7/27/2017 0 Comments How To Install Mini Blind BracketsThe Levolor Mark 1 Corded Mini Blind features heavy-duty slats and comes standard with an integrated, color-coordinated valance. Get FREE samples today! Edit Article wiki How to Install Blinds. Three Parts: Measuring and Determining the Mount Attaching the Brackets Installing the Head Rail and Valance Community Q&A. Comments about LOTUS AND WINDOWARE Living Accents® Vinyl Mini Blinds in White: Purchased this blind in a pinch and used the Free Shipping to your local store option. Thank you so much for such an easy to follow Roman blind editorial. I just made mine using a 20 year old dirty ugly mini blind and converted it to an elegant crisp. Buy vertical blind vane savers to reinforce the hole in the top of your vertical blind slat or vane. Yes, you will need a certain amount of depth in order to install a blind or shade within the recessed area of your window opening. This amount varies by product. Use this Wood Blind parts map to find your replacement parts to repair all your window coverings. Learn to fix & find instructions. You'll love the Wayfair Basics Faux Wood Venetian Blind at Wayfair - Great Deals on all Décor & Pillows products with Free Shipping on most stuff, even the big. Mount the brackets as illustrated. B outside mount applying spacer blocks (optional) For the blind to be flush. Roman Shades From Mini- Blinds – Simply Mrs. Edwards. Ready for another project that turned out WAY better than I thought it would? Take a look: I’ve been seeing tutorials for roman shades all over Pinterest lately and knew just the place I wanted to try it out. Our brand new and improved Craft Room/Office! I started with mini- blinds that lived in the Office before Mega- Desk was introduced to the space (more on all that over here). We bought the blinds from Home Depot over a year ago and I’m pretty sure they were about $3 each. Add a some fabulous fabric, a sewing machine, glue, some motivation, and voila! Roman shades! The first shade took me a bit of time to figure out what I was doing, but the 2nd and 3rd were pretty quick and painless! Only two are hung at the moment because we’re trying to find a replacement bracket for the 3rd blind. To say I surprised myself with this project is an understatement. These things are awesome! Much, much better than I thought they would turn out looking like. Being meticulous definitely paid off in this project. Hope you enjoy this tutorial! A stinkin’ DEAL!)Lining fabric (I used cream colored muslin, you could upgrade this to a blackout fabric if you’d like)Fabric Glue (I used Fabri- Tac Permanent Adhesive)A sewing machine & thread to match your top fabric (or iron- on hem tape)Scissors. Pins. Iron & ironing board. Step 1: Measure your windows. All of mine ended up being 1/4. Cut your top fabric to be 2. Flip your top fabric over so it is face down and lay your lining fabric on the back. Adjust the lining fabric so that there is approximately 1. If you’re going to do that, skip down to Step 6). Step 4: Iron your folds well. Step 5: Sew your layers together and set fabric aside for now. Step 6: Extend your blind out all the way and lay on a flat surface. Step 7: Cut the string that controls the angle of the blinds. It looks like a ladder. It is VERY important NOT to cut the thicker cord that actually lifts the blinds up and down. Step 8: Pop off the plugs on the bottom weighted bar of your blinds. A butter knife or screwdriver will help you do this. Pull the string out the bottom and untie (or cut) the knot that keeps the cord from coming out of the bar. Step 9: Decide how many folds you would like your blind to have. You will need one slat for every fold; your weighted bar will also create a fold, so take that into account (my window was 4. Take out the extra slats and throw away. Re- thread your string through the bottom weighted bar and make a temporary knot to keep it in place. Step 1. 0: Mark your spacing on the back side of your fabric (I marked six lines 7 1/2. Step 1. 1: Lay your blind on top of your fabric and align the middle of each slat with your markings. Step 1. 2: Get your glue and carefully begin to glue down your pieces beginning at the top. Because my blinds slide into a bracket with a small plastic piece that holds it in, I didn’t glue all the way to the edge of my top piece. Glue on the curved side of your slat. I did a zig- zag pattern with my glue to cover as much area as possible without having to spread it with a brush. Be VERY careful to not get any glue on your pull cord! Flip over and firmly press down your slats, making sure that they are centered on your markings. Step 1. 3: When you get to your bottom piece, glue the front narrow side to the fabric and press firmly to set. Let it dry for a moment and then tie a knot in your strings. Don’t pull the strings too tight, but be sure they are not very loose. Replace the plugs and continue gluing the fabric to each side of the weighted bar. When you get to the top of the weighted bar, snip a slit in your fabric to go around the pull cords. This is also a great time to trim any excess fabric off of what you have left. Just be sure to leave enough to cover the top of the weighted bar (I cut about 1/2. Take the excess fabric on the top of your blind and tuck over the top of your bracket. A few of the tutorials I looked at recommended using velcro to attach the excess fabric to the back of the bracket, but I haven’t done that yet. The fabric seems to be staying just where it’s at without any assistance, so maybe velcro won’t be needed. Step 1. 6: Step back and enjoy your finished product! I’m so impressed with how these turned out! I spent a chunk of time on this project (probably 6ish hours split over 2 days) but the time investment definitely paid off. This crosses off one to- do item from a list I made over on this original post about Mega- Desk: Turn cheap mini- blinds into roman shades. Acquire another office- like chair & two chairmats. Create a station with some cork pieces, hanging organizers and a calendar for paying bills (maybe looking something like this, or even this)Add some mason jars, cause you can never have too many (I really like this idea)Add some additional overhead lighting. Organize the heck outta that closet. Sheesh, it needs some lovin’. Work on better organizing my craft supplies on the shelves. Let’s hope that I can keep up this momentum to continue crossing things off this list : )Feeling accomplished,Mrs. Edwards. Related.
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