Two Pages vs IKEA Roman Shades: Which Brand to Buy?

Here is the call before the long version. If your window is a standard 23″ or 31″ wide, you need the shade by the weekend and your budget caps at $50 per panel, IKEA RINGBLOMMA from the IKEA Roman blinds category is the smart pick. If your window is anything other than 23″ or 31″, you want fabric beyond white-with-floral-print, or you care about color depth and tailored sizing, the Two Pages Liz Linen Window Roman Shades from $59.99 per panel is the right call across 35+ solid colorways and a continuous 18″ to 71″ width range RINGBLOMMA cannot match.

The decision is not symmetrical. RINGBLOMMA wins one specific buyer profile cleanly. Two Pages wins every other profile, and the gap widens as the window size drifts off-grid and the color need gets more specific.

What follows is the brand-vs-brand audit, told from the renter who is right to pick IKEA, then from every other buyer who is better served by Two Pages, then from the buyers neither brand actually fits.

Spec Sheet Side by Side

The full spec contrast is where the decision turns from feel to numbers. For the broader landscape on cord-lift versus cordless, inside versus outside mount, and the four lift mechanisms Two Pages catalogs, our complete Roman shades buying guide sits one layer up from this brand VS. For the moment, the head-to-head sheet matters more.

Spec	Two Pages Liz Linen Roman	IKEA RINGBLOMMA
Format	Made-to-order custom Roman	Ready-made fixed-size Roman
Material	10% linen / 90% polyester slub	100% polyester (printed)
Weight	~90 gsm light room-darkening	Not published
Width range	18-71″ continuous custom, see the custom-made linen body on the configurator	23″, 31″ or 34″ fixed (varies by market and stock)
Drop range	12-90″ custom	63″ fixed (single drop offered)
Lift	Corded loop lift, Safety Buckle in box	Corded raise/lower
Headrail	1 5/8″ h × 1 1/8″ d aluminum	Aluminum headrail, dimensions not published
Mount type	Inside or outside, hardware included	Inside or outside, hardware included
Color & pattern range	35+ solid colorways	1 SKU: white with printed floral pattern
Certifications	N/A on this SKU sheet (Isabella Cotton Roman holds OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certified in the same lineup)	IKEA brand-level chemical compliance, no OEKO-TEX claim on this SKU
Lead time	10-12 business days, made-to-order final sale	In stock, store pickup or 2-7 day shipping
Base price	from $59.99/panel	around $44.99

Five takeaways land off this sheet. Sizing: Two Pages covers every half inch from 18 to 71, IKEA stocks two or three stops. Fabric: Liz has a real 10% linen content with a visible slub, RINGBLOMMA is fully synthetic with a printed motif. Color: 35+ solids vs 1 print. Certifications: OEKO-TEX is available within the Two Pages Roman lineup (on the Isabella sister SKU), not declared on this RINGBLOMMA. Lead time: IKEA ships this week, Two Pages ships in 10-12 business days. The price gap of about $15 per panel pays for everything in the first four rows.

Most readers see their answer settled on Q1 alone. If your window is 47″ wide, RINGBLOMMA is out before you get to the price column. If your window is 31″ exactly and your kitchen is the only window in question, you can stop on Q3 and route to IKEA without guilt.

When IKEA Wins

The clean win for RINGBLOMMA is the renter with a standard window and a deadline this weekend. The window already matches a stocked size (23″ or 31″ wide × 63″ drop), the deposit on the apartment makes a returnable purchase psychologically easier, and the budget rarely exceeds $60 per shade for a unit that may be vacated in 24 months. RINGBLOMMA solves all four constraints in one trip to the store or one online order.

That is not a small win. RINGBLOMMA is in stock, which custom-made cannot match by definition. It is returnable, which made-to-order final-sale cannot match either. It costs around $44.99, which sits about $15 below the Liz Linen base. And the buyer takes no measurement risk: the published size matches the published size, no half-inch math, no width-versus-window-frame question.

The win stops being clean the moment the buyer adds a second window. If the kitchen, the bath and the bedroom each take a RINGBLOMMA, the same printed floral is on all three windows. For some buyers that consistency reads as charming. For most, it reads as the same fabric stamped three times. If the 10% linen / 90% polyester ratio on the Liz body is a dealbreaker before you even get to RINGBLOMMA’s 100% polyester body, our 10% truth on the Liz linen body explains why that ratio still produces a credible slub at 90 gsm and where the synthetic content stops being invisible.

