Add timeless elegance and a tailored finish to your windows with our made to measure Roman blinds. Expertly crafted from your chosen fabric, each blind is custom-made to fit your exact window measurements—ensuring a perfect fit and a beautifully smooth appearance every time.
Roman blinds combine the softness of curtains with the clean lines of a blind, folding neatly into elegant pleats when raised. Choose from hundreds of designer fabrics in a wide range of colours, textures and patterns—from subtle neutrals to bold prints—to create the perfect look for your home.
Our roman blinds are available with a choice of lining, including blackout, thermal and interlined options. Choose from our range of chain colours, and stacked or cascaded folds to personalise your roman blind
Perfect for living rooms, bedrooms, or any space that deserves a touch of luxury, our made to measure Roman blinds are designed to bring both style and practicality to your home.
Key features:
General Tips
If any of the following are true then the blind should be positioned outside the recess:
Inside Recess
Width
Height
Write down which side you want the blind chain to hang and that the roman blind is recessed.
Outside Recess
Write down which side you want the blind chain to hang and that the roman blind is not recessed.
Sidewinder Mechanism
When ordering made to measure Roman Blinds, it’s important to decide whether your blinds will be fitted inside a window recess or outside it. This choice determines how your blinds are measured and finished, ensuring a perfect fit and professional look.
Recessed Roman Blinds
Simply measure the width of the recess and we reduce the actual width of the roman blind by 1cm.
A recessed Roman Blind is designed to sit neatly within the window recess, providing a clean and built-in appearance. This option is ideal if you want a sleek finish that frames the window perfectly.
When measuring for a recessed fit, we recommend taking three measurements across the width and height of the recess and supply the smallest measurements.
Benefits of Recessed Roman Blinds:
Actual Width (Exact Size) Roman Blinds
An actual width, or exact size, Roman Blind is made to your stated measurements without any deductions. This option is best when the blind will be mounted outside the recess, covering the window frame completely.
By fitting above and beyond the recess, the blind offers greater light control and can make a window appear larger. It also helps reduce draughts and ensures full fabric coverage around the edges of the window.
Benefits of Actual Width Roman Blinds:
Choosing the Right Option
If your window has a deep recess and you prefer a neat, tailored look, go for a recessed fit. If you’d like to make more of a design statement or need to block more light, choose an actual width (outside recess) blind.
When choosing your made-to-measure Roman blinds, you’ll have the option of how the fabric folds stack when the blind is raised — Cascaded (Waterfall) or Stacked. While both styles create the same smooth, elegant appearance when lowered, they offer slightly different finishes at the top of the window when drawn up.
Cascaded Roman Blinds
Cascaded Roman blinds (also known as waterfall or layered fold blinds) feature gently graduated folds that fall one below the other when the blind is raised. Each pleat is visible, creating a soft, flowing look that highlights the texture and pattern of the fabric.
This style works beautifully with patterned or textured fabrics and adds a touch of luxury and depth to both traditional and contemporary interiors.
Key Features:
Stacked Roman Blinds
Stacked Roman blinds (sometimes called flat fold blinds) have all the folds neatly stacked directly behind each other when the blind is raised. This produces a cleaner, more minimal look, as only the top fold is visible.
Stacked blinds are a popular choice for modern interiors or where a sleek, uncluttered finish is preferred.
Which Style Should You Choose?
Your choice between Cascaded and Stacked Roman blinds depends on the look you want to achieve.
Whichever you prefer, both options are made to measure and handcrafted to ensure a perfect fit for your windows.
When choosing your made to measure Roman Blinds, the lining you select can make all the difference to how your blinds look, feel, and perform. Whether you’re aiming for maximum light control, extra insulation, or a softer drape, our range of lining options ensures your Roman Blinds are perfectly tailored to your home and lifestyle.
Plain Lining
Plain lining is a classic choice for everyday use. It provides a neat, professional finish to your blinds while offering a gentle layer of protection against sunlight. This lining helps preserve your fabric’s colour and texture over time, softens the overall appearance, and allows a pleasant filtered light to enter the room. Perfect for living spaces, kitchens, or areas where complete darkness isn’t required.
Blackout Lining
If you want to block out light completely, our blackout lining is the ideal option. Crafted from a specially coated fabric, it prevents unwanted light from passing through — making it perfect for bedrooms, nurseries, and media rooms. In addition to offering near-total darkness, blackout lining also provides extra privacy and a slightly heavier drape for a more luxurious look.
Plain and Blackout Bonded Lining
For both the plain and the blackout lining options, if the blind is not interlined, then we use a bonded interlined version of the plain or blackout linings. This makes the roman blind look more substantial, provides additional insulation and the folds form more easily when the blind is raised.
Thermal Lining
Stay cosy in winter and cool in summer with our thermal lining. This option adds an insulating layer that helps regulate room temperature and improve energy efficiency. The thicker fabric helps reduce heat loss through windows and even offers a degree of sound dampening. A smart, energy-conscious choice for any room — particularly draughty windows or colder spaces.
