Honeycomb Shades In Leawood
Honeycomb (Cellular) Shades in Leawood, KS
Our Solar Shield Blinds Honeycomb Shades, also called cellular shades, give a Leawood dining room privacy at the table and daylight above it with Top Down Bottom Up. The air pocket between two layers of fabric also insulates the big original picture windows in the ranches of Old Leawood, holding the cold out in January and the heat out in July.
Where It Fits In Leawood
Where Honeycomb Shades fit in Leawood
Between the mid century glass in old Leawood and the arched transoms in the newer homes toward 151st, the honeycomb answers two very different problems in the same city.
- Street facing formal roomsThe dining and living rooms on the front of the homes along Mission and Nall sit close to the sidewalk. Top Down Bottom Up covers the table and leaves the top open.
- Mid century ranches near State LineThe 1950s and 1960s ranches in Old Leawood have big single pane picture windows that lose heat all winter. The air pocket in a cellular shade is what creates the insulation those windows need.
- Arches and specialty shapesThe arched transom over a two story entry in Leawood Estates or south of 135th gets a honeycomb cut to the curve, and it stops the afternoon heat that pours down the stairwell.
- Primary bedrooms with formal windowsRoom darkening and light filtering combine in one shade, so a primary bedroom with a tall front window is dark at night and softly lit in the morning without two treatments.
Worth Knowing
Top Down Bottom Up, specialty shapes, and the color question
Top Down Bottom Up makes a honeycomb a great choice for the formal rooms in Leawood. A dining room window on the front of a house near 143rd and Mission is tall and faces the street, and lowering the top half brings in the sky while the bottom half keeps the table private. Cordless Lift and Lock Top Down Bottom Up goes to 84 inches wide, and a motorized Top Down Bottom Up reaches 120 inches for the wider formal openings in the newer homes. The headrail is the smallest of any window covering, so the shade tucks into the casing and the trim stays the feature.
Arches, angles and skylights are all cut to shape, and the arched transom over the front door in the two story homes south of 135th is one we measure all the time. A skylight gets a solar recharge motor so nobody climbs a ladder. Vertical honeycomb on the patio door to the terrace stacks to about six inches so the door opens fully. Fabrics come light filtering or room darkening, and the two combine in one shade. The exterior side is white regardless of the interior color, so the front of a house in Hallbrook looks consistent from the street however each room is dressed inside.
Room darkening honeycomb still has small light gaps at the sides, and a white room darkening fabric reads a little gray in the room, which matters to a homeowner who chose the wall color carefully. Our Design Specialist brings the samples to your house and holds them against the wall in your light. The consultation is free, every opening is measured on site, and the itemized quote is written on the spot and held 180 days. Honeycomb Shades average 4 to 6 weeks from order to install, and our full time Install Techs finish most Leawood homes in less than a day.
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 Leawood
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Leawood 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 Leawood
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.
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Honeycomb Shades questions from Leawood homeowners
Yes, and it's one of the best uses for a honeycomb in a Leawood dining room. On a tall window facing Mission Road, you lower the top for daylight and keep the bottom closed so the table is private from the sidewalk. Cordless Lift and Lock handles windows to 84 inches wide, and a motor takes it to 120 inches for the wider formal openings.
Yes. The air pocket between the two layers of fabric is what creates the insulation, and the mid century ranches near State Line with their big original picture windows are where you feel the difference most on a January morning. It won't replace the glass, but the room will be far more comfortable to sit in.
Arches, angles and other specialty shapes are cut to fit, and the arched transom over a two story entry in the homes south of 135th is exactly that kind of shape. It keeps the curve visible from the street and stops the afternoon heat from pouring down the stairwell. Every specialty shape is measured on site before the order goes in.
The exterior side of every honeycomb is white regardless of the interior color, so a charcoal or navy shade inside still reads as clean white from the street and matches the other windows on the front. For a Leawood home where the exterior look matters, that consistency is an advantage. Inside, the interior color is yours to choose.
Dark, not black. Room darkening honeycomb still leaves small light gaps at the sides, and a white room darkening fabric reads slightly gray in the room. If a truly dark primary bedroom is the goal, we'll show you a blackout Roller Shade with side channels beside the honeycomb sample and let you decide in your own room.
Yes. Cordless, PowerWand and Motorized honeycomb shades are all child safe, with no accessible cord anywhere on the shade. On a tall formal window where a cordless rail is out of reach, a motor is the better choice, and a rechargeable motor needs no wiring in an existing Leawood home. Every shade carries our Carefree Guarantee with a transferable lifetime product warranty.
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Honeycomb Shades around Leawood
We serve all of Leawood, KS, including Old Leawood, Leawood Estates, Leawood South, Hallbrook, Mission Farms and Ironhorse. ZIP codes 66206, 66207, 66209, 66211, 66224.
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