Banded Shades In Mission
Banded (Zebra) Shades in Mission, KS
Banded Shades, also called zebra shades or dual shades, let a Mission homeowner go from an open view to privacy without lifting the shade at all. On the close streets of Westwood and the ranch blocks of Mission, the house next door is never far away, and our Solar Shield Blinds Banded Shades give you privacy and daylight from the same window.
Where It Fits In Mission
Where Banded Shades and zebra shades fit in Mission
Zebra shades suit updated rooms with plain trim and a window that has to do two jobs, letting in light and keeping the neighbors out.
- Opened up ranch kitchensOnce the wall between the kitchen and living room of a 1950s ranch comes out, one Banded Shade handles the light at the sink and the table.
- Side windows in WestwoodA side window that faces the neighbor's driveway can stay on sheer bands most of the day and close to solid bands when the lights come on.
- Home offices in a spare bedroomLight dimming fabric takes the glare off a monitor in the afternoon, and turning the bands back to sheer lets the room breathe again.
- Bedrooms, layered with blackoutA Banded Shade alone is a daytime shade. Pair it with a blackout shade behind it and a bedroom in a Mission ranch gets both looks.
Worth Knowing
How the bands work, and where they fall short
A Banded Shade is a single roll of fabric with solid and sheer horizontal bands in two layers. Lower it a few inches and the solids stack up to close off the glass, then raise it slightly and the sheers line up for a filtered view. It's built for rooms where you want to change the light all day without the shade moving out of the window, and on a close Westwood or Fairway lot that means privacy without sitting in the dark. Its clean, simple look fits a ranch that has been opened up and painted.
Light filtering fabric keeps the room bright with the bands closed, and light dimming takes it darker for a TV or a screen. We carry over 100 fabrics, and the privacy band comes in sizes from 3 to 5 inches, the smaller one for an average window and the larger for a big picture window. Rolled all the way up, the shade tucks into a 3 inch cassette. Cordless Lift, PowerWand and Motorized leave no chain hanging near the window.
With the bands closed the solids meet at a seam, so a little light gets through, and even light dimming fabric won't make a bedroom fully dark. For a bedroom we layer a blackout shade behind it and list both on the quote. Your Design Specialist brings samples to the house, measures each window, and writes the quote on the spot with the price held for 180 days. Interior shades take 4 to 6 weeks, and our Install Techs finish most Mission houses in a day.
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 Mission
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Mission 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 Mission
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 Mission homeowners
Yes, with the solid bands closed. With the lamps on, a faint outline can show through the seams, so a bedroom or bathroom facing the house next door gets a blackout shade or a lined drapery panel behind the Banded Shade.
Yes, and a wide window is where the larger privacy band looks best. On a big picture window in a Mission ranch we also talk about a motor, so the whole shade moves with a button instead of a long pull.
Light filtering, in most kitchens. It keeps the room bright even with the bands closed, and light dimming is better saved for a TV room or a home office. We bring both fabrics and hold them up at your window.
Yes, but plan on a blackout shade behind it. A Banded Shade won't make the room fully dark alone, and your Design Specialist prices the pair on the same itemized quote.
Yes. Cordless Lift, PowerWand and Motorized all have no reachable cord or chain, and your quote lists each option next to a Standard Chain Loop so you can choose room by room.
Yes. Our Carefree Guarantee covers them with a Lifetime Product warranty against defects in materials and workmanship, five years of free service on defects, and one unintentional damage event in those five years. The coverage moves to the next owner if you sell.
Nearby
Banded Shades around Mission
We serve all of Mission, KS, including Downtown Mission, Mission Hill Acres, Countryside, Mission Hills, Mission Woods, Fairway and Westwood. ZIP codes 66202, 66205, 66208.
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