If you want to add tone and sophistication to your window without rendering a cluttered appearance, try using Ambria roman shades. These shades come in different styles, color, sizes and designs that can match up any house motif or design. It does not cost much and are easy to maintain.
Ambria roman shades are made from high quality materials that can filter blinding sunlight as well as cold or warm breeze effectively. The shade uses a chain lift system wherein one can manipulate the shade up or down with the use of an external loop. When the loop is pulled down on one side, the shade creates flat horizontal pleats that are placed neatly on top of other. The number of pleats depends on the height of the window wherein the higher the window, the greater the number of the pleats. The standard pleat count is 3-5. Pleats are created because there are wooden or fibreglass rods inside the shade that automatically folds the cloth evenly. When the other side of the loop is pulled down, the shade straightens up neatly and renders a soft treatment to the window.
The fabric of Ambria roman shades comes in different hue and thickness. If you want a certain room to be completely dark, then buy the one with thick and dark toned fabric to completely block the sunlight during the day. However if you want a room to be partially dim, you can opt for shades that are made from thin fabrics which allows a small percentage of sunlight to pass through it.
If you want to add more design to your Ambria roman shade, you can cut a hard board lengthwise and cover it with the same linen as with the roman shade and then fix it up above the window frame covering the upper edge of the shade.
Aside from being neat and beautiful, Ambria roman shades are also easy to clean. It does not require you to brush it up or wash it once a month. You can simply vacuum it once a week or every two weeks. This hassle free maintenance is brought about by the quality of the fabric of the Ambria roman shade. It does not gather up that much dust unlike with the fabric of traditional window curtains.
The best thing with Ambria roman shade is its user friendly feature. You can fix the window by your own self thus free you from paying service or labour fee. The shade makes use of mounting brackets that are easy to install.
With these attributes, no wonder why Ambria roman shades are popularly used nowadays.