Banded Shades In Blue Springs
Banded (Zebra) Shades in Blue Springs, MO
Banded Shades, also called zebra shades or dual shades, suit the newer Blue Springs homes with big plain windows and clean trim. A great room at Chapman Farms or Eagles Ridge goes from soft morning light to hard afternoon sun, and the bands shift from sheer to private without raising the shade.
Where It Fits In Blue Springs
Where Banded Shades and zebra shades fit in Blue Springs
Zebra shades look most at home in the newer houses off MO 7, and they earn their keep in any room where the light shifts through the day or the street sits close.
- New builds off MO 7Square trim and wide openings at Chapman Farms and Eagles Ridge suit the straight horizontal bands, and the shade tucks into a 3 inch cassette when it's raised.
- Home offices facing the streetA front room office in Plaza Estates sees every car that passes. Open bands put daylight on the desk, and closed bands take the glare off the monitor and give you privacy.
- Kitchens over the back yardA kitchen window on the back of a Waterfield two story gets filtered light while you cook and privacy when the neighbors are outside, with one small move of the bands.
- Rooms facing the lake at Chapman FarmsLight off the water changes all afternoon. Sliding the solid bands over the sheers cuts the glare and keeps the lake in sight.
Worth Knowing
How a zebra shade works, and where it fits in a Blue Springs house
A Banded Shade has two layers of fabric on one roll, each with alternating solid and sheer horizontal bands. When the sheers line up, daylight comes through soft and you can see out. Shift the solid bands over the sheers and the room has daytime privacy, and roll the shade all the way up and it hides in a 3 inch cassette. That range is why we recommend it for great rooms, kitchens and offices where the light in the morning and the light at four o'clock are nothing alike.
The newer homes at Chapman Farms and Eagles Ridge are where zebra shades look most natural in Blue Springs, with simple casings, painted trim and large openings. A Banded Shade in a soft white or a warm gray blends into the wall and nearly disappears once it's up. We carry over 100 fabrics in light filtering and light dimming, with privacy bands from 3 to 5 inches. Windows that sit side by side are ordered as one job so the bands line up across both.
A bedroom needs a second layer. Closed solid bands meet at a seam instead of a seal, so some light gets through, and at night with the lamps on, shapes show through the sheers. In a primary bedroom we pair a Banded Shade with a blackout shade or lined drapery, and your Design Specialist prices both options on the spot. The consultation is free, every window is measured, and the quote holds for 180 days.
What Comes As Standard
- Sheer and solidBands that pass each other in one shade
- InfinitePositions between sheer and closed
- CassetteOr fascia to hide the double stack
- MotorizedSaves band positions as scenes
- Carefree GuaranteeA lifetime product warranty that transfers if you sell, plus our five year service guarantee
- Free Temporary ShadesOn every window you order for, installed while your custom order is made
Our Process
Planned, measured, and installed by our team in Blue Springs
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Blue Springs home or office. We'll listen to what you're wanting to accomplish with your windows, take a good look at every opening, and explain the options that will actually work for them.
- On the spot quoteWe take the time to make sure you know exactly what you're getting, and you'll have a complete and exact quote before we leave, so there are no surprises on install day.
- Installed by our teamEverything we install is custom built to the exact measurements of your windows, and when ready, professionally installed by our full time installers. Most projects are installed in less than a day.
Operating Systems
Four ways to operate Banded Shades in Blue Springs
Your Design Specialist brings every one of these to the consultation so you can try them at your own window.
Cordless lift
Move the bottom rail by hand. No cord on the shade.
Chain loop
Tensioned to the wall. The most precise way to set the band offset.
Powerwand
Motorized from a wand for higher windows.
Remote and automation
Set band positions as scenes and recall them.
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Straight Answers
Banded Shades questions from Blue Springs homeowners
Yes. The industry calls them banded, zebra, dual or layered shades, and we call them Banded Shades. It's one shade with solid and sheer bands that slide past each other, custom made to your window and installed by our own Install Techs.
Yes. On the tall glass in a new great room at Chapman Farms or Eagles Ridge, we recommend a motor, and a motorized scene saves the exact band position you like for each time of day. Several shades across one wall can move together from one button.
Yes, with a plan for the dark. They come in light filtering and light dimming fabrics, and neither one gives full blackout. For a bedroom that has to be dark on a June morning, we layer a blackout shade or a lined drapery panel with the Banded Shade.
Yes. Three of our four operating systems, Cordless Lift, PowerWand and Motorized, have no reachable cord. Cordless Lift is the one we recommend for playrooms and kids' bedrooms, and the bands adjust with a light touch on the bottom rail.
No. Plan on 4 to 6 weeks from order to install, and most homes are done in one installation day. While your order is made, free temporary shades cover each window on it.
Yes. You get a lifetime product warranty against defects in materials and workmanship that transfers to the next owner, five years of free service on defects, and one Life Happens repair for an accident in that time.
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Banded Shades around Blue Springs
We serve all of Blue Springs, MO, including Downtown Blue Springs, Kingsridge, Plaza Estates, Waterfield, Stonecreek, Chapman Farms and Eagles Ridge. ZIP codes 64013, 64014, 64015.
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