Banded Shades In Gardner
Banded (Zebra) Shades in Gardner, KS
Banded Shades, also known as zebra shades or dual shades, suit the clean lines of a newer Gardner home. Shift the bands and the room goes from a view of the backyard to filtered light to privacy, and our Solar Shield Blinds Banded Shades do it without raising the shade at all.
Where It Fits In Gardner
Where Banded Shades and zebra shades fit in Gardner
Zebra shades fit best in the newer houses around Gardner, where the trim is simple, the walls are light and the sun crosses the back of the house all afternoon.
- Open kitchens and family roomsThe open main floor in a Symphony Farms or Prairie Trace home runs from kitchen to family room in one space. Matching Banded Shades across every window keep it looking like one room.
- Windows facing the next houseClose the bands and the neighbor sees fabric. Open them and you have a filtered view of the side yard with the shade still down.
- Home officesLight dimming fabric takes the glare off a monitor during a video call, and the bands open again for daylight when the workday ends.
- Bedrooms, with a blackout layerA Banded Shade is a daytime product. In a bedroom we add a blackout shade behind it for the early summer sunrise.
Worth Knowing
How zebra shades move and where they need help
A Banded Shade is a single roll of fabric with alternating solid and sheer bands in two layers that slide past each other. Line the solid bands up and the window closes off, line the sheers up for a filtered view, and anywhere in between gives you something partway. It's a good match for the modern and transitional rooms in Gardner's newer subdivisions, and it rolls up into a 3 inch cassette at the top.
Choose light filtering fabric to keep a room bright with the bands closed, or light dimming to take it darker. Over 100 fabrics are in the line, and the solid band can be anywhere from 3 to 5 inches tall, with the narrower band reading best on an ordinary window and the wider one on a big span of glass. Cordless Lift, PowerWand and Motorized all keep the window free of chains, and a motor is worth it on the tall glass over a two story family room.
Closed, the solid bands butt together at a seam that passes a little light, which is why no Banded Shade, even in light dimming fabric, makes a bedroom dark. Where you need dark, we layer a blackout shade behind it, and both go on the itemized quote. Samples come to your house, the price on the quote is good for 180 days, and Banded Shades are installed 4 to 6 weeks after you order.
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 Gardner
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Gardner 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 Gardner
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 Gardner homeowners
Yes, with the solid bands closed. A silhouette can show through the seams with a lamp on inside, so for a bedroom or a bathroom we add a blackout shade or a lined drapery panel behind it.
Yes. The simple trim, light walls and big windows in Gardner's newer subdivisions suit the clean look of a Banded Shade, and one fabric across the whole main floor keeps an open plan tidy. A rechargeable motor needs no wiring if the house is already finished.
Yes. Light dimming fabric with the bands closed takes the glare off a screen, and the bands open again for daylight when you're done. Your Design Specialist holds both fabrics up at the office window so you can compare them.
Not on its own. The seams between the bands let some light through, so we pair it with a blackout shade behind it for the early summer sunrise, and both are priced on the quote.
Yes. Cordless Lift, PowerWand and Motorized have no accessible cord or chain, and the quote lists each option beside a Standard Chain Loop so you can compare.
Yes. Our Carefree Guarantee covers them with a lifetime product warranty that transfers if you sell, five years of free service on defects, and one Life Happens repair for an accident in those five years.
Nearby
Banded Shades around Gardner
We serve all of Gardner, KS, including Downtown Gardner, Cottage Creek, Genesis Creek, Symphony Farms, Prairie Trace and Gardner Lake. ZIP code 66030.
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