Banded Shades In Independence
Banded (Zebra) Shades in Independence, MO
Banded Shades, also known as zebra shades or dual shades, suit the rooms in Independence where the light and the privacy you want shift through the day. A front room in an Englewood bungalow faces the sidewalk all day, and the bands move from sheer to private without raising the shade at all.
Where It Fits In Independence
Where Banded Shades and zebra shades fit in Independence
Newer homes with plain square trim, front rooms close to the street, and kitchens that look over the deck all need a shade that adjusts in small steps instead of all the way up or all the way down.
- Newer two stories out eastThe homes past Little Blue Parkway have big plain openings and simple casings, and the straight horizontal bands look right in that setting.
- Bungalow front roomsIn Englewood and Fairmount the front window sits a short walk from the sidewalk. Sheer bands let in daylight, and a small pull lines up the solid bands for privacy.
- Kitchens over the deckA kitchen window that looks onto a deck needs light while you cook and privacy when the neighbors are outside. The bands switch between the two in one motion.
- Home offices in ranchesA spare bedroom turned office in a postwar ranch catches glare on the monitor once the sun comes around to that side. Closed bands take it down, and the room keeps its light.
Worth Knowing
A shade that adjusts instead of going up and down
Two layers of fabric share one roll in a Banded Shade, each made of alternating solid and sheer stripes. With the sheer stripes aligned, daylight comes through softly and you can see the yard. Slide the solid bands over them for daytime privacy, or roll the whole shade into its 3 inch cassette at the top of the window. In Independence that range matters most in a front room near the sidewalk and in a kitchen facing the deck, because those rooms need something different at breakfast than they do at dinner.
Zebra shades look most at home in the newer houses east of Little Blue Parkway, where the trim is square and the windows are large, and a warm gray or linen fabric fades into the wall when the shade is up. They also work in a bungalow where the room leans modern. The fabric range runs past 100 options in light filtering and light dimming, and the privacy band comes in widths from 3 to 5 inches. Where two windows sit side by side, both shades are ordered together so the bands line up across the pair.
Bedrooms need a second layer. When the solid bands are closed there's still a thin line where they meet, so a little light slips through, and with the lamps on at night shapes show through the sheers from outside. We pair a Banded Shade with a blackout shade or lined drapery in a primary bedroom and price both on your quote. The consultation is free, each window is measured, and the itemized price is held 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 Independence
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Independence 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 Independence
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 Independence homeowners
Yes. You'll see them sold as banded, zebra, dual or layered shades, and we call them Banded Shades. Each one has solid and sheer horizontal bands that slide past each other, it's made to your window's measurements, and our own Install Techs put it up.
Yes, during the day. Close the solid bands over the sheers and anyone walking by sees fabric, while the room keeps some daylight. After dark with the lamps on the sheer stripes show shapes, so a front room used at night does better with a lined drape added.
Yes, with a second layer for the dark. They come in light filtering and light dimming, and neither one blacks out a room. For a bedroom that has to be dark early on a summer morning, we add a blackout shade or a lined drapery panel.
Yes. Cordless Lift, PowerWand and Motorized, three of our four operating systems, have no reachable cord. For a family room or a playroom we recommend Cordless Lift, and a light touch on the bottom rail moves the bands.
No. Plan on 4 to 6 weeks from order to install, with most projects finished in a single installation day. Free temporary shades cover every window you ordered for while the real ones are made.
Yes. The Carefree Guarantee gives you a lifetime product warranty against defects in materials and workmanship, and it transfers if you sell the house. You also get five years of free service on defects and one Life Happens repair for an accident.
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Banded Shades around Independence
We serve all of Independence, MO, including Independence Square, Truman Neighborhood, Englewood, Fairmount, Golden Acres and Rockwell Estates. ZIP codes 64050, 64052, 64053, 64054, 64055, 64056, 64057, 64058.
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