Cord-free & child-safe
Cordless blinds and safe controls, with no cords or chains a child could reach. Compare the six ways to move a blind.
- Nursery
- Cordless or a motor
- Tall windows
- Motorized
- Cordless as standard
- Cellular shades
- No cords at all
- Shutters
The in-home consultation is