart-home automation works with most of our motorized products. Power to suit the room: rechargeable, plug-in, hardwired, or topped up by a small solar panel.
How our smart-home automation works
Motorized
Remote or wall switch. We choose a motor strong enough for your shade.
Smart home
Your phone and your voice, from anywhere. Somfy motors and hubs available.
Wand with a chain loop
DecoraSafe: turn a small crank on a slim wand. A short loop of chain shows at the top.
Safety chain
Safeguard Plus keeps the chain behind a cover or in a tensioner, so it can't form a loose loop.
Roman shades are not made cord-free by hand. For no cords at all, choose the motor.
Motorize it
A motor raises and lowers it, on a remote, a wall switch, a button wand or your phone. Our smart-home automation adds schedules and your voice.
Where it suits and how it fits
Rooms roman shades suit
Made to your window
Made to measure
We measure at the consultation and confirm what fits.
Inside or outside the frame
Inside the frame for a built-in look, or on the wall above for less light at the sides.
Close the side gaps
A light-gap strip can close the small gaps at the edges.
Common questions about roman shades
Something else? Call 647-300-1033. We are happy to talk it through.
Flat or hobbled?
Flat is smooth, with crisp pleats when raised. Hobbled has soft loops all the way down, fuller and more traditional.
Can a roman shade darken a bedroom?
Yes. Choose a room-darkening fabric, or add a room-darkening liner behind any roman. For the least light at the sides, we hang it on the wall above the window.
Can I see out through a roman shade?
Yes, with a screen fabric. Screens come in the flat style only.
Is there a cordless roman shade?
Not one you move by hand. But there are no loose cords: choose a wand, a chain kept behind a cover, or a motor.
Can a roman shade be motorized?
Yes. We choose a motor strong enough for your shade. A wide motorized roman is made as two pieces of fabric on one motor.
Is the consultation free?
Yes. The in-home consultation is free, with no obligation. Measuring and installation are quoted with your order.
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Sheer shades (Sunset)
Soft fabric vanes floating between two layers of sheer. Tilt for light, close for privacy.
See the page
Zebra (dual) shades
Stripes of sheer and solid fabric on one loop. Line them up to see out, slide them apart for privacy.
See the page
Cellular shades
Fabric folded into rows of pockets that trap still air against the glass. Cordless as standard.
See the page
Roman shades in Toronto & the GTA
Measured and installed across Toronto and York, Peel, Halton and Durham Regions. The consultation is free everywhere we go.
See roman fabrics in your own room.
We bring samples of every roman fabric, both fold styles and the controls to your window.
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