When Two Pages Wins

The clean win for Two Pages starts the moment any one of these is true: the window is not 23″ or 31″ wide, the buyer wants fabric beyond white-with-floral-print, or the room is being photographed or featured. Each of those alone moves the decision. Together, they remove RINGBLOMMA from contention.

The configurator advantage matters more than it sounds in writing. Enter 47″ wide in the Liz form and the price snaps to the corresponding made-to-order quote in seconds, with the lining and header style options laid out on the same page. RINGBLOMMA cannot be “made 47″ wide”, and ordering 31″ and trying to make it work over 47″ of frame produces a visibly undersized shade with side-light leaks the homeowner notices every morning at sunrise.

The fabric range opens an entirely different conversation. Liz is the linen-blend entry. The same Two Pages catalog stocks Isabella in a cotton-blend body, Sybil in 100% natural bamboo, Birkin in plush velvet, Stefana Silber in printed linen blend, and several others. Buyers who want the look of cotton instead of slub linen pivot to the deeper cotton-blend Isabella line from $79.99 per panel. RINGBLOMMA offers one fabric. The choice is binary on the IKEA side and granular on the Two Pages side.

The width coverage is worth seeing as a picture rather than a number. RINGBLOMMA is two stops on a number line. Liz Linen is the entire line between them and on either side. For the buyer with two adjacent windows at non-matching widths (a 33″ pantry next to a 28″ sink window is one of the most common kitchen patterns), Two Pages covers both with consistent fabric. IKEA covers neither cleanly.

The color and pattern range is the second big lever. RINGBLOMMA’s white-with-floral-print is a strong, opinionated choice. It either lands in the room or it does not, and there is no fallback inside the same SKU if it does not. Liz Linen runs 35+ solid colorways from Snow White and Beige White through Sand Beige, Burlywood Birch, Pure Cashmere, deeper Burgundy Red and Khaki, on to Fog, Plum and Navy Blue. The buyer who wants a warm, paint-matched neutral has half a dozen Liz options. RINGBLOMMA has zero.

Bridge to the third lane: even with custom sizing and 35 colorways, there are buyers neither brand serves well. That is where the decision routes elsewhere entirely.

When Neither Wins

The first profile is the true blackout buyer. Both Liz Linen and RINGBLOMMA sit in the light room-darkening tier. They filter sun, they soften glare, they give daytime privacy. They do not deliver near-zero light pass. For a south-facing nursery, a serious home theater, or a primary bedroom that needs to read pitch black at 6am in June, route to the Atlanta Room Divider Blackout drape with a dedicated blackout lining or a custom drapery panel with full blackout lining, not either Roman shade in this comparison.

The second profile is the cordless / kid-safety buyer. RINGBLOMMA is corded. The Liz Linen Roman in this comparison is also corded with a Safety Buckle in the box. Neither is the right call for a nursery or a kid’s room where a free-hanging cord is a real risk per Window Covering Safety Council guidance. Two Pages does ship cordless Roman options on different SKUs: the Sybil Bamboo Cordless from $89.99, the Isabella Roman Cordless on a cotton-blend body, and the Andy Top-Down Bottom-Up for nursery and bath privacy with both directions of lift. IKEA’s cordless answer in window coverings is on roller blinds (FÖNSTERBLAD blackout roller, TRETUR), not on Roman shades.

The third profile is the sliding door or oversize buyer. Roman shades cap at 71″ wide on the Two Pages side and around 34″ wide at the IKEA top stop. Sliding glass doors at 96″ or 144″ wide are not Roman shade jobs at all. Route to ripple-fold drapery or to a wide outside-mount roller, not to either brand in this VS.

Pricing & Promo Compared

The base price story already lives in the spec table: around $44.99 for RINGBLOMMA, from $59.99 per panel for the Liz Linen Roman. The configured price is where the comparison gets sharper because the Liz number moves with size, lining and header choices, while the RINGBLOMMA number only moves with the stocked size variant.

Reading the configurations side by side, the small kitchen Liz Roman lands roughly twice the RINGBLOMMA equivalent, the standard window pulls about three times the RINGBLOMMA price, and the large outside mount is six times the IKEA entry. That ratio is high. It is also misleading on its own: at the large outside mount size, RINGBLOMMA does not actually compete because it does not stock 60″×72″ at all. The “comparison” at that size is Two Pages against nothing.

