Honeycomb Shades In Kansas City
Honeycomb (Cellular) Shades in Kansas City, KS
Our Solar Shield Blinds Honeycomb Shades, also called cellular shades, help the rooms in Kansas City, KS that are cold in winter and hot in July. On Strawberry Hill the January wind finds every older window, and a Honeycomb Shade traps a pocket of air in front of the glass while its small headrail fits a tall, narrow opening.
Where It Fits In Kansas City
Where Honeycomb Shades Fit In Kansas City, KS
Between the older homes near downtown and the newer two stories out west, most KCK homes have one room that's cold in winter and hot in summer, and that's the room for a Honeycomb Shade.
- Tall windows on Strawberry HillOlder glass in a tall opening lets heat out all winter. A Honeycomb Shade in front of it makes the front room more comfortable without replacing the window.
- Ranch bedrooms in TurnerA north bedroom in a 1950s ranch can be the coldest room in the house. Room darkening cells insulate the window and darken the room in one shade.
- Two story foyers in PiperThe tall window over the front door in a newer subdivision faces the street. Top Down Bottom Up lets the light in over a privacy line, and a motor handles the height.
- Patio doors near Village WestA vertical honeycomb on a slider opens side to side and stacks to one side, and it matches the Honeycomb Shades in the rest of the room.
Worth Knowing
Cells, Casings And A Shade For Every Era
Homes in Kansas City, Kansas run from turn of the century houses with tall windows to 1950s ranches with a picture window to 2000s two stories with more glass than the other two put together. Honeycomb Shades work in all of them because the problem is the same: heat going out the window in winter and coming in through it in summer. Each cell traps a pocket of air against the glass, and a double cell adds even more insulation. In a tall older opening the small headrail looks right, and in a new foyer a motor takes Top Down Bottom Up to 120 inches wide.
Choose from over 100 fabrics in light filtering for a living room, room darkening for a bedroom, or sheer, and light filtering and room darkening can be combined in one shade. Top Down Bottom Up sets a privacy line at whatever height you want, so a first floor window on a busy street like State Avenue keeps the sidewalk out and the sky in. Cordless Lift and Lock runs Top Down Bottom Up to 84 inches. The outside face is white no matter the color inside, so a home with a different color in every room looks uniform from the curb.
Room darkening Honeycomb Shades get a room dark, and a little light still shows at the sides on an inside mount, so a day sleeper near KU Medical Center who needs total darkness is better served by side channels or a blackout Roller Shade. White room darkening fabrics read a touch gray, and your Design Specialist shows you that on the sample. The consultation is free, every opening is measured, and the itemized quote is written on the spot and holds for 180 days. Our lead time is 4 to 6 weeks, and free paper temporary shades go up on every window you order for until then.
What Comes As Standard
- Single or doubleCell, for how bad your glass is
- Top DownBottom Up, motorized up to 120 inches wide
- BlackoutCell fabric for a genuinely dark room
- CordlessStandard, nothing hanging anywhere
- 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 Kansas City
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Kansas 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 Honeycomb Shades in Kansas City
Your Design Specialist brings every one of these to the consultation so you can try them at your own window.
Cordless lift
The standard on homes with children or pets. Grab the rail and move it, with no cord anywhere on the shade.
Cord loop
Tensioned and wall-anchored, for very tall or very wide cells.
Powerwand
Motorized operation from a wand, useful on high windows.
Full automation
Schedules and scenes. Drop the whole west side at three o’clock.
More For Kansas City Homes
Every product we offer, available in Kansas City, KS
Reviews
What our clients are saying
Straight Answers
Honeycomb Shades questions from Kansas City homeowners
They slow the heat moving through the glass, and the window is where much of a room's heat escapes. In an older home on Strawberry Hill with original glass, the room feels warmer the first cold evening. The window can still leak air around the sash, so the shade helps the room rather than sealing the house.
Yes. Two story foyer windows are one of the main reasons homeowners near the Legends call about Honeycomb Shades. A motorized shade runs Top Down Bottom Up up to 120 inches wide, so the bottom stays closed against the street and the top opens for the light. Rechargeable motors need no wiring, and a wall switch by the door can run it.
Yes, it's made for that. Top Down Bottom Up lets you lower the top of the shade for daylight while the bottom stays closed at eye level. A 1950s ranch on a corner lot in Turner or an older home in Argentine gets the light and keeps its privacy from the sidewalk.
Yes. The outside face of every Honeycomb Shade is white whatever color you choose inside, so a navy shade in the study and a tan one in the kitchen look the same from the driveway. Everyone in the house can pick their own color, and the front of the home still looks uniform.
Yes. A vertical honeycomb opens side to side on a slider and stacks off to one side, so the door opens fully, and it insulates the largest piece of glass in a newer KCK two story. It's a great choice when you want the deck door to match the Honeycomb Shades in the rest of the room.
Yes. Cordless, PowerWand and Motorized Honeycomb Shades are all rated child safe. A Cordless Lift and Lock shade has no cord hanging down at all, which makes it a good choice for the upstairs bedrooms in a Piper two story. Your Design Specialist can suggest the best option for every room.
Nearby
Honeycomb Shades around Kansas City
We serve all of Kansas City, KS, including Strawberry Hill, Rosedale, Argentine, Armourdale, Turner, Piper and Village West. ZIP codes 66101, 66102, 66103, 66104, 66105, 66106, 66109, 66111, 66112.
Solar Shield Blinds, 6622 Royal St, Pleasant Valley, MO 64068 · (816) 479-0160
Our Own Crews
Employed, trained and insured by us
Your window treatments are installed by our own full time Install Techs. We train every installer ourselves, so the job is done right, and the same team is here if you ever need service.
Meet The Whole Team