Julie Finn
When the hot glue has solidified, the roller shade can be used as normal. I think that it looks MUCH prettier after the repair, but here are some embellishments that would also look nice:
- covering the entire front of the roller shade with fabric
- adding a beaded curtain effect to the bottom of the roller shade
- creating a custom pull chain (to keep naughty kids’ hands off the roller shade entirely!)
- sewing curtains from an upcycled flat sheet to match the shade (Curtains save energy!)
And, of course, now that it’s mended, kids’ hands and cats’ claws are strictly forbidden from touching my nice, new roller shade ever again. I can totally enforce a rule like that, right?
…um, right?
Of course you can! Kids and cats always listen!
This is one of my favorite CAGW posts! makes me want roller shades all over my house!
Lovely DIY guide here! This is simply awesome. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Thanks for a roller shade is easy to repair. Replacing the torn section with fabric won’t hinder the shade’s performance, and considering how roller shades are about the cheapest and most crappy-looking window covering available, anyway, the repair will actually vastly improve the overall look of the entire window treatment.