No Lining
For a lightweight, minimal look, you can also choose no lining. This allows the beauty of the fabric to shine through naturally, letting in the most light and creating an airy, delicate effect. Unlined Roman Blinds are best suited to decorative use or where privacy and light control are less of a concern, such as sunrooms, conservatories, or secondary windows.
Find Your Perfect Finish
Each Roman Blind is made to measure and expertly crafted to your specifications. With our range of linings — plain, blackout, thermal, or unlined — you can create the perfect balance of style, comfort, and functionality for your home.
When customising your made to measure Roman Blinds, choosing the right lining colour is an important finishing touch that can subtly influence both the look and feel of your blinds. We offer two elegant lining colour options — White and Ivory — to complement your chosen fabric and interior décor perfectly.
White Lining
A crisp and clean choice, white lining enhances the brightness of your window treatment. It’s ideal for modern or minimal interiors and pairs beautifully with light or cool-toned fabrics. White lining also helps reflect more natural light, creating a fresh, airy appearance both inside and from the outside of your home.
Ivory Lining
Soft and warm in tone, ivory lining offers a gentle contrast that complements warmer colour palettes and traditional interiors. It gives your Roman Blinds a subtle richness and is particularly suited to cream, beige, or pastel fabrics. From the exterior, ivory provides a softer finish that blends well with most window frames and façades.
Both lining colours are available across our plain, blackout, thermal, and interlined options, ensuring your blinds look as good as they perform. Whether you prefer the crisp brightness of white or the cosy warmth of ivory, your Roman Blinds will be beautifully finished to suit your space.
Add a touch of luxury and warmth to your home with our interlined Roman blinds. Combining elegant style with superior insulation, these blinds are the perfect choice for anyone looking to enhance both the look and comfort of their space.
What Are Interlined Roman Blinds?
Interlined Roman blinds feature a soft, insulating layer of interlining fabric sandwiched between the decorative front fabric and the lining. This extra layer not only adds fullness and structure to the blind but also helps improve heat retention and light control, making them ideal for draughty windows or cooler rooms.
Benefits of Interlined Roman Blinds
Perfect for Any Room
Interlined Roman blinds are especially popular in living rooms, bedrooms and period homes, where their rich, opulent finish complements traditional interiors. They’re also an excellent choice for rooms that need a little extra insulation without compromising on style.
When not to Have Interlined Roman Blinds
Unless you have set your heart on having your roman blinds interlined, we suggest that for roman blinds longer than 140cm that you don't have them interlined. The reason for this is that there will be potentially excessive blulk when the blind is pulled up.
We pride ourselves on offering a full range of make-up options. Including the traditional hand-sewn option. Both the handsewn and non-handsewn options will result in high-quality roman blinds and to the untrained eye, the difference will be minimal.
The only difference between the machine-sewn and the hand-sewn option is that the side hems and the horizontal stitch line 2cm from the top of the roman blind are hand-sewn.
For machine-sewn, the only visible machine stitching, is a single horizontal stitch line 2cm below the top of the roman blind.
For both hand-sewn and machine-sewn, there is no other visible machine stitching apart from almost imperceptible hand-stab stitches to hold the rods.
Our interlined roman blinds are hand-sewn by default. This is because the ‘tightness’ of machine sewing three layers of material (main fabric, interlining and lining fabric) will not allow the roman blinds to hang as well as they would have had they been hand-sewn.
Add the perfect finishing touch to your made-to-measure Roman blind with a choice of stylish chain colours. The control chain not only allows you to smoothly raise and lower your blind but also complements your fabric and interior décor.
Our Roman blind chains are available in a selection of modern and classic finishes, allowing you to coordinate with your window hardware or room accents. Choose from:
Each colour option is carefully selected to ensure durability, ease of use, and a premium look. Whether you prefer a minimalist aesthetic or a bold statement detail, your chosen chain colour will help your Roman blind blend seamlessly into your home or stand out as a refined accent.
Complete your Roman blind with a chain colour that reflects your style and enhances your décor.
When designing your made-to-measure Roman Blind, one of the important finishing choices is the chain position — whether you’d like the control chain on the left-hand or right-hand side of the blind. This detail may seem small, but it can make a big difference to how convenient and comfortable your blind is to use every day.
The chain controls the blind’s smooth and precise operation, allowing you to raise or lower the fabric to your preferred height for perfect light and privacy control. Choosing the correct side ensures easy access to the control mechanism and prevents awkward reaches or obstructions.
When deciding which side to position the chain on, consider the following:
At Curtains Made Simple, every Roman Blind is made to your exact measurements and specifications — from the fabric and lining to the chain position and headrail type. Choosing your preferred chain side ensures your blinds not only look beautiful but also operate effortlessly in your space.
Experience effortless elegance with our motorised Roman blinds — the perfect blend of style, convenience, and modern technology. Designed to make everyday living simpler, these blinds allow you to control light and privacy with just the touch of a button.