The promo program is the other gap. Two Pages runs code JULY for 20% off sitewide at the moment of writing, plus code WOVEN for 20% off bamboo shades (Sybil), plus free shipping over $300. Made-to-order Roman shades are final sale, so order the 5 free swatches first and configure second. IKEA does not run promo codes on this category, and the in-store price is the everyday price.

FAQ

Are RINGBLOMMA and Two Pages Liz Linen Roman both blackout?

No. Both sit in the light room-darkening tier, not the true blackout tier. The Liz Linen body is documented at ~90 gsm with a 10% linen slub that filters sun and gives daytime privacy when fully lowered. IKEA does not publish a gsm rating for RINGBLOMMA, but the polyester construction behaves similarly: light filtering, not light blocking. If true blackout is the job, route to the Atlanta Room Divider Blackout drape or a dedicated blackout-lined custom drapery panel rather than either of these Roman shades.

Why is Two Pages Liz Linen $59.99 vs IKEA RINGBLOMMA at $44.99?

The $15-20 gap pays for three things. First, custom sizing: RINGBLOMMA is one of 2-3 fixed sizes, Liz Linen is any width 18-71″ and any drop 12-90″ cut to the half inch. Second, fabric range: RINGBLOMMA is one printed polyester SKU, Liz is 35+ solid colorways with a 10% linen slub. Third, made-to-order build: the headrail is sized to your window, the trim border is consistent. RINGBLOMMA’s price is the right price for what it is. Liz’s price is the right price for what it does additionally.

Can I get either brand in a cordless version?

Not on RINGBLOMMA, not on Liz Linen Roman either. Both featured SKUs are corded loop lift. Two Pages does ship cordless Roman shades on different SKUs reviewed separately: the Sybil Bamboo Cordless from $89.99, the Isabella Roman Cordless, and the Andy Top-Down Bottom-Up Roman. IKEA’s cordless options are roller blinds (FÖNSTERBLAD blackout roller, TRETUR), not Roman shades. If cordless on a Roman format is non-negotiable, Two Pages is the only path of the two brands compared here.

Which one is better for a renter with a standard 31″×63″ kitchen window?

Honestly, RINGBLOMMA is the smarter call there. The window already matches a stocked size, the deadline is usually “this weekend”, the budget is usually under $60 per shade, and removability matters for a security deposit. RINGBLOMMA wins for renter, standard size, fast deadline. Where Liz Linen pulls ahead even for renters is when there are 3-5 windows in the unit and the renter wants a coherent palette across all of them: the $20 per shade premium funds 35+ colorways instead of the same white floral print on every window.

Can I see the Two Pages fabric before I order?

Yes. Two Pages ships up to 5 free swatches by mail for $8.99 flat shipping, delivered in 3-5 days. Order Snow White next to Sand Beige and Burlywood Birch to compare warm neutrals in your own kitchen daylight before the made-to-order panel ships. Made-to-order Roman shades are final sale, so swatch first, configure second. IKEA does not ship fabric samples for RINGBLOMMA; the print is what you see online and in store.

What promo code applies to the Two Pages Roman shades?

Code JULY runs 20% off sitewide at Two Pages and applies to the Liz Linen Roman and the Isabella Cotton Roman at the moment of writing. For the Sybil Bamboo Cordless, code WOVEN runs a dedicated 20% off bamboo shades and reads cleaner at checkout. Two Pages also runs free shipping over $300. Made-to-order Roman shades are final sale, swatches recommended first. Codes are entered at checkout.

Final Verdict

The asymmetry of this decision is the point. If your window is one of two stocked sizes, you need the shade this weekend and the budget is the binding constraint, IKEA RINGBLOMMA at around $44.99 is the right call and the Two Pages premium does not buy you anything you need. If your window is any other width, you want fabric beyond white-with-floral, you want a coherent palette across multiple windows, or the room is going to be photographed, the Liz Linen Roman from $59.99 per panel is the right call and the 10-12 day lead pays for itself in custom sizing, 35+ colorways and a tailored hem RINGBLOMMA cannot match. Order five free Two Pages swatches before locking the made-to-order panel, since the configured panel ships final sale.