Honeycomb Shades In Overland Park
Honeycomb (Cellular) Shades in Overland Park, KS
Honeycomb Shades, also called cellular shades, are our go to solution for the drafty windows and cold north walls in Overland Park homes. The air pocket between two layers of fabric holds the cold out in January and the heat out in July, in a 1970s split off Metcalf or a newer two story in Blue Valley.
Where It Fits In Overland Park
Where Honeycomb Shades fit in Overland Park
From the older splits north of I-435 to the newer builds in Blue Valley, the rooms that ask for honeycomb cellular shades are the ones that feel the weather and the ones where you sleep.
- Splits and ranches by downtownThe 1960s and 1970s houses between downtown Overland Park and I-435 have older glass. A honeycomb is our go to shade for insulating a window, and you feel the difference on the north side.
- Primary bedrooms near 119thThe 1990s two stories around 119th have primary bedrooms with a big front window over the porch roof. Top Down Bottom Up keeps the bottom closed while the top stays open to the sky.
- Shallow casings and specialty shapesThe smallest headrail of any window covering fits the tight casings on the older houses. Arches over the entry and the angled windows in a two story foyer get a honeycomb cut to shape.
- Patio doors to a covered deckVertical honeycomb on the slider to a covered deck in the newer subdivisions toward 159th stacks to about six inches, so the door opens fully and the glass is insulated when it's closed.
Worth Knowing
Insulation, Top Down Bottom Up, and the room darkening question
Every honeycomb is two layers of fabric with an air pocket in between, and that pocket is what creates the insulation. In an Overland Park split level with a north facing family room, that air pocket is the difference between sitting by the window in January and moving the chair. The exterior side is white no matter what color you pick for the room, so the house looks consistent from the street and from the neighbor's driveway across the cul de sac. The headrail is the smallest in the category, which matters in the shallow casings on the older houses north of I-435.
Top Down Bottom Up is the reason most bedrooms in the two stories around 135th end up with a honeycomb. You lower the top few inches for daylight and keep the bottom closed so nobody on the sidewalk sees in. Cordless Lift and Lock Top Down Bottom Up goes up to 84 inches wide, and a motorized version goes to 120 inches for the wider openings in the newer builds. Fabrics come light filtering or room darkening, and the two can combine in one shade so a nursery gets soft light in the morning and dark at nap time. Skylights get a solar recharge motor so nobody climbs a ladder.
Room darkening honeycomb still has small light gaps at the sides, and a white room darkening fabric reads a little gray in the room, so if a truly black bedroom is the goal we'll say so and talk about side channels on a roller. Our Design Specialist brings the samples to your house, measures every opening, and writes an itemized quote on the spot that holds for 180 days, with no high pressure. Honeycomb Shades average 4 to 6 weeks from order to install. Our full time Install Techs put in most homes in less than a day, then walk every room and operate every shade with you.
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 Overland Park
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Overland Park 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 Overland Park
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 Overland Park homeowners
Yes. The air pocket between the two fabric layers is what creates the insulation, and the 1960s and 1970s splits and ranches north of I-435 are exactly where the difference is easiest to feel. It won't replace new windows, but the room will feel much more comfortable.
Both are available. Cordless Lift and Lock Top Down Bottom Up handles windows up to 84 inches wide, which covers most bedroom windows in the 119th and 135th neighborhoods. Wider openings, up to 120 inches, get a motorized Top Down Bottom Up on a rechargeable motor with no wiring. Our Design Specialist measures and tells you which one your window needs.
Arches, angles and other specialty shapes are all cut to fit, and the shallow casings on those foyer windows suit the small honeycomb headrail. Those windows in the two stories south of I-435 are also the ones that pour heat into the stairwell every afternoon, so an arch honeycomb does more than finish the look. Every shape is measured on site.
It makes it dark, not black. Room darkening honeycomb still has small light gaps at the sides, and a white room darkening fabric reads a little gray in the room. For a shift worker who needs a truly dark primary bedroom, we'll show you a blackout roller with side channels instead and let you decide with the samples in your hand.
No. The exterior side of every honeycomb is white regardless of the interior color, so the house looks uniform from the sidewalk and the neighbors see the same clean white in every window. Inside you can go warm, cool or dark. In the newer Blue Valley subdivisions with a lot of front facing glass, that consistency is a real advantage.
No. A vacuum with a brush attachment once or twice a year handles it, and you never want to soak them. Our use and maintenance guide covers the details, and your Design Specialist can walk you through it at the consultation. Every honeycomb we install in Overland Park is covered by our Carefree Guarantee, and the lifetime product warranty transfers to the next owner if you sell.
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We serve all of Overland Park, KS, including Downtown Overland Park, Nottingham by the Green, Deer Creek, Stanley and Blue Valley. ZIP codes 66204, 66207, 66210, 66212, 66213, 66214, 66221, 66223, 66224.
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