Smart, Seamless Control
Our motorised Roman blinds can be operated via a remote control, wall switch, or smart home system, giving you complete flexibility. Open or close your blinds individually or in groups, adjust them to the perfect height, or schedule them to move automatically throughout the day — ideal for hard-to-reach windows or busy households.
Smooth & Quiet Operation
The discreet motor ensures smooth, quiet movement, maintaining the luxurious look and feel of traditional Roman blinds without any visible cords or chains. This makes them a stylish and child-safe solution for family homes.
Energy Efficiency & Comfort
Motorisation helps optimise your home’s energy efficiency. You can set your blinds to open with the morning sun or close during the hottest part of the day to keep your room cooler — all while protecting your furnishings from UV damage.
Compatible with Made to Measure Designs
Every motorised Roman blind is made to measure, tailored to your exact window size and fabric choice. Whether you prefer a blackout lining for bedrooms or a lighter fabric for living areas, you can enjoy beautiful, functional blinds that suit your space perfectly.
Key Benefits
Upgrade your home with the comfort and sophistication of motorised Roman blinds — where luxury meets intelligent design.
Charger
The charger is a standard USB power adapter with a 3m USB-C cable.
This can be left attached to the battery for trickle charging or periodically attached when the battery needs charging.
The battery can easily be removed if there is no convenient power source to plug the charger into.
Tip: Many people already have plenty of USB power adapters and USB-C cables, so you may not need one.
15 Channel Remote
The remote is the size of a standard TV remote and is tastefully designed in white with a brushed metal surround.
It can store the connection settings for up to 15 motorised roman blinds.
Dream Hub Mini
The Dream Hub Mini controls up to 30 blinds with a smartphone or voice-controlled assistant, and it's compatible with Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Samsung SmartThings or Siri Shortcuts. Supplied with a USB mains adaptor.
Dream Hub Pro
The Dream Hub Pro has the same features as the Dream Hub Mini, but in addition, it can link to additional home automation systems. Supplied with a USB mains adaptor.
Dream Hub Smart
The Dream Hub Smart takes the functionality of the Hub Smart and Hub Prod to the next level. It has optional LAN (Ethernet) connectivity and can pair up to 30 different motorised blinds. All this can be managed through a single app login. Configuration and set up is much simpler via Bluetooth.
Please contact us for more information on any of the control unit options.
The roman blind installation height is the distance between the top of the roman blind and the floor.
We need to know this, so that we can comply with child safety regulations.
The objective of the child safety regulations is to minimise the risk of choking or strangulation.
This is achieved by the lowest part of the operating chain being at least 1.5m from the floor.
It is advised that furniture should not be placed near the operation chain, in case a child climbs on the furniture to play with the operating chain.
Fullness refers to the ratio of the finished width of curtains to the pole or track width. This factor determines the look of the curtain folds.
For example for a fullness of 2.1x, 2.1 metres of fabric will be used per metre width of finished curtain. Typically 2x to 2.5x is recommended for pleats and gathered headings, less for eyelets or tab tops.
We never skimp on fabric and our Normal fullness is recommended for most settings. If you prefer a fuller more opulent look, choose “More full”, for a simpler more minimal look “Less full” could be appropriate.
This is a summary of our policies, the full terms can be found here: UK & Int Delivery Returns & Refunds.
In most situations, cut-length fabric will be delivered within 7 days or less and made-to-measure orders 2-4 weeks. Where this cannot be achieved, you will be informed by email.
Delivery within mainland UK is £9 for all orders except cut-length fabric, where it is free on orders over £90. Delivery charges to other countries can be found here.
Refunds are generally not possible, due to the majority of the goods we sell being made-to-order or cut-to-order items and thus not subject to the Distance Selling Regulations. However, where errors have been made due to incorrect measurements or specifications, we will try to find a satisfactory solution to the issue.
Cancellation of orders will result in a 100% refund if no work has started or the fabric has not been sent by the supplier. After this, refunds will be the value of the order less costs incurred up until this point.
This is a summary of our FAQS, the full FAQS can be found here.
Linings – We offer the full range of linings in both ivory and white plus FR.
Fabric Samples – We recommend that you order a sample prior to placing your order, rather than relying on the colour appearance on your screen.
Measuring – We have comprehensive measuring guides that are straightforward to understand.
Fabric Joins – Where necessary, your made-to-measure product will have fabric joins. This is because the product is wider than the width of the fabric.
Pattern Matching – Where fabric is to be joined, we will pattern match.
Receipt of Fabric – All fabric is sent out on a roll.
Receipt of Made-to-Order Items – These are sent out carefully packed on a next-day courier service. We recommend that you unpack your items as soon as you receive them to minimise creasing.
Payment – Payment is at the point of order via our secure Opayo checkout process and can be made using all major debit and credit cards, plus PayPal. With prior arrangement, it can be made via bank transfer.
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