Drapery & Soft Treatments In KC Northland
Drapery & Soft Treatments in KC Northland, MO
Solar Shield Blinds makes custom drapery, drapes and curtains, plus Roman shades, cornices and cushions, for homes across the KC Northland. A two story great room in Shoal Creek with nothing on the windows can echo like a gym, and our drapery puts fabric on that wall of glass, cut to the full height, so the room feels finished.
Where It Fits In KC Northland
Where Drapery & Soft Treatments Fit In The KC Northland
Tall great rooms, formal dining rooms waiting to be finished, and plain builder rooms that need color are all ready for fabric at the windows.
- Great rooms two stories tallFloor length drapery on a rod set near the second floor line makes the tallest room in the house feel finished, and it layers over a Roller Shade that handles the daily light.
- Dining rooms off the foyerThe formal dining room in a 1990s two story is the room that stays empty. Lined drapery and a cornice make it a room you want to use for the holidays.
- Primary bedrooms that face westLined or interlined drapery over a blackout Roller Shade keeps the primary bedroom in a two story off Barry Road cooler and darker at dusk in July.
- Window seats and eating nooksA bay in the kitchen eating area can take a Roman Shade on each window and a bench seat cushion from the same fabric, so the whole nook pulls together.
Worth Knowing
Lining, Layers And Custom Length
The Northland's newer homes came with tall rooms, white trim and gray walls, and very little that's soft. A two story great room in Shoal Creek or Staley Farms echoes until something absorbs the sound, and drapery on the big windows helps a great deal. The formal dining room in a 1990s two story off Barry Road sits empty until it's dressed, and the kitchen eating nook with a bay is ready for Roman Shades and a cushion. Store bought panels stop short on a two story wall, and a custom panel is cut to the exact height.
The lining changes what the drapery does. Unlined fabric lets light through and fades with time. A lined panel hangs better, blocks more light and lasts longer, and interlined drapery is heavier again and does real light blocking work. Then the style: pleated panels on a rod or a track, Roman Shades that fold flat, cornices, and pillows and bench seat cushions from the same fabric. There are thousands of custom fabrics, everything is sewn in our own workroom, and your Design Specialist brings the fabric books to you.
Drapery on its own is open or closed, so in most rooms we install it as a layer over a Roller Shade or a Honeycomb Shade, with the shade handling the light through the day and the fabric framing the window. For fullness, plan on panels two to two and a half times the width of the opening. Your Design Specialist holds the fabrics against your walls and trim, measures every opening, and gives you an itemized quote on the spot that holds for 180 days, and our lead time is 4 to 6 weeks from order to installation.
What Comes As Standard
- PanelsCornices, valances and romans
- ThousandsCustom fabrics to choose from
- LinedOr interlined for real light blocking
- CushionsWindow seats and banquettes too
- 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 KC Northland
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your KC Northland 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.
Tops And Pleats
How the top of the treatment finishes in KC Northland homes
Cornices, valances and pleat styles decide how the whole window reads. Your Design Specialist brings the fabric books and the style samples to the consultation.
Cornice styles
Hard-topped treatments that hide a headrail and add height.
Shaped cornices
Scalloped, arched and tailored profiles.
Valance profiles
Softer gathered and pleated tops.
Pleat styles
Pinch, goblet, ripple fold and flat panel headers.
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Straight Answers
Drapery & Soft Treatments questions from KC Northland homeowners
Yes, and every panel is cut to your measurements. A two story wall of windows in Shoal Creek or Staley Farms runs past any store bought length, and your Design Specialist measures from the rod height you choose to the floor so the panels are made to that exact length. A motorized traverse rod handles a rod that high.
Yes, and it's worth asking about interlining. The west wall of a Tiffany Springs great room takes full sun from midafternoon until dusk in summer, and an unlined panel fades and lets the heat through. A lined panel protects the fabric and blocks the light, and interlining adds weight and even more light blocking.
Yes, and it's the combination we recommend. The Roller Shade at the glass handles the glare and privacy through the day, and the drapery on a rod or track in front of it softens the room and closes it off at night. On a two story great room, a motorized traverse rod means nobody needs a ladder to close it.
Both, and more. Roman Shades in a lined fabric are a great answer for a kitchen bay or a bathroom window, where they mount inside the frame and fold flat when raised, and our Roman Shades are cordless. A cornice finishes a window that already has a shade. Pillows and bench seat cushions come from the same fabric library, so the eating nook matches.
Yes, when you choose the fabric for it. Your Design Specialist will point you to a tighter weave that doesn't catch fur, a cordless Roman Shade raises the fabric out of reach in the eating nook, and drapery can hang just clear of the floor so a dog coming in from the yard doesn't drag the hem.
Yes. Every panel, Roman Shade, cornice and cushion is cut and sewn in our own workroom, then hung, steamed and dressed in your home by our own Install Techs. Nothing is stock or ready made, which is why the panels hang straight from the first day and why we can build to a fabric you bring us.
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Drapery & Soft Treatments around KC Northland
We serve all of KC Northland, MO, including Briarcliff, Shoal Creek, Staley Farms, Tiffany Springs, Line Creek, Gashland and Claymont. ZIP codes 64116, 64117, 64118, 64119, 64151, 64152, 64153, 64154, 64155, 64156, 64157, 64158, 64163, 64164, 64165, 64166, 64167.
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