Banded Shades In East Peoria
Banded (Zebra) Shades in East Peoria, IL
In an East Peoria, Illinois kitchen or family room, the light can change by the hour, from soft morning light to afternoon glare on the TV. Our Solar Shield Blinds Banded Shades, also called zebra shades, let you line up the sheers, close the solid bands, or roll the whole shade away, all from one shade.
Where It Fits In East Peoria
Where Banded Shades Work Well In East Peoria
A clean, modern shade suits a newer East Peoria home, and it looks just as current in a remodeled kitchen in a house from the 1960s.
- Home OfficesSet the privacy band for a soft view out while you work, then close the solid bands when the sun lands on your screen.
- Front Rooms Facing The StreetSet the privacy band and you see out through the sheers while people walking by can't see in during the day. At night, lower the shade to the bottom of the window for full coverage.
- Remodeled Rooms In Older HomesA house with a brand new kitchen needs a window covering that looks as current as the cabinets. The 3 inch cassette at the top gives the window a clean line when the shade is rolled up.
- Dining RoomsA dining room that looks out on the yard can keep that view through the sheers during the day and close up for privacy in the evening.
How They Work
Two layers of fabric, one shade, four different settings
Inside every Banded Shade are two layers of fabric wound on one roll, each striped with sheer and solid bands. Move the shade a little and the bands shift past each other. Line up the solid bands and you have privacy, offset them and soft light comes through with a view out through the sheers, and roll the shade up and the fabric tucks into a 3 inch cassette.
Before you order, know that the fabric comes in light filtering and light dimming, and neither one makes a room fully dark. Closed, a little light still slips between the solid bands, so for a bedroom that needs to be dark, we'll pair the shade with a blackout shade. On a short window, your Design Specialist will also measure how much glass the rolled up fabric covers, since two layers make a thicker roll.
Your Design Specialist brings our banded fabric books, with over 100 choices, to your East Peoria home, and you'll pick with the samples held up at your own windows. You'll get an exact, itemized quote before we leave, and installation follows 4 to 6 weeks after you order.
What Comes As Standard
- Sheer and solidBands that pass each other in one shade
- InfinitePositions between sheer and closed
- CassetteOr fascia to hide the double stack
- MotorizedSaves band positions as scenes
- 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 East Peoria
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your East Peoria 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 Banded Shades in East Peoria
Your Design Specialist brings every one of these to the consultation so you can try them at your own window.
Cordless lift
Move the bottom rail by hand. No cord on the shade.
Chain loop
Tensioned to the wall. The most precise way to set the band offset.
Powerwand
Motorized from a wand for higher windows.
Remote and automation
Set band positions as scenes and recall them.
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Straight Answers
Banded Shades questions from East Peoria homeowners
Yes. Banded, zebra, dual and layered are all names for the same construction, one shade with alternating solid and sheer bands. We call them Banded Shades, and ours are custom made to the measurements we take in your home and installed by our own Install Techs.
With the solid bands lined up, yes for most rooms. At night with a lamp on inside, a silhouette can still show through the seams, so in a bedroom or bathroom we'll suggest pairing them with a blackout shade or a lined drapery panel.
Yes. Side by side windows have to be ordered together so the bands line up from one shade to the next, and we plan a run of windows as one job from the very start.
Yes. Colors and shadows outside the window can change the color of the shade from inside the room. That's one reason we bring the samples to your home, so you can see each fabric against your own glass before you choose.
Yes. The privacy band comes in sizes from 3 to 5 inches, with the sheer band a little smaller. A small band suits most standard windows, and a large band fills a big window in proportion. Your Design Specialist brings both so you can compare them at your window.
No. Banded Shades should not be vacuumed or spot cleaned. Dust them with a feather duster or a dust brush made for shades, or blow the dust off with compressed air or a hair dryer on the cool setting, and for a deeper clean, a professional ultrasonic cleaning is the way to go.
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Banded Shades around East Peoria
We serve all of East Peoria, IL, including Robein, Fondulac Heights, Fondulac Woods, Highland Hills, Highview Acres, Stoney Brook and Pinecrest. ZIP code 61611.
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