Honeycomb Shades In Pekin
Honeycomb (Cellular) Shades in Pekin, IL
A lot of Pekin, Illinois homes went up in the middle of the last century, and plenty of them still have a back bedroom that never quite warms up in January. Our Solar Shield Blinds Honeycomb Shades, also called cellular shades, hold a layer of still air against the glass to slow the cold coming in during winter and the heat coming in during summer.
Where It Fits In Pekin
Rooms In Pekin That Fight The Thermostat
Every Pekin house has one room that runs colder or hotter than the rest, whether it's a ranch on the President Streets or a two story near the golf course.
- Ranches On Established StreetsThe established homes on the Lady Streets and President Streets sit on mature yards with older windows. A double cell Honeycomb Shade makes those rooms noticeably more comfortable in winter.
- Older Homes Near DowntownHouses along Washington Street and Park Avenue date back a century or more, and some still have original glass. A honeycomb with a slim headrail fits inside a shallow casing and helps against the draft.
- The North BedroomA room on the north side gets no winter sun at all. Room darkening double cell fabric keeps it warmer and darker for sleeping.
- Skylights And ArchesHoneycomb Shades come in shapes for arches, angles, hexagons and skylights, and the skylight version can run on a motor charged by its own solar panel.
Energy Efficiency
A pocket of still air between your room and a Tazewell County winter
Look at a Honeycomb Shade from the end and you'll see why it works. The fabric folds into cells, and each cell holds air that doesn't move, so the cold glass and the warm room have a buffer between them. In summer it works the other way, slowing the heat of a July afternoon before it reaches the furniture.
How much you notice depends on the windows in the house now. In an older Pekin home with single pane glass, or a ranch with its first set of double pane windows, the change is easy to feel from the couch. In a newer home at Lick Creek Estates or Lake Whitehurst with good glass, the gain is smaller, and single cell fabric can be the better choice because it stacks tighter at the top.
Top Down Bottom Up is worth a look on any window close to a neighbor. Bring the top rail down and the light comes in over the top while the lower half of the window stays covered. Your Design Specialist brings over 100 fabrics in sheer, light filtering and room darkening to the consultation, and your exact quote is written before we leave.
What Comes As Standard
- Single or doubleCell, for how bad your glass is
- Top DownBottom Up, motorized up to 120 inches wide
- BlackoutCell fabric for a genuinely dark room
- CordlessStandard, nothing hanging anywhere
- 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 Honeycomb 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
The standard on homes with children or pets. Grab the rail and move it, with no cord anywhere on the shade.
Cord loop
Tensioned and wall-anchored, for very tall or very wide cells.
Powerwand
Motorized operation from a wand, useful on high windows.
Full automation
Schedules and scenes. Drop the whole west side at three o’clock.
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Straight Answers
Honeycomb Shades questions from Pekin homeowners
Yes. The air held in the cells slows the cold coming off the glass, and the room holds its temperature better as a result. For the coldest rooms we suggest double cell fabric, the most insulating version we carry.
Yes. The headrail is the smallest of anything we install, so an inside mount works even in a casing without much depth, and the fabric stacks compactly at the top when it's raised.
Yes. The Patio Door Option travels sideways across the glass, and even on a wide slider it gathers into a 6 inch stack at one side.
Yes. The side facing out is white whatever color you pick for the room, so every window on the front of the house matches from the sidewalk. The color outside the glass can shift how a fabric looks inside, which is one reason we bring samples to your windows.
Yes. Automated Top Down Bottom Up moves both rails from a remote, the app, or Siri, Google Home and Alexa enabled devices, in widths up to 120 inches.
No. Your order takes 4 to 6 weeks to arrive and go up, and a typical Pekin house is done in a single install day. Any window that needs privacy sooner, like a bathroom, gets free paper temporary shades in the meantime.
Nearby
Honeycomb Shades around Pekin
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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