Banded Shades In Shawnee
Banded (Zebra) Shades in Shawnee, KS
Banded Shades, also called zebra shades or dual shades, move from a view to filtered light to privacy in a few inches of travel. The newer houses west of K-7 have big, plain openings that suit a clean modern look, and our Solar Shield Blinds Banded Shades give those rooms control over the light without raising the shade.
Where It Fits In Shawnee
Where Banded Shades and zebra shades fit in Shawnee
Zebra shades look most at home in the newer Shawnee houses with simple trim, and they work just as well in an older house that's been updated inside.
- Great rooms in Clear CreekA west facing great room in one of the newer Clear Creek homes changes light all afternoon. Line up the sheers at noon and close the solid bands at five.
- Home officesAn office in a spare bedroom gets glare on the monitor at one hour and needs privacy for a call at another. The bands handle both from one shade.
- Updated ranches near downtownAn east side ranch that has been opened up inside, with painted trim and new floors, takes a Banded Shade well. Raised, it rolls into a 3 inch cassette at the top.
- Bedrooms, with a blackout layerBanded Shades are a daytime product. In a bedroom we put a blackout shade behind one so the room goes dark at night.
Worth Knowing
How the bands line up, and where a zebra shade needs help
A Banded Shade is one roll of fabric with solid and sheer horizontal bands in two layers. Lower it a few inches and the solid bands stack over the sheers to close the window off. Raise it back and the sheers line up for a filtered view of the yard, with every setting in between available too. That suits the big, plain openings in the newer homes west of K-7, where the trim is simple and the sun swings across the back of the house all afternoon.
Light filtering fabric keeps a room bright with the bands closed, and light dimming takes it darker, which suits a TV room or an office. There are over 100 fabrics, and the privacy band comes from 3 to 5 inches, smaller for a standard window and larger for a wide one. Cordless Lift, PowerWand and Motorized all keep the chain off the window, and on two story glass in a Woodsonia family room a motor is the practical choice.
Closed, the solid bands meet at a seam, so some light comes through, and light dimming fabric alone won't black out a bedroom. That's where we add a blackout shade behind it and list both on the quote. Your Design Specialist brings the samples to your Shawnee home, measures every window, and writes a price that holds for 180 days. Banded Shades take 4 to 6 weeks, and our own Install Techs put them up.
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 Shawnee
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Shawnee 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 Shawnee
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 Shawnee homeowners
Yes, with the solid bands closed. The sheers only show the room when they're lined up open, so close the bands at dusk. A silhouette can still show at the seams with lamps on, so for a bedroom or bath we add a blackout shade or a lined panel.
Yes. The plain openings and simple trim in Clear Creek and Canyon Lakes are where a Banded Shade looks best, and the 3 inch cassette keeps the top tidy when it's raised. On tall glass we suggest a rechargeable motor, which needs no wiring.
Yes, as long as you pair it with a blackout shade behind it. On its own it won't make the room fully dark, and your Design Specialist prices both on the itemized quote.
Yes. Light filtering keeps a kitchen or front room bright with the bands closed, and light dimming takes a TV room or office darker. We bring both and hold them up in your window.
Yes. Cordless Lift, PowerWand and Motorized are all child safe, with no reachable cord or chain. The quote shows each option next to a Standard Chain Loop so you can choose room by room.
Yes. You get a lifetime product warranty against defects in materials and workmanship, five years of free service on defects, and one accident covered by Life Happens. The coverage transfers if you sell.
Nearby
Banded Shades around Shawnee
We serve all of Shawnee, KS, including Downtown Shawnee, Tanglewood Estates, Woodsonia, Lakepointe, Clear Creek and Canyon Lakes. ZIP codes 66203, 66216, 66217, 66218, 66226.
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