RML Custom Home Creations LLC

This faux shade, upper left, looks great and was easy to assemble with Z brackets from Rowley Company. Z brackets come in 2 sizes (AG8) and (AG82 larger) and 2 colors, white and zinc. The center photo shows the 2 sizes. The brackets set the faux shade back from the front of the valance and kept it from interfering with the valance. They also made installation quick and easy. The valance was installed first and then the shade was set into the Z bracket. The photo on the right

PHOTO TOP LEFT - My assignment for 3 kitchen windows was to fabricate unlined faux shades with clean lines that fit into arched windows. PHOTO TOP CENTER - First I made a paper template of the inside of the arched windows. PHOTO TOP RIGHT - Next I cut a 4" by 72" strip of Firmaflex from Rowley Company into 3 pieces. I marked each piece into 1" sections and lightly scored along the lines with a heavy duty box cutter. PHOTO BOTTOM LEFT - Then I made a simple mold out of a board

Flood lights shine into the homeowners' master bedroom windows every night making it hard for them to get a good night's sleep. To solve this problem the designer asked me to fabricate roman shades. I used blackout fleece from United Supply Company to do this. Forest Group RBS Lift System. PHOTO TOP ROW LEFT AND CENTER - Blackout fleece is thick and, not only blocks out light, but also eliminated those pesky pin holes of light which result from sewing the rings onto the shad