Custom Roman Shades in Northwest Washington
Roman shades combine the tailored operation of a shade with the color, texture, and softness of fabric. When raised, the material forms folds above the window. When lowered, it creates a finished fabric panel for privacy and light control.
Lorraine’s Window Coverings provides custom Roman shades for homes and businesses throughout Whatcom, Skagit, Island, and San Juan counties. Our team will help you compare fabrics, fold styles, linings, colors, and operating systems before professionally measuring and installing your shades.
Fabrics, Colors, and Fold Styles
Custom Roman shades are available in solid colors, textures, patterns, and decorative fabrics. The selected fabric affects the shade’s appearance, fullness, light control, and how it folds when raised.
Depending on the collection, fold styles may include flat, soft, relaxed, or structured designs. Some fabrics are better suited to particular styles because of their weight, pattern, or texture.
Our team will help you compare samples with the furnishings, flooring, wall color, and other materials in the room.
Where Do Roman Shades Work Best?
Roman shades may be a good choice for:
- Living rooms
- Dining rooms
- Bedrooms
- Home offices
- Kitchens
- Guest rooms
- Reading areas
- Formal spaces
The best fabric, lining, and operating system depend on the window dimensions, room conditions, privacy needs, light exposure, and desired appearance.
Linings and Light Control
Roman shades may be available with different lining options to adjust privacy, light control, appearance, and fabric protection.
Light-filtering linings soften incoming daylight while providing varying levels of privacy.
Room-darkening linings block more incoming light but may still allow light around the shade’s edges.
Decorative or unlined styles may be appropriate when preserving the fabric’s natural texture and translucency is the priority.
Lining availability depends on the selected fabric, fold style, manufacturer, and collection.
Why Choose Roman Shades?
Roman shades provide a versatile fabric treatment that can complement traditional, transitional, and contemporary interiors.
Benefits may include:
- A wide selection of fabrics and colors
- Multiple fold styles
- Light-filtering and room-darkening options
- Custom sizing
- Cordless operating systems
- Motorization on compatible products
- Decorative trims on select styles
- Coordination with custom drapery
Available features vary by manufacturer, fabric, and collection.
Quality Brands Selected with Care
We partner with respected manufacturers known for design, innovation, reliability, and product support. Working with multiple brands allows us to recommend solutions across a range of styles, performance needs, and budgets. Instead of applying the same product to every project, we help you compare the features and materials that make sense for your particular space. Available brands, collections, fabrics, finishes, and operating systems may vary.
Custom Measured and Professionally Installed
Personal Service From Consultation Through Installation
Once you select your window treatments, our team takes precise measurements and coordinates the ordering process. When the products are ready, our professional installers mount, align, and test each treatment before explaining its operation and care.
This full-service approach provides:
Personalized design guidance, accurate window measurements, products custom ordered for your space, professional installation, motorization setup when applicable, product operation and care guidance, and continued assistance after
installation.
Step 1:
Explore your options
Visit our showroom or contact us to discuss your project.
Step 2:
Schedule A free consultation
We evaluate your windows, design preferences, and functional needs.
Step 3:
Professional measuring & ordering
We confirm the details and order treatments made for your windows.
step 4: Professional installation
We install, test, and demonstrate your finished window treatments.
Visit Our Bellingham Showroom
Compare Window Treatments in Person
Pictures and samples are helpful, but operating a shade or seeing a fabric in natural light can make choosing much easier. Our Bellingham showroom features more than 40 displays, allowing you to compare blinds, shades, shutters, drapery, motorized products, and other custom solutions in person.
Our designers can walk you through differences in materials, light filtration, privacy, durability, and operating options. You can also experience motorized window treatments firsthand and explore options from Hunter Douglas, Springs Window Fashions, Alta, Lafayette Interior Fashions, Norman, and more.
Showroom Address:
410 W. Bakerview Road, Suite 101
Bellingham, WA 98226
Frequently asked questions
Roman shades are fabric window treatments that form folds as they are raised. When lowered, they create a fabric panel across the window.
Available styles may include flat, soft, relaxed, or structured folds. Names and construction vary by manufacturer and collection.
Privacy depends on the fabric and lining. Sheer or lightly woven materials provide less privacy, while lined shades offer greater coverage.
Roman shades can be made with room-darkening fabrics or linings. Light may still enter around the treatment’s edges, especially with an inside mount.
Cordless operation is available for many Roman shade collections. Compatibility depends on the fabric, style, dimensions, and manufacturer.
Yes. Motorization is available for select Roman shade collections. Depending on the system, shades may operate with a remote, wall control, mobile application, schedule, or compatible smart-home platform.
Roman shades may be used in kitchens when positioned away from excessive moisture, heat, grease, and food-preparation areas. The fabric and care requirements should be considered before selection.
Yes. Roman shades and drapery can use coordinating or complementary fabrics, colors, and decorative details.
The amount of fabric visible above the window depends on the shade’s height, fold style, fabric, lining, and construction. Professional measuring helps account for the finished stack.
