Things You'll Need:
- cords (about 4ft longer than the blinds)
- 2 pieces of wood 1/8" thick and about 1/8" shorter than your slat size.
- some rivets and washers
- rivet gun
- 8 metal rings about 1/2" in diameter.
- two pulleys, one with a stopper.
- 2 eyelets 1/2" in diameter
- mounting eyelets
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Step 1
Pulley, the 2 pieces of wood connected by the rivets.Take the 2 pieces of wood and drill two holes for the pulleys to mount on (keeping in mind the width of your slats.)Once the holes are drilled, put the slats between the two pieces of wood and insert the rivets to attach the bamboo slats. Then attach the pulleys. Keep the pulleys about 3-4 inches away from the end of the head rail to keep it balanced.
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Step 2
Metal ring attached tied slats.Attach the round metal rings through the cord in the tied slats (just as if you were attaching a key to the key ring)going upward like a ladder. Keep in mind the distance between the rings. Remember to attach the rings across from each other and lined up with the pulleys.
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Step 3
Run the cord through the rings. The first ring, which is the bottom ring, should be tied tightly. It will be holding a lot of weight as the shade is rolled up.
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Step 4
Once at the top of the blinds, insert the eyelets and run cord through it. One on each side.
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Step 5
Run cord through the pulleys and make sure the cord is between the stopper and pulley wheel.
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Step 6
Check to make sure the cord is secure on the head rail.
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Step 7
Attach the mounting eyelets and double check to make sure blind slats, wood head rail, pulleys, cord, metal rings and eyelets are all secured. If so, you are ready to hang your new blinds up. Congratulations!
