Shades

Roller shades offer a clean, streamlined appearance that complements traditional, transitional, and contemporary interiors. When raised, the material rolls neatly into a compact profile, helping preserve the view and maintain an uncluttered look.

Choose from decorative, light-filtering, room-darkening, and performance fabrics in a broad selection of colors and textures.

Roller shades are especially well suited for:

• Living rooms
• Bedrooms
• Kitchens
• Home offices
• Large windows
• Doors
• Contemporary interiors
• Spaces where a simple profile is preferred

Solar shades are designed to reduce glare and ultraviolet exposure while helping preserve views through the window. Their performance depends on the fabric color, openness factor, and position of the sun.

They are particularly useful for rooms with strong sunlight, expansive glass, water views, or screens that are affected by glare.

Solar shades are especially well suited for:

• Living areas with scenic views
• Waterfront homes
• Home offices
• Media rooms
• Large windows
• Sun-exposed rooms
• Residential and commercial spaces

Solar shades provide daytime glare control but may not provide nighttime privacy when interior lights are on. Our design consultants can help you plan an additional privacy layer when needed.

Cellular shades use a honeycomb-shaped construction that creates insulating air pockets at the window. They combine a soft, streamlined appearance with excellent options for privacy, light control, and energy-conscious comfort.

Depending on the collection, cellular shades may be available in sheer, light-filtering, and room-darkening fabrics, along with top-down/bottom-up and vertical configurations.

Cellular shades are especially well suited for:

• Bedrooms
• Living rooms
• Nurseries
• Drafty windows
• Skylights
• Specialty-shaped windows
• Sliding glass doors
• Homes where insulation is a priority

Roman shades combine the softness of fabric with a tailored design. As the shade is raised, the material forms folds or rolls into the headrail, depending on the chosen style.

An extensive selection of fabrics, textures, patterns, linings, and fold styles allows Roman shades to complement interiors ranging from relaxed and inviting to polished and formal.

Roman shades are especially well suited for:

• Living rooms
• Dining rooms
• Bedrooms
• Home offices
• Formal spaces
• Rooms where fabric and texture are important
• Interiors requiring a tailored designer finish

Woven wood shades are crafted from natural or natural-looking materials such as bamboo, grasses, reeds, and woven fibers. Their varied textures introduce warmth, depth, and an organic quality to a room.

The weave may allow light and outside visibility, so privacy or room-darkening liners can be added to many collections.

Woven wood shades are especially well suited for:

• Living rooms
• Dining rooms
• Bedrooms
• Coastal and casual interiors
• Organic and nature-inspired designs
• Rooms that benefit from warmth and texture
• Layering with custom drapery

Sheer shades combine soft fabric with adjustable vanes or layered components. They are designed to diffuse incoming sunlight while offering more flexible control over privacy and glare than a traditional sheer panel.

When open, they create a gentle glow and maintain a connection to the outdoors. When closed, the vanes provide greater privacy and light control.

Sheer shades are especially well suited for:

• Living rooms
• Dining rooms
• Sitting areas
• Street-facing windows
• Spaces with strong natural light
• Rooms where soft light is a design priority
• Homes seeking an elegant alternative to blinds

Layered shades—also called banded or zebra shades—feature alternating bands of sheer and opaque fabric. As the layers move past each other, the bands can be aligned to admit filtered light or overlapped for greater privacy.

Their bold horizontal pattern and smooth operation make them a popular option for contemporary interiors.

Layered shades are especially well suited for:

• Living rooms
• Bedrooms
• Home offices
• Contemporary homes
• Spaces requiring adjustable filtered light
• Rooms where the window treatment is part of the design

The fabric opacity and installation method affect how much light enters a room. Our team can help you compare options based on the level of brightness, privacy, and darkness you want.

Light-filtering fabrics soften incoming sunlight while keeping the room comfortably illuminated. They may reduce glare and provide varying levels of privacy without creating a dark interior.

They are often selected for:

• Living rooms
• Dining rooms
• Kitchens
• Family rooms
• Home offices
• Spaces where natural light is welcome

Room-darkening fabrics substantially reduce incoming light and provide greater privacy. They are commonly used in bedrooms, nurseries, media rooms, and spaces where stronger light control is needed.

Small light gaps may remain around the edges of many shades. Side channels, overlapping treatments, and layered designs can improve darkness, but “room darkening” does not always mean complete blackout.

Our team can explain what level of darkness is realistically possible for your windows.

Certain window shades can help manage heat transfer at the window and improve year-round comfort. Cellular shades are particularly well known for their insulating honeycomb construction, but other properly fitted shades may also help manage direct sunlight and heat gain.

Energy-conscious shade options may help:

• Reduce drafts near windows
• Limit solar heat gain during warmer months
• Retain indoor warmth during cooler weather
• Improve comfort near large areas of glass
• Reduce the need for frequent shade adjustments when automated

Performance varies based on the shade construction, fabric, window, mounting method, and installation.

Top-down/bottom-up operation allows a shade to be lowered from the top, raised from the bottom, or positioned between the two. This provides a useful balance of natural light and privacy.

This operating style can be particularly helpful for:

• Street-facing windows
• Bedrooms
• Bathrooms
• Homes near neighboring properties
• Rooms where daylight is desired above eye level
• Windows with attractive upper views

Availability varies by shade type, size, and manufacturer.

Many shade collections are available with cordless or motorized operation. Cordless shades provide a clean appearance without dangling operating cords and may be preferred in homes with children or pets.

Depending on the product, motorized shades may be operated through:

• A handheld remote
• A wall control
• A mobile application
• A compatible smart-home platform
• Automated schedules
• Select voice-control systems

Automation may allow shades to adjust at chosen times or in response to daily routines. It is especially useful for tall windows, hard-to-reach openings, large groups of shades, and homes where convenience or accessibility is a priority.

Available features depend on the shade, window dimensions, power source, manufacturer, and control system.

Sliding glass doors, patio doors, and broad window openings require shades that account for clearance, stacking space, weight, and frequent use.

Depending on the opening, suitable options may include:

• Vertical cellular shades
• Roller shades
• Solar shades
• Panel-track shades
• Sheer vertical shades
• Layered treatments
• Custom drapery

During your consultation, we will evaluate how the opening is used and recommend options that provide convenient access, smooth operation, and the desired level of privacy.

Arches, angled windows, skylights, gable windows, and other unusual openings require accurate measuring and a product designed for the specific shape and placement.

Cellular shades are available for many specialty windows and skylights. Depending on the opening, stationary, operable, cordless, or motorized designs may be available.

Our team will help determine which products can provide the desired fit, operation, insulation, and light control without hiding the architecture of the window.