Things You Must Know about Cellular Shades

Cellular Shades, also known as honeycomb shades, are used to cover your windows in an elegant manner. Even though they look like blinds, they can insulate windows to help you save energy. Blinds are made of thick materials whereas cellular shades are made of soft fabrics. Even though the material is not hard, cell shades easily reduce the amount of light and heat, and provide blackout in your bedroom for sleeping late.

Here is how cellular shades work:

A typical cell-shade has a front and a back. It has an open-air design in the middle that traps air. Meaning, there is a gap or a hole in the middle that traps air, and as a result it doesn’t let energy go from one side to the other easily. This is why cell shades are cooler in the winter and warmer in the summer. This is how a single-cell shade works.

They are available in double-cell shades as well. Meaning, there are two cells instead of one, and thus they help trap more air.

Day Night Cellular Shades:

One great feature of Day Night shades is that they don’t let harmful ultraviolet rays enter your home. Consequently, these shades protect your floor and furniture. You can either use them as light-filtering shades while providing privacy or open them completely to see outside without any obstructions. They offer 100% blackout as well. They let you control the light as well as your privacy.

Cellular Shades are available in different sizes:

If you are looking for cellular shades for small windows or for kitchen windows then smaller pleats will be perfect for you. Smaller shades with smaller pleats look really elegant.

For normal windows, or to say all types of windows, they are available in standard size. Whether you have small, large or wide windows, standard size will be perfect for you.

For large windows, large pleat size is available. They are also good for tall windows. They create a very stylish look. 

So, it doesn’t matter what type of window you want to cover, cellular shades have all sorts of sizes available for you.

You can easily control these shades:

Some shades come with a continuous cord that is basically a loop that allows you to take the shades up or bring them down. Some loops have a child safety cord tensioner so nothing can get caught inside the loop. So, if a child tries to put his head in, he won’t be able to do so. If there is no safety option then the cord will move freely and a child’s head can get caught inside.

Ultra Glide or a Retractable Cord is another very cool way to control your cell shades. When you pull the cord down to take the shades up, the cord should stay down but it doesn’t, and it goes back up making it look nice and tidy. Its release mechanism is very simple too. Just pull the cord and the shade will come down. Also, when you take the shades up and bring them down, you don’t have to take them all the way up or down. You can stop anywhere you want.

Cordless Day Night Shades are safe for children because they have no cord at all. You can bring the shade down with your hands if you want some light and maintain your privacy at the same time. You can take the shade up if you need a blackout effect. You can easily see outside simply by raising both shades. Other than up and down, the same thing can be done left and right. You can easily slide the fabric to the side with your hands. You don’t need any cord for it either.

Remote control cellular shades are also a great option. The shade can either be a hardwired system or battery pack that allows you to take the shade up or bring it down. You can control how much privacy you want by taking the shade up or down as per your liking.

You can cover cellular shades with curtains and draperies:

If you like the functionality of honeycomb shades but want to cover them with curtains or draperies then you can easily do that as well. You can use your favorite cellular shades and curtains / draperies to decorate your home as you like.