I made two for my kitchen. I thought they were pretty easy. I did use dowels at the fold line and they fold up nicely. I put two brackets on the side of my window. One is for the shade all the way up and the other one is mid way down and lets the shade catch the afternoon sun.The brackets are like for venetian shades and you wind the cord around it. I did line mine with a sun shield lining. Good luck. I know you will be able to do it.