Banded (Zebra) Shades in Kansas City, KS

With the solid bands overlapped, you see a soft glow and shapes outside, and people outside see less than that. For a clear view, slide the sheer bands into line, and the shade is still down, so in a Piper family room you can go from privacy to a view of the yard in a second.

They work anywhere the interior is clean and modern, and many of the ranches in Turner have been updated that way inside. From the street the bands look like an even fabric, so they suit an older home too. If the inside kept its original wood trim, your Design Specialist may suggest Natural Woven Shades or Wood Blinds instead.

With the solid bands closed, yes, in the same way a light filtering shade is private: the room glows and shapes don't show. With the sheers lined up they're not, so the habit is to close them at dusk, and a motor with a schedule can do that for you on a front window.

Yes, noticeably darker, though it doesn't black out the room. Light dimming fabric takes the room down enough for a TV afternoon or a toddler's nap. For sleep, we put a blackout Roller Shade in the bedroom and use Banded Shades in the rooms where you spend the day.

Yes. The two story windows in a Piper great room are hard to reach by hand, and a rechargeable motor needs no wiring in a finished home. The shade then runs from a remote, the app, a wall switch or your voice, and a saved scene puts the bands in the exact same position every time.

Yes, some. A Banded Shade has light gaps at the sides, and in the sheer position there's a small gap at the sill. A window that's out of square makes the gaps easier to see, so your Design Specialist looks at each window on the visit and shows you where you'll see light before you order.