Natural Woven Shades In Kansas City
Natural Woven (Woven Wood) Shades in Kansas City, MO
Our Solar Shield Blinds Natural Woven Shades, also called woven wood or bamboo shades, bring warmth and texture to the older homes of Kansas City, MO. In the Tudors of Armour Hills and the bungalows of Waldo, with their plaster walls and dark stained trim, a woven shade suits the room the way a flat shade never quite does.
Where It Fits In Kansas City
Where Natural Woven Shades Fit In Kansas City, MO
The older neighborhoods south of the Plaza are full of rooms with heavy trim and warm wood, and woven wood, reed and grass shades belong there.
- Armour Hills and Brookside TudorsStained oak, leaded glass and a fireplace wall call for a window covering with some weight to it. A reed or grass weave picks up the color of the trim and softens the room.
- Waldo and Brookside bungalowsA Craftsman front room with a wide, low window and a porch outside is a great place for a woven shade, and two shades on one headrail cover the paired windows.
- Dining rooms in Hyde ParkA tall window with a deep casing and a table under it suits an edge bound woven shade with a privacy liner, so dinner is private and the room still feels warm.
- Lofts with brick and steelBrick, concrete and steel in a Crossroads conversion need something soft at the windows. Bamboo or jute on the tall windows warms the whole floor and keeps the view.
Worth Knowing
Weaves, Liners And Privacy At Night
The homes in Brookside, Armour Hills and the streets around Rockhill Road were built with plaster, dark trim and windows placed for light. A hand woven shade in bamboo, reed, jute or grass has enough texture to stand up to a Tudor fireplace wall, and enough warmth to make a north facing dining room feel like the rest of the house. The downtown lofts get the same benefit for the opposite reason, because a jute weave softens a room full of brick and steel.
The weave and the liner are the two choices. Bamboo, jute, reed and grass each look different in your light, and because the material is natural, small color variations and an uneven weave are part of the shade. That's why your Design Specialist brings real samples, and why we order all the shades for a room together. Then the liner: unlined shows off the weave and lets light through the gaps, a privacy liner gives you privacy day and night, and a room darkening liner makes it a bedroom shade. Edge banding in a contrasting color can go on any of them.
An unlined woven shade is not private at night. With a lamp on inside you can be seen from the sidewalk, and the cords and rings on the back show from outside, which matters on a Brookside street where the homes sit close to the walk, so we recommend a liner on any street facing window. The edges can fray if a shade rubs against a casing or a door handle, so we measure for clearance. The consultation is free, the quote is itemized on the spot and holds for 180 days, and our lead time is 4 to 6 weeks from order to installation.
What Comes As Standard
- BambooJute, reed and grass weaves
- PrivacyOr room darkening liners available
- RenewableFast growing natural material
- Hand wovenSo every panel varies slightly
- 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 Natural Woven 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
Lift the bottom rail by hand, no cord on the shade.
Continuous loop
Tensioned and wall-anchored. Best for heavier lined shades.
Powerwand
Motor in a wand for windows out of easy reach.
Somfy automation
Full scheduling, scenes and app control.
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Straight Answers
Natural Woven Shades questions from Kansas City homeowners
Unlined, no. The gaps in the weave that let daylight in also let the neighbors see in once your lamps are on, and on a Waldo or Brookside street where the front room is a few steps from the walk, that matters. Add a privacy or room darkening liner and the shade is private at night, and the texture looks the same from inside.
Both. In a Crossroads or River Market loft with brick walls and exposed ductwork, a jute or bamboo weave is the one soft thing in the room, and it makes the space feel finished. In an Armour Hills Tudor the same shade matches the wood. With over 100 options, your Design Specialist can find the right one for either.
A kitchen, yes, over the sink and away from the stove, and a woven shade directly above a cooktop is a no. For a bathroom with a shower we recommend a Faux Wood Blind or a poly shutter instead, because steam is hard on natural fibers. A first floor powder room in an older home is a fine spot for one.
Yes. Our Natural Woven Shades were featured on an episode of Bargain Mansions on the Magnolia Network with host Tamara Day, a local Kansas City interior designer. Your Design Specialist brings the same kinds of weaves to your home so you can see them against your own trim.
Yes. A lined woven shade is heavier than most, and a motor takes all the effort out of raising it, which is a big help on the tall windows in a Hyde Park or Midtown home. Motorized shades run from a remote, an app or your voice, and rechargeable motors need no wiring through old plaster walls.
Yes. The paired windows in a Craftsman bungalow front room, or the set of three in a Colonial Revival on Ward Parkway, look better with one headrail across the top and separate shades below it. Each window operates on its own, and the line across the top stays clean.
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Natural Woven Shades around Kansas City
We serve all of Kansas City, MO, including Hyde Park, Westport, Crossroads, River Market, Country Club Plaza, Brookside, Armour Hills and Waldo. ZIP codes 64105, 64106, 64108, 64109, 64110, 64111, 64112, 64113, 64114, 64123, 64124, 64125, 64126, 64127, 64128, 64129, 64130.
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