Honeycomb Shades In Springfield
Honeycomb (Cellular) Shades in Springfield, IL
Springfield, Illinois winters are cold and snowy, and a room with older windows can feel chilly no matter where you set the thermostat. Our Solar Shield Blinds Honeycomb Shades, also called cellular shades, hold a layer of still air right at the glass, so your Springfield home stays warmer in winter and cooler in summer.
Where It Fits In Springfield
Where Honeycomb Shades Help Most In Springfield
Springfield has neighborhoods that go back well over a century, along with newer homes that still have a cold room or two, and both are a good fit.
- Older Homes In Enos ParkMost of the neighborhood north of downtown was laid out by 1909. If your home there still has its older windows, you can feel the cold coming off the glass in January, and a Honeycomb Shade adds insulation right at the window.
- Bedrooms And Day SleepersHoneycomb Shades fit tighter to the edges of the window, and a room darkening fabric makes a bedroom much easier to sleep in. A privacy light block or side channels close the edge gaps even further.
- Windows Facing The StreetTop Down Bottom Up lets you lower the top of the shade for daylight while the bottom stays closed for privacy. It's a great fit for a front room or a bathroom that faces a sidewalk or a neighbor.
- Sunrooms And Patio DoorsA sunroom gets hot in summer and cold in winter. For the door, a vertical honeycomb draws across the glass and folds into a 6 inch stack at one side, however wide the opening.
Energy Efficiency
How a Honeycomb Shade keeps a room comfortable
The cell structure of a Honeycomb Shade is what does the work. Two layers of fabric hold a pocket of still air right up against the window, and that pocket slows down the cold coming through the glass in winter and the heat coming in during the summer. Single pane, older double pane, or new construction, a Honeycomb Shade makes the room a more comfortable place to be.
Enos Park, just north of downtown, had its heyday from the 1870s through the 1890s. If you're keeping the original windows and woodwork in an older home, a Honeycomb Shade mounted inside the frame leaves that trim in view, and when it's raised the fabric stacks neatly at the top of the window. On an arched or angled window, we have fan fold arches, motorized arches and angle topped shades built to the shape.
We carry over 100 honeycomb fabrics in light filtering, room darkening and sheer, and the Trilight shade pairs a sheer with a honeycomb in one. Choose Cord Loop, Cordless, PowerWand or Motorized, and on a motorized Top Down Bottom Up shade both rails are automated and work with Siri, Google Home or Alexa. Your Design Specialist will bring the samples along, measure each window, and leave you with an exact quote.
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 Springfield
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Springfield 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 Springfield
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 Springfield homeowners
Yes. The air pocket between the two layers of fabric creates insulation at the window, so the room feels warmer on a cold January day and cooler in July. They won't fix a window that needs repair, but they will make the room more comfortable to spend time in.
Yes. A room darkening honeycomb fabric blocks the light coming through the shade, and the snug fit controls the light well. An inside mount leaves small gaps at the edges, so for the darkest room we add a privacy light block or side channels.
Yes, it's one of the best uses for it. Lower the top rail and daylight comes in over the top while the bottom of the window stays covered, so people on the sidewalk can't see in. Cordless goes up to 84 inches wide, and motorized goes up to 120 inches wide.
Yes. Skylight shades come with manual operation, or motorized with a remote and a solar panel that keeps the battery charged. We also build shades for arches, angles, hexagons and octagons.
No. Your new shades go up 4 to 6 weeks after you order, and most homes are done in a single visit. If you have bare windows while you wait, ask your Design Specialist about our free temporary shades.
Yes. The fabric on our Honeycomb Shades carries a lifetime warranty, and our Carefree Guarantee adds five years of service on any defect. If you sell your Springfield home, the coverage stays with the house for the next owner.
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Honeycomb Shades around Springfield
We serve all of Springfield, IL, including Enos Park, Old Aristocracy Hill, the Historic West Side, Vinegar Hill, Harvard Park, Westchester and Sherwood. ZIP codes 62701, 62702, 62703, 62704, 62707, 62711, 62712.
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