Banded Shades In Leawood
Banded (Zebra) Shades in Leawood, KS
Our Solar Shield Blinds Banded Shades, also called zebra shades, move from filtered light to privacy to a clear view without raising the shade. In Leawood they're a favorite for the remodeled mid century ranches near Mission Road with new black window frames, and for kitchens on the golf course lots that want the view and privacy from the same shade.
Where It Fits In Leawood
Where Banded Shades fit in Leawood
The clean remodels in old Leawood and the newer transitional homes south of 135th both want a shade that is part of the design, and Banded Shades read as a deliberate choice.
- Remodeled mid century ranchesThe ranches near State Line that have been opened up inside now have black window frames and long horizontal glass. A banded shade lines up with that geometry and looks designed, not added.
- Transitional homes toward 151stThe newer homes along Mission and Nall south of 143rd mix traditional trim with modern furniture. A banded shade in a warm neutral bridges the two without a heavy treatment.
- Kitchens facing the golf courseA kitchen on a Hallbrook or Ironhorse lot needs the view at breakfast and privacy from the cart path at noon. Slide the bands and the same shade does both.
- Studies and home officesThe paneled study in a home near 135th and Mission gets glare on the screen in the afternoon. A light dimming banded shade cuts it and opens back to the yard at five.
Worth Knowing
Three positions from one shade, and where it needs a partner
A Banded Shade, also called a zebra or dual shade, is one loop of fabric with alternating solid and sheer horizontal bands. Move it a few inches and the solids stack over the sheers for privacy, or offset for a filtered view, and the shade never has to go up. In a Leawood living room where the design matters as much as the light, that gives you a striped shadow across the floor at noon and a soft glow at four, and the shade itself becomes part of the design. Fully raised, it rolls into a small headrail and the window is glass again.
The remodeled ranches in old Leawood have long horizontal windows and black frames, and a banded shade follows that line better than any other treatment. The newer homes toward 143rd and 151st have taller formal windows, and a banded shade there in a warm neutral or a soft charcoal sits between the traditional trim and modern furniture. You can choose light filtering or light dimming fabric. Our Design Specialist brings the samples to your house so you can lay each one against the frame and the wall color at the hour the room is used, which is the best way to judge a fabric that changes this much with the light.
Banded Shades filter light even in the closed position, so a primary bedroom needs a blackout behind them or a different product outright, and we'll say so at the consultation rather than after. The visit is free, every opening is measured on site, and the itemized quote is written on the spot and held 180 days. From order to install, Banded Shades average 4 to 6 weeks. Our own full time Install Techs handle most Leawood homes in less than a day, take the old blinds away, and operate every shade with you before they leave.
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 Leawood
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Leawood 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 Leawood
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 Leawood homeowners
Yes, they're a great match. The black frames and long horizontal glass on a remodeled ranch near Mission Road and State Line want a shade with the same clean geometry, and the bands on a banded shade line up with it. Raised, the shade rolls into a 3 inch cassette and the window reads as glass, which is the look those remodels are built around.
Yes, by sliding the bands rather than raising the shade. On a Hallbrook or Ironhorse lot, offset the bands in the morning for a filtered view of the fairway and stack the solids at noon when the carts come by. A light dimming fabric gives more privacy than light filtering. Our Design Specialist will show you both in your kitchen.
With the solids stacked, a light dimming fabric is private from the sidewalk on a front room near 135th and Mission at night. Light filtering fabric lets shapes show once the lamps are on. If the room is a bedroom, we pair the banded shade with a blackout behind it. We'll show you the difference in your own front room after dark if that's when it matters.
Only with a blackout behind them. Banded Shades filter light even fully closed, so an east facing primary bedroom in Leawood Estates is bright by six in the morning with the banded shade alone. We pair it with a blackout roller or steer you to a room darkening honeycomb, and tell you which before you order.
Yes. Our motorized version is sold as Solar Shield Blinds Smart Banded Shades, with a remote, the app on your phone or tablet, wall switches, and voice control. A scene saves a specific band position, which is hard to hit the same way twice by hand, and a rechargeable motor needs no wiring, so a wall of tall family room windows runs from one button.
Yes, and it's good to know before you order. Light gaps are part of any banded shade, and on a bright day they create a soft halo around the shade, with a gap at the sill in the sheer position. A window that's out of square, which is common in the older homes in Old Leawood, makes the gaps more noticeable, so your Design Specialist looks at each window on the visit and shows you where you'll see light.
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Banded Shades around Leawood
We serve all of Leawood, KS, including Old Leawood, Leawood Estates, Leawood South, Hallbrook, Mission Farms and Ironhorse. ZIP codes 66206, 66207, 66209, 66211, 66224.
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