Window Treatments In Independence
Custom Blinds, Shades, Shutters & Drapery in Independence, MO
Solar Shield Blinds brings custom blinds, shades, shutters and drapery to homes across Independence. A Queen Anne a few blocks from the Square, a brick ranch east of Noland Road and a two story past the Little Blue River all have different windows, so we bring the samples to your house and measure every one on a free in-home consultation.
Where We Work In Independence
Where we work in Independence
The Truman Neighborhood and the blocks around Independence Square, Englewood and Fairmount on the west side, Golden Acres and the postwar ranches through the middle of town, and the newer subdivisions out east like Rockwell Estates are all in our service area, and the visit is free in each of them.
- Around the Square and North DelawareQueen Annes, Folk Victorians and Kansas City Shirtwaists with tall double hung windows, older glass and painted trim worth keeping. A treatment here has to sit inside a deep casing and hold back a winter draft.
- Englewood and FairmountBungalows, Foursquares and Tudors from the 1910s through the 1930s, with grouped windows across the front and a porch that shades half the house. Privacy from the sidewalk and warm materials come up first.
- Golden Acres and the postwar ranchesBrick and stone Tudors in Golden Acres, and east of Noland Road the ranches built after the war, each with a wide living room window. One window that size wants one product built to it, not a row of stock blinds.
- Rockwell Estates and the east sideNewer two stories with tall great room glass, a sliding door to the deck and builder blinds that are showing their age. Motors, shutters and outdoor shade are the requests we hear most out there.
Shop By Product
Every product we offer, available in Independence, MO
Each one measured in your home, quoted on the spot, and installed by our own team.
Roller Shades
Screen fabric that cuts the late day glare in a west great room out east
Roller Shades In IndependenceHoneycomb Shades
Cellular shades that hold the draft back from old sash near the Square
Honeycomb Shades In Independence
Banded Shades
Sheer or private with one pull, for a bungalow front room in Englewood
Banded Shades In Independence
Natural Woven Shades
Woven wood that suits the Craftsman trim in an Englewood bungalow
Natural Woven Shades In Independence
Wood & Faux Wood Blinds
Replace the tired builder blinds in an east side two story
Wood & Faux Wood Blinds In Independence
Plantation Shutters
Painted shutters that look original in a Victorian near the Square
Plantation Shutters In Independence
Drapery & Soft Treatments
Full length panels for the tall front windows of an older home
Drapery & Soft Treatments In Independence
Automation
Motorized shades for the great room glass you can't reach in Rockwell Estates
Automation In Independence
Exterior Patio Shades
Closes in a covered deck on the east side against sun and bugs
Exterior Patio Shades In Independence
Retractable Awnings
Shade over the bare concrete patio behind a postwar ranch
Retractable Awnings In Independence
Sliding Screens
A screen that tucks into its housing on a front door near the Square
Sliding Screens In Independence
Fixed Screens
Screens for the gable end of a covered deck past Little Blue Parkway
Fixed Screens In IndependenceWhy Independence Calls Us
Old glass near the Square and new glass out east, measured in one visit
Independence is big enough that the house sets the agenda. Near the Square and up North Delaware, a homeowner wants the Victorian trim left in view and the cold kept off the old sash. In Englewood and Fairmount the front windows of a bungalow sit a few steps from the sidewalk, and in a Golden Acres Tudor the openings in the brick come in sizes no store stocks. Out east past Little Blue Parkway, the newer two stories bring tall west glass, a slider to the deck and a patio that bakes in July. Solar Shield Blinds has a product for each of those, and the twelve pages below take them one at a time.
A Design Specialist drives out with samples of every product, whether your house is a Shirtwaist in the Truman Neighborhood, a ranch south of 23rd Street or a new build in Rockwell Estates. We measure every opening ourselves, out of square frames and patio sliders included, and you get an itemized quote before we leave, written window by window, held for 180 days and delivered with no pressure. Shades and blinds for inside the house arrive 4 to 6 weeks after you order, while shutters and exterior patio shades need 8 to 10. On install day the work is done by our own full time Install Techs, never subcontractors, and they finish most Independence homes in a day.
Everything we put in is covered by the Carefree Guarantee. Free paper temporary shades go up as soon as you order, and after install you have 30 days to trade a product for one of equal or lesser value. Defects are fixed free for five years, one accident in that time is covered under Life Happens, and the lifetime product warranty passes to the buyer if you sell. On a hot patio, remember that a shade inside the glass handles glare in the room and does nothing for the heat outside, which is a job for an Exterior Patio Shade under a roof or a Retractable Awning over open concrete. We also serve nearby Blue Springs, Lee's Summit and Kansas City.
The Short Version
- Over 1,800 reviewsFive star reviews from across the web.
- Kansas City Favorites Gold2025 for Window Treatments, 2026 for Window Treatments and Outdoor Living, voted through the Kansas City Star.
- Family owned since 2006Tim and Denise Sanders, not a franchise, with every Install Tech on the payroll.
- As seen on TVFeatured on Magnolia Network’s Bargain Mansions with host Tamara Day.
- The Carefree Guarantee180-Day Price, Best Price, You’ll Love It, Five Year Service, Life Happens, Lifetime Product, Transferable, Free Temporary Shades.
Our Process
Planned, measured, and installed by our team in Independence
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Independence 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 teamYour window treatments are 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.
Installed Work
This is what our finished installs look like
Straight Answers
Questions from Independence homeowners
We come to you. A Solar Shield Blinds Design Specialist brings samples of every product to your house, so the bay in a Victorian, the picture window in a ranch and the slider to the deck all get measured on the same visit. Our new showroom opening in Fall 2026 in Shoal Creek Valley is up in the Northland, so for Independence the free in-home consultation is the simplest place to start.
Yes. In the Truman Neighborhood and the older blocks around the Square, we measure each window at more than one point, since a frame that old is rarely square, and we choose a product with a headrail small enough to sit inside the casing. Honeycomb Shades, Roller Shades and Plantation Shutters all mount inside deep trim, and your Design Specialist shows you how each one looks from the street before you order.
That comes down to whether the trouble is glare or heat. Glare on the TV through tall glass in an east side two story calls for a Roller Shade in a screen fabric, which keeps the yard in view, with a motor on the windows you can't reach. Heat building on a covered deck outside that glass calls for an Exterior Patio Shade, which stops the sun before it gets to the house. Both get looked at on the same free visit, inside and out.
Yes. Blinds and shutters read as one clean line from the curb, and Honeycomb Shades show white to the street whatever color you pick for the room. On a Victorian or a Tudor where the front of the house matters, your Design Specialist brings the street side of each sample so you can plan the whole front at once.
Yes. Every window gets its own line on the quote, so you can do the front rooms of a Golden Acres Tudor this year and the bedrooms next. The price on your quote holds for 180 days, which gives you time to decide what comes first.
Yes. The Carefree Guarantee covers every product we install, with a lifetime product warranty that moves to the next owner, five years of free service on defects, one Life Happens repair for an accident, and 30 days after install to swap a product you don't love. When something needs attention, one call to our office sets up the visit.
Nearby
Also serving the towns around Independence
We serve all of Independence, MO, including Independence Square, Truman Neighborhood, Englewood, Fairmount, Golden Acres and Rockwell Estates. ZIP codes 64050, 64052, 64053, 64054, 64055, 64056, 64057, 64058.
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.
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