Honeycomb Shades In Lee's Summit
Honeycomb (Cellular) Shades in Lee's Summit, MO
Honeycomb Shades, also called cellular shades, are our go to solution for drafty windows in Lee's Summit. The older homes around downtown have windows with character and a January draft to go with them, and the air pocket in a honeycomb shade holds the cold out while our own team measures and installs every one.
Where It Fits In Lee's Summit
Where Honeycomb Shades and cellular shades fit in Lee's Summit
From the older streets downtown to the bedrooms of a Ward Road two story, cellular shades solve the two problems we hear about most in Lee's Summit: cold glass and a neighbor who can see in.
- Older windows near downtownThe original windows near downtown Lee's Summit have shallow casings and let the cold through. A Honeycomb Shade has the smallest headrail of any window covering we carry, so it fits inside that trim and insulates the glass.
- Bedrooms on close lotsThe 1990s two stories along Blue Parkway sit close enough that the neighbor's upstairs looks into yours. Top Down Bottom Up sets a privacy line at chest height and leaves the sky and the treetops open.
- North rooms in JanuaryA north facing office or nursery feels colder than the thermostat says. Double cell honeycomb is the one we recommend for those rooms, because the extra air pocket insulates better.
- Patio doors off the deckA vertical honeycomb on the door to the deck opens side to side and stacks down to about six inches, so the door works like a door in summer and the glass holds more heat in winter.
Worth Knowing
Insulation and privacy for two kinds of Lee's Summit homes
Lee's Summit has two housing eras side by side. Downtown has older homes with tall narrow windows and shallow casings, and out along Ward Road and Blue Parkway the two stories have builder windows in every bedroom and a great room that faces the weather. Honeycomb Shades work in both. Downtown, the small headrail sits inside trim that a bigger blind would crowd, and the cell traps a layer of air against older glass. In the two stories, Top Down Bottom Up in the bedrooms covers the half the neighbor can see and leaves the rest open to the light.
You'll choose from over 100 fabrics in light filtering, room darkening and sheer, and light filtering and room darkening can be combined in one shade so the bedroom is soft in the morning and dark at bedtime. Cordless Lift and Lock Top Down Bottom Up goes up to 84 inches wide, and motorized Top Down Bottom Up goes up to 120 inches for the wide great room windows. Arches over the front door get a fitted shade, skylights get a motor with a solar panel, and patio doors get the vertical version. Whatever color faces the room, the street side of the shade is white.
Room darkening honeycomb still leaves small slivers of light at the sides, and a privacy light block along the edges closes most of that gap. White room darkening fabrics also read a little gray because of the liner, which your Design Specialist will show you on the sample. The consultation is free, we measure every window, and you get an exact quote before we leave that holds for 180 days. Most interior orders take 4 to 6 weeks, and our full time Install Techs finish most 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 Lee's Summit
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Lee's Summit 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 Lee's Summit
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 Lee's Summit Homes
Every product we offer, available in Lee's Summit, MO
Reviews
What our clients are saying
Straight Answers
Honeycomb Shades questions from Lee's Summit homeowners
Yes, that's the job they do best. The two fabric layers trap a pocket of air against the glass, and it's designed to hold the cold out in January and the heat out in July. On the tall narrow windows near downtown, the small headrail fits inside the casing and the shade covers the glass edge to edge.
Yes, with Top Down Bottom Up. You lower the top rail and leave the sky and the treetops open above a privacy line you set, while the bottom stays covered. In the two stories along Ward Road where the houses sit close, that's the setting most bedrooms end up using. Motorized versions go up to 120 inches wide.
Yes. Arches, angles and hexagons all get a fitted honeycomb, and the newer homes in New Longview and Winterset have plenty of transoms over the door. We measure the shape on site and match the fabric to the shades below so the entry reads as one set.
Yes. Cordless Lift and Lock has no accessible cord anywhere on the shade, and you raise or lower it by the rail. PowerWand and motorized honeycomb shades are also child safe, and those are the three we recommend for nurseries and kids' rooms.
They reduce the heat moving through the window, which is where a room loses a large share of its comfort. You'll notice it most on single pane or older double pane windows, like the ones in many older homes near downtown. On newer glass the difference is real but smaller, and your Design Specialist will tell you which rooms will benefit most.
Yes. The fabric carries a lifetime warranty through our Carefree Guarantee, and that warranty transfers to the next owner if you sell. Defects are fixed at no charge under our Five Year Service Guarantee, and one accident in those five years is covered by Life Happens.
Nearby
Honeycomb Shades around Lee's Summit
We serve all of Lee's Summit, MO, including Downtown Lee's Summit, Lakewood, Raintree, New Longview, Winterset and Stoney Creek. ZIP codes 64063, 64064, 64081, 64082, 64086.
Solar Shield Blinds, 6622 Royal St, Pleasant Valley, MO 64068 · (816) 479-0160
On The Road
The Road To Elevated Comfort
Our suvs are stocked with all of our samples, and designers who are excited to bring your vision to life. And our vans are loaded with products, parts, and the install team to get your job done. Our team is out on the roads of Kansas City every day bringing elevated comfort to more people, in more places.
Meet The Whole Team