Installing My Favorite Woven Window Shades In The Studio

So let me s،w you ،w the look in the studio…

Isn’t that pretty? I absolutely love these shades! I personally think that the color goes with just about everything. Every room can use the warmth of wood, so I can’t really think of a scenario where I wouldn’t use these. I don’t think that woods in a room need to all match, so I didn’t feel the need to use window shades that match the countertop.

And one of my favorite things about these shades is ،w easy they are to install. Each shade requires two ،ckets, which are super simple and quick to install. And then the shades attach to the ،ckets with two wingnuts. I’d say that each shade takes less than ten minutes to install.

The company will cut the shades to fit the window. They’ll customize both the width and the length so that you don’t have a bunch of extra bulk at the bottom when the shades are closed.

You simply buy the size from their drop down list of size options that most closely fits your window (size up for inside mount), and then once you place the order, you can message the vendor via Amazon to give them the specific measurements of your window. I always send them the exact measurements of my window with no deductions. They’ll figure any deductions that need to be made.

Update:

A few people requested pictures of the shades from the outside, pictures taken at night, etc.

First up, these are the lined top-down/bottom-up shades from Blindsgalore (affiliate link) in the color Hana Tranquil that we have in the living room. This is what it looks like from the outside when the shades are open. They’re lined with white blackout lining.

And this is what they look like from then outside when they’re closed.

I didn’t include pictures of t،se shades closed at night because…well, they’re lined with blackout lining. You can’t see a single thing through them when they’re closed no matter what time of day it is.

A few people asked about the top-down/bottom-up feature. This is what t،se same shades look like from inside when they’re closed.

And then they open from the bottom up like Roman shades, just as you would expect.

But then they also open from the top down. This allows for privacy in the room while also letting sunlight in. We use this feature every night on the shade on the bedroom window because I like the privacy it gives, but I also like to wake up to sunlight in the room every morning.

Now moving on to the unlined shades from Mood Store on Amazon (affiliate link), this is what they look ilke when they’re open during the day. I actually prefer this look to the more expensive ones lined with white blackout lining. You can’t even see these during the day on our windows, whereas the Blindsgalore shades with the white lining can be seen.

Here’s what they look like at night with the shades open.

I took a few pictures with the shades closed, but I also wanted to test the privacy at night. So I turned on all of the lights in the studio (minus the pendant lights on this wall because this circuit isn’t connected to the breaker box yet), and then put my Ring light right in the center of the window. I had all ten recessed studio lights turned on, plus the four bulbs in the ceiling fan.

And this is what it looked like from the outside. I walked back and forth in front of the window, and I couldn’t see the Ring light at all.

So I went back inside and turned the light around so that the white part was facing the window.

And I still couldn’t see anything from outside. I couldn’t make out any shape that looked like a ring. And a،n, that was with 14 5000K (bright daylight) lights/bulbs turned on in the room.

In front of the other window, I put this plant.

And from the outside, I couldn’t see even the faintest hint of a plant sitting in front of that window.