Banded Shades In Platte City
Banded (Zebra) Shades in Platte City, MO
Banded Shades, also called zebra shades or dual shades, let a Platte City homeowner go from a filtered view to full privacy without raising the shade. The kitchens and great rooms in the newer homes around Copper Ridge and Running Horse get bright and then dark again as the day goes on, and our Solar Shield Blinds Banded Shades move right along with the light.
Where It Fits In Platte City
Where Banded Shades and zebra shades fit in Platte City
Zebra shades suit the clean, simple trim in Platte City's newer two stories and reverse 1.5 stories best, in rooms where people want the view at one hour and privacy the next.
- Kitchens over the deckThe kitchen window on a reverse 1.5 story looks out over the deck and the yard. Line up the sheers for a soft view at breakfast, and close the bands when the sun gets low.
- Great rooms in Running HorseWide family room windows on the newer streets south of town. A Banded Shade covers them with a clean 3 inch cassette and no slats to dust.
- Home officesLight dimming fabric takes the glare off a monitor while the sheer bands keep some daylight in the room.
- Bedrooms, with a second layerA Banded Shade is a daytime shade. For a bedroom we pair it with a blackout shade behind it so the sunrise stays outside.
Worth Knowing
How zebra shades work, and where they fall short
A Banded Shade is a single roll of fabric with alternating solid and sheer horizontal bands in two layers. Shift it a few inches and the solid bands line up to close the window, shift it back and the sheers line up for a filtered view, and any point between gives you something in the middle. That suits a room where the light changes by the hour, like a kitchen over the deck in Copper Ridge, and the clean look sits well with the simple trim in Platte City's newer houses.
There are two fabric types to pick from: light filtering, which keeps a room bright with the bands closed, and light dimming, which takes it darker. Over 100 fabrics are available, with a privacy band between 3 and 5 inches tall: the narrow band for a standard window and the wider band for big glass. Cordless Lift, PowerWand and Motorized all keep the chain off the wall, and on the tall glass in a Seven Bridges two story, a motor saves you reaching for the top.
With the bands closed, the solid bands meet at a seam and let a little light through, so even light dimming fabric won't make a bedroom fully dark. In a primary bedroom we add a blackout shade behind it and put both on the quote. Your Design Specialist brings the samples, measures each window, and writes the quote before leaving, held for 180 days. Interior shades take 4 to 6 weeks, and one install day covers most Platte City homes.
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 Platte City
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Platte City 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 Platte City
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 Platte City homeowners
Yes, with the solid bands closed. With the lamps on inside, a faint outline can show at the seams, so in a bedroom or bathroom we add a blackout shade or a lined drapery panel behind it.
Yes. The plain trim and wide windows in the newer houses around Running Horse and Copper Ridge suit the clean lines of a Banded Shade. On tall glass a rechargeable motor needs no wiring, and a saved scene returns the bands to the same spot each time.
Yes, as long as you know it won't make the room fully dark on its own. We put a blackout shade behind it for sleeping, and both pieces are priced on the itemized quote.
Neither is better, they do different jobs. Light filtering keeps a kitchen or front room bright with the bands closed, and light dimming darkens a TV room or office. Your Design Specialist brings both kinds to the house so you can compare them in the actual room.
Yes. Cordless Lift, PowerWand and Motorized have no accessible cord or chain, and your quote shows each one priced next to a Standard Chain Loop.
Yes. The Carefree Guarantee gives them a Lifetime Product warranty against defects in materials and workmanship, five years of free service, and one unintentional damage event covered in those years, and the coverage transfers if you sell.
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Banded Shades around Platte City
We serve all of Platte City, MO, including Downtown Platte City, Hills of Oakmont, Lakes at Oakmont, Copper Ridge, Running Horse and Seven Bridges. ZIP code 64079.
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