Banded Shades In Pekin
Banded (Zebra) Shades in Pekin, IL
An open kitchen and family room in a newer Pekin, Illinois home can be soft and bright at breakfast and blinding by the time dinner is on the stove. Our Solar Shield Blinds Banded Shades, which some stores call zebra shades, give you a filtered view, daytime privacy or a closed window from the same shade, and it never has to be raised.
Where It Fits In Pekin
For Pekin Rooms Where The Light Shifts All Day
Banded Shades have a clean, current look, and they suit the larger, more open floor plans around Sunset Hills, Holiday Hills and Lick Creek Estates.
- Open KitchensLine the sheers up for filtered light while the coffee brews, then close the solid bands once the sun comes around to that side of the house.
- The Family Room TVWhen the late sun hits the screen, the solid bands cut the glare without making the room feel shut in.
- A Row Of WindowsShades across a bank of windows are ordered as one job so the bands line up from one window to the next.
- Wide OpeningsTwo shades on one headrail run independently, so one side can stay open while the other is closed, and the top still looks like one piece.
How They Work
Two layers of fabric that slide past each other
Inside each Banded Shade are two layers of fabric on a single roll, with solid bands and sheer bands alternating down the length. Offset them and you get filtered light and a view through the sheers. Line the solid bands up and the room goes private. You can pick small or large bands, where the solid privacy stripe measures 3 to 5 inches and the sheer stripe is slightly thinner.
Two details matter before you order. When it's fully closed, the solid bands overlap at a seam instead of sealing, so some light leaks through, which means a bedroom that must be dark needs a blackout shade behind it. The double layer also makes a thicker roll at the top, so your Design Specialist measures how much of the glass it will sit in front of at your actual window.
There are over 100 banded fabrics in light filtering and light dimming, and seeing them against your own paint in a Pekin kitchen tells you more than any photo. With a motor, Smart Banded Shades remember a band setting as a scene, so the exact half open look you like comes back with one tap. You'll get the itemized price at the visit, good for 180 days.
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 Pekin
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Pekin 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 Pekin
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 Pekin homeowners
Yes. They look clean on their own or framed by drapery panels, and any top treatment over them needs at least 3 inches of projection, which your Design Specialist measures during the visit.
No. The cassette is 3 inches, and the fabric rolls up inside it when the shade is fully raised. A fabric insert can cover the cassette so it matches the shade.
Yes. Smart Banded Shades run on rechargeable motors, so there's no electrical work in an existing Pekin home. A remote, the app, a wall switch with no wiring, or a voice command all move them, and they can follow schedules and scenes.
Yes, a little, and that's part of how a banded shade is built. An out of square window makes the gaps more visible, so your Design Specialist checks each opening and shows you where light will come through before you order.
No. Expect 4 to 6 weeks from order to final installation, with Free Temporary Shades on the ordered windows in the meantime. When our Install Techs finish, they haul away the boxes and go through every room with you.
Yes. Zebra shade is one of several trade names for a roller with two layers of striped fabric, and dual and layered are others. Ours are called Banded Shades, and every one is built to the measurements we take in your Pekin home.
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We serve all of Pekin, IL, including Downtown Pekin, Washington Street, Park Avenue, the Lady Streets, the President Streets, Sunset Hills, Lick Creek Estates and Lake Whitehurst. ZIP codes 61554, 61555.
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