3.27.2013

Bottom Ups!

Or as they call them in the window covering industry: "Top Down Bottom Up." That's a shade or blind that can open and close in either direction. It might cost a bit more for the dual mechanism, but the style is perfect for windows that beg privacy, without having to plead a view. (Like mine.) Bottom Ups are available as Roman shades, roller shades, or cellular shades; and in natural fabrics, thermal/solar  synthetics, or plant materials like bamboo and wood. Here's looking at windows from the bottom up, kid.

Click on each image for its source. But first a few links, including one to my Pinterest board with even more pictures of windows.

My Pinterest Board: Window
Pinterest: Search for "Top Down Bottom Up" photos

Houzz: Search for "Top Down Bottom Up" photos
Luxaflex Nederland: Inspiration Photos
YouTube: How to Make a Top Down Bottom Up Roman Shade



Luxaflex Nederland | Ballina Front Shade

Grimm Wing Chair

Hunter Douglas Duette LiteRise Shades

Ashley Hall Interiors | Hunter Douglas Shades

Nir Stern's Home in San Francisco

Hunter Douglas Alustra Duette

Luxaflex Nederland | Pleated Shades

Denise Mitchell Interiors | Hunter Douglas Duette Architella

Budget Blinds | Eco-Friendly Woven Wood Shades

Heather Garrett Design | Woven Shades

The Blind Alley | Hunter Douglas Duette Honeycomb Shades

Horizon Window Treatments | Roller Shades

Blinds.com | Levolor 2" Premium Wood Blinds

Blinds & Shades Orlando | Hunter Douglas Cellular

Star Decorating | Levolor Woven Wood Shade

Luxaflex | Duette Shades Translucent

Room and Board | Cascade Roman Shade

Luxaflex Nederland | Roller Blinds

Top Down Bottom Up Floor-to-Ceiling Shades

Urban Aesthetics | Hunter Douglas Silhouette Shades

Luxaflex Nederland | Pleated Shades

Phil Kean Designs | Fabric Blinds

Gardner Mohr Architects LLC | Fabric Roman Shades

Luxaflex | Duette Shades 32 mm

Claudia Martin | Flat Roman Banded Cloth Shades

Elad Gonen & Zeev Beech

Charlie & Co. Designs, Ltd. | Roller Shades

Kate Jackson Design | Hunter Douglas Woven Bamboo Roman Shades

Blinds and Shades Orlando | Hunter Douglas Cellular

Luxaflex Nederland | Duette Shades 25 mm

Luxaflex Nederland | Pleated Shades

Luxaflex Nederland | Pleated Shades

Lisa Scheff Designs | Hunter Douglas Cellular Shades

Carla Aston | Hunter Douglas Woven Wood Blinds

Woven Wood Blinds

Woven Wood Blinds

Blinds.com | Laura Ashley Flat Roman Cloth Shade

RD Architecture | Flat Roman Cloth Shade

CellularWindowShades.com | Light Filtering Symphony Shade

Luxaflex Nederland | Duette Shades 32 mm

Vicki Simon Interior Design | Simple Accordian/Pleated Shade

The Bind Alley | Hunter Douglas Duette Honeycomb Shade

The Shade Store | Cascade Roman Shade Raw Silk

Claudia Martin | Hunter Douglas Honeycomb Shades

Blinds & Shades Orlando | Hunter Douglas Cellular

3 Blind Mice Window Coverings | Cellular Shades

Smith & Noble | Roller Roman Shades Zen/Mist 12685

Smith & Noble | Petite Cell Honeycomb Nickel 3271

Smith & Noble | UV Solar Roller Shades

Allure WT | Hunter Douglas White Hobbled Roman Shades

Lynn Morgan Design

Luxaflex Nederland | Pleated Shades

Superior Roman Shades | Honeycomb Single Cell Shades

Superior Roman Shades | Honeycomb Single Cell Shades