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Can you put Roman blinds in the kitchen? This is generally a bad idea, with some exceptions. Only kitchens that fulfil several specific criteria are really a good fit for Roman blinds in functional terms, and Roman blinds aren’t really designed for use in kitchens in the same way that some other blinds are.
This blog post will tell you more about whether or not Roman blinds are suitable for kitchens, and how to tell if your own kitchen might be a suitable home for Roman blinds!
Are Roman blinds ok for kitchens are a rule?
Many if not most kitchens aren’t suitable for Roman blinds, for one simple reason; Roman blinds aren’t waterproof. This is important because depending on where your windows lie in relation to food prep surfaces or the sink, your blinds may get splashed with water or food; and also, because kitchens tend to get steamed up when in use, which will also affect the blind.
Roman blinds tend to fall towards the higher side of the window blinds price spectrum too, because they’re often made of costly and delicate fabrics including silk, satin, velvet, and fine linens. All of these can be damaged or suffer from say, shrinkage, tidemarks, or colour runs if they get wet, or are subject to atmospheric humidity from cooking.
The other issue is that vapourised cooking fats in the air will also imbue a fabric blind over time, making it look dingy, attracting dirt, and potentially causing a lingering smell of cooking fat. Fabric blinds of this type will also tend to hold onto other cooking smells, some of which you might not be keen to keep around after your meal is over!
Because of the nature of the fabrics that Roman blinds are made from, they can’t be washed with water either; so your only option to clean them is to have them dry cleaned to remove dirt or cooking smells, which can be very costly, particularly for larger blinds and at the sort of level of regularity you might need in a kitchen to ensure that your blinds always look (and smell) good.
Can you put Roman blinds in the kitchen if the windows are a long way from the sink?
If your windows and so, blinds are a long way away from not just the sink but other sources of spills or splashes, there are still a few other things to bear in mind. Kitchen steam and exposure to humidity over time is just as much of an issue for Roman blinds as direct contact with water, which will rule Roman blinds out once more unless your kitchen is also well ventilated and doesn’t tend to get steamed up when in use.
You will also still almost certainly have to think about the implications of cooking smells imbuing the blind over time too.
Can you put Roman blinds in the kitchen if the kitchen is well ventilated?
If your kitchen does have a great ventilation/extraction system to the point that your blinds won’t really be affected by humidity and also won’t be apt to picking up cooking smells and they’re not likely to get splashed, you may be able to consider Roman blinds.
The only other factor to bear in mind then is any proximity to a cooker/hob or other fire risk, as fabric blinds can be flammable (as can all things) despite sometimes being treated with a fire-retardant coating.
If you are looking to achieve a specific finish or style in your kitchen and are looking at Roman blinds to do this, you might want to consider waterproof roller blinds for your kitchen instead. Whilst these are slightly different to Roman blinds in terms of their appearance and materials, roller blinds do come in a vast array of different colours and designs.
This means there’s a very good chance that you’ll be able to find something you like and that matches your design ethos from among PVC or vinyl roller blind offerings, both of which are well suited to use in kitchens.
