Whether you're creating a focal point, adding colour, or simply looking for a functional solution, roman blinds are an excellent choice. With plenty of shades and patterns to choose from, you can create a space you'll love in no time. Take a look at our measuring and fitting guides to help you with your order.
Made to Measure Roman Blinds
At Swift Direct Blinds, our Roman blinds are all made-to-measure and come complete with side winder chain controls for operation, meaning you have complete control over the style and fit of your new blind. Luxury sateen lining comes as standard with optional blackout and thermal linings available.
Roman blinds work by raising and lowering panels of material using a quality contemporary side chain control head rail system. They can be top ceiling fixed or face fixed to either the wall surface or the window frame.
Child safety devices are included as standard.
Why Roman Blinds?
Roman blinds are great for adding a feel of style and luxury to rooms. We have a beautiful range of fabrics, from suedes & crushed velvets to bold, contemporary colours. If you are looking to make a feature of your blinds, we have patterned fabrics, with florals, stripes, checked to name a few. All our roman blinds can be matched with curtains in a co ordinating fabric. Our Roman blinds have the benefit of being lined with a standard, light filtering lining or a blackout lining, this gives them excellent versatility between rooms. We also have the benefit of being able to deliver some as quickly as Next Day with our Swift Track delivery.
Where to fit Roman Blinds?
Roman blinds are a beautiful soft cloth product, they are suitable for most spaces. They look beautiful in bedrooms, living rooms & dining rooms. We also have a range of fabrics specifically selected for children’s bedrooms, including jungle prints & alphabet prints - pair this with our blackout lining for a perfect aid to a restful night’s sleep. We have specially selected fabrics that will compliment almost all interior decor styles. Due to roman blinds being made with soft cloths, they will absorb moisture so we wouldn’t recommend them to be fitted in any areas with lots of water, including kitchens, bathrooms, shower rooms etc. as it will be harder to keep them clean & dry. That being said, we have plenty of examples where customers have fitted them in bathrooms & images of these can be found on our Instagram account.
Control Options for a Roman Blind?
Our Roman Blinds are raised and lowered using a side control chain. This can be fitted on either the right hand side or the left hand side of the head rail. We also have an option for a chrome control chain with some of our Roman Blinds meaning you can get the desired finishing touch for your window dressing.
All our control chains are completely child safe and will be supplied with a P-clip to fasten the chain safely to the wall and a chain with breakaway clips that will come apart when subjected to increased weight or tension (the breakaway clips are supplied for a longer chains only).
Lining options for a Roman Blind?
Standard Lining is a light filtering sateen lining so perfect if you don’t want to completely block out the light. This works well in rooms where you would still like to let the light filter in, even when the blinds is lowered, for example, a living room, dining room or hallways.
Blackout Lining will completely block the light from coming through the fabric, perfect for bedrooms or any windows in rooms that get a lot of sun as this will help to keep the space cooler. We offer a free upgrade to blackout lining on a lot of our fabric ranges. Our roman blinds with the blackout lining will be prefect for rooms where you require increased privacy including a bedroom or a nursery.
Interlined Thermal Blackout Lining as with the standard blackout lining will completely block the light from coming through the fabric, however this also has a third layer to the blind which helps to better insulate the room. It provides a thicker, more luxurious looking finish when the blind is hung. Again, perfect for bedrooms and any room that will benefit from a little extra warmth.
Measuring for a Roman Blind?
When measuring for a Roman blind you will need to decide where you are looking to have it fitted i.e inside/ outside a recess. We have a wonderful step by step guide online to help you with measuring. See our roman measuring guide here.
Fitting for a Roman Blind?
Fitting a Roman Blind is really straight forward and just to help you on your way we have a handy fitting guide online, complete with step by step instructions. See our roman fitting guide here.
Where are our Roman Blinds made?
Our roman blinds are all manufactured within the UK, predominately at our production site in Huddersfield. They are hand crafted and with 50 years of experience making blinds you can rest assured you are buying a product that will really stand the test of time.
We are so proud of all our made to measure roman blinds we provide each blind with a free 5-year guarantee for extra piece of mind.
If you feel like you need any more assistance, please call through to our friendly customer service team or speak to them via our online web chat.
