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Roman blinds are a stylish and pratical addition to your home, and measuring for roman blinds is easy when you follow our simple step by step guide. Grab a metal tape measure, pen & paper, and follow our easy guide to take accurate window measurements.

For what type of window are you measuring your blinds?

Standard WindowAngled Bay WindowSquare Bay Window

Video

We recommend watching our how to measure video guide first.

Inside Recess

For mounting the blind inside your window recess follow these instructions.

Step 1

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Measure the Width

Measure the width of your window recess in three places, top middle and bottom. Use the smallestmeasurement as your width.

Step 2

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Measure the Drop

Measure the drop of your window recess in three places, top middle and bottom. Use the smallest measurement as your drop.

Step 3

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Enter your Measurements

Go to your chosen product, enter your width and drop measurments, select Inside Recess as your sizing option.

Deductions

We will make a small deduction to the width of your blind when you select Inside Recess to accommodate the brackets.

Important Notes

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Factor in Obstructions

If you have obstructions within your recess e.g. tiles, measure between these two points and use thisas your width measurement.

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Check your Recess Depth

Ensure you have at least 7.5cm clearance between the front of your window recess and the edge of any obstruction.

Exact Size

To mount the blind outside the window recess and overlap on all sides, follow these instructions.

Step 1

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Measure the Width

Decide how much overlap you want your blind to have on each side of your window recess. Measure this width.

Step 2

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Measure the Drop

Measure the drop from where you want the top of the blind to start, and the bottom to finish. This is your drop measurement.

Step 3

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Enter your Measurements

Go to your chosen product, enter your width and drop measurements, select Exact Size as your sizing option.

Note

We will not make any deductions to your measurements when you select the Exact size option.

Important Notes

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Left and Right Overlap

We recommend your blind overlaps the window recess by at least 5cm on each side (10cm overall). You will eliminate more light the more the blind overlaps the recess.

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Top Overlap

We recommend your blind overlaps the top of the window recess by at least 7cm.

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Bottom Overlap

If your window sill protudes more than 5cm, you should stop your blind at this point.

Be aware of obstructions such as radiators when measuring your drop.

Split Blinds

To feature multiple blinds in one window follow these instructions. Splitting blinds is ideal for largerwindows or windows with a defined split.

Step 1

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Mark your Split Point

Use a pencil to make a small mark where you'd like to split your blinds.

Step 2

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Measure the Width - Recess Size

Measure between the edge of your window recess and your split point mark.

Step 3

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Measure the Width - Exact Size

If you're mounting your split blinds outside the window recess, measure from your split point mark towhere you want your blind to finish.

Step 3

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Measure the Drop - Recess Size

Measure the drop of your window recess in three places. Use the smallest measurement as yourwidth.

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Measure the Drop - Exact Size

Measure the drop from where you want the top of the blind to start, and the bottom to finish. This is your drop measurement.

Step 4

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Enter your Measurements

Go to your chosen product, enter your width and drop measurements, select Inside Recess or Exact Size depending on which way you want to mount the blinds.

Deductions
Inside Recess

We will make a small deduction to the width of your blind when you select ‘Recess Size" toaccommodate the brackets.

Exact Size

We will not make any deductions to your measurements when you select the Exact size option.

Important Notes

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Recommened Split Point

If you have a vertical window mullian or door frame, we’d suggest using this as your split point.Alternatively use the centre of the window you’re covering.

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Blind Gap

There will be a small gap between the blinds to accommodate the brackets. The gap will be determinedby how close you install the central brackets.

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Factor in Obstructions

If you have any obstructions within your recess such as tiles, measure between this and your splitpoint mark, use this as your width measurement.

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Bottom Overlap

Be aware of obstructions such as radiators when measuring your drop. If your window sill protrudes more than 5cm, you should stop your blind at this point.

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