Faux Shades Installation Guide
We recommend hiring a professional drapery installer for the easiest and most perfect finish but if you are pretty handy these instructions will help guide you through the process!
Tools Required:
- Drill Hacksaw or pipe cutter
- Drill and drill bits
- Tape measure
- Step ladder
- Pencil
- Screws and plugs (if not drilling into wood)
- Assembled roman shade on headrail system
- Brackets (provided)
Let's get started!
Inside mounting your faux shade
- Pre-drill your velcro track sent with 3-5 holes depending on the width of your faux shade, starting 2” in from each edge and evenly spaced across the width of the track
- Line up your velcro track in your frame close the front of the frame if you have a large casing Holding the track in your casing mark through the holes in your velcro track with a pencil
- Pre-drill your holes where you have made your pencil marks into the frame to ensure you don’t split your framing
- Holding the velcro track steady in the frame drill 1” screws through your predrilled holes in the track into your predrilled holes in your frame
- Hang your faux shade and smooth out any folds or wrinkles with your hand or give a light iron prior to hanging
Outside mounting your faux shade
- Mark the placement of the L brackets sent starting 2” in from where the end of your faux shade width will land above your frame and then evenly space your brackets across the width of your window at the same height for each (mark the top hole for each to pre-drill and plug)
- Use plugs appropriate for your wall type and install the brackets
- Place your wood hardware on top of the L brackets and using ½” screws secure it to your brackets
- Hang your faux shade and smooth out any folds/wrinkles by hand or give a light iron prior to hanging
