PB Roman Shades

I recently ordered the Pottery Barn Cordless Roman Shades for a client and was super impressed. Roman Shades are such a great alternative to drapes but the cords involved make them dangerous for households with kids. The mechanism in these shades means that they truly are cordless and also that they roll themselves up once you give the "tug" to start the process, making for a cool party trick.

For this project I decided to customize them with some grosgrain ribbon. You can actually get the shades with grosgrain in neutral colors from PB (but without the blackout lining) or in brighter colors (and blackout lining) from PB Teen. But we wanted yellow for this project so we DIY'd.

First, I extended the shade fully and laid it out on a work surface. Then I pinned the ribbon 1.5" in from the side down the length of the shade. For the corners I folded on the diagonal to create a mitered corner. 

Then I used my trusty Fabric-Tac glue to adhere the ribbon to the shade. I went back and put an extra drop or two in the mitered corners to make sure it held and no white would show through. 

(Sneak peak of a nursery project I've been working on.)

My client and I are very happy with the way it turned out.