Banded Shades In Morton
Banded (Zebra) Shades in Morton, IL
The front window of a Morton ranch sits close to the street, and most people want the daylight without the drive by view into the living room. Our Solar Shield Blinds Banded Shades, also called zebra shades, slide two striped layers past each other, so you can line up the sheers for light, close the solid bands for privacy, or roll the whole shade up.
Where It Fits In Morton
Where Banded Shades Work Well In Morton
Banded Shades look current in a newer Orchard Hills kitchen and give a remodeled 1960s living room a clean, modern line.
- Front Windows On Ranch StreetsSet the bands open and you see out through the sheer stripes while people walking by see very little in daylight. After dark, close the bands and lower the shade fully.
- Kitchens In Joos Greenview EstatesAn updated kitchen in a 1990s house gets a shade that looks as new as the cabinets, with a 3 inch cassette to finish the top of the window.
- Home OfficesOpen the bands for a soft view while you work, and close the solid stripes when the sun lands on the monitor.
- Rows Of Matching WindowsSide by side windows are ordered together so the stripes line up straight across the whole row.
How They Work
Two striped layers, one roll, and light set by the inch
A Banded Shade has two layers of fabric on one roll, and each layer has alternating sheer and solid stripes. Lower or raise it slightly and the stripes slide past one another. Line the solids up and the window is private, offset them and the sheers let in daylight and a view, and roll it all the way up and the fabric tucks into a 3 inch cassette.
The fabrics come in light filtering and light dimming, and neither gets a room fully dark, because a little light passes between the closed bands. For a bedroom we pair the shade with a blackout shade or lined drapery. On a short window, your Design Specialist also checks how much glass the rolled up fabric covers, since the double layer makes a thicker roll.
Over 100 banded fabrics come to your Morton home in our sample books, and you choose with them held up at the window you're covering. The privacy band runs from 3 to 5 inches, and we bring both sizes so you can see the proportion on your own glass. Your quote is exact and itemized before we leave, and install 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 Morton
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Morton 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 Morton
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 Morton homeowners
Yes. Zebra, dual, layered and banded all describe one shade with alternating sheer and solid stripes. Ours are custom made to the measurements we take in your house and installed by our own Install Techs.
With the solid stripes lined up, yes for a living room or kitchen. With a lamp on inside, a silhouette can show through the seams, so in a bedroom or bathroom we suggest adding a blackout shade or a lined panel.
Yes. We order every shade in the row together so the bands sit at the same height from one window to the next, and we plan that from the first measurement.
It can. Grass, a brick wall or the neighbor's siding outside the glass shifts how the fabric reads from inside, which is why your Design Specialist holds samples against your own windows.
Yes, with a check first. Two layers of fabric make a thicker roll at the top, so your Design Specialist measures how much glass it covers when raised and tells you before you order.
No. Banded Shades shouldn't be vacuumed or spot cleaned. A feather duster, a soft shade brush, or a hair dryer on the cool setting takes the dust off, and a professional ultrasonic cleaning handles a deeper clean.
Nearby
Banded Shades around Morton
We serve all of Morton, IL, including Downtown Morton, Hyde Park, Country Aire Estates, Joos Greenview Estates, Fox Creek, Orchard Hills, Fieldstone and Wolf Crossing. ZIP code 61550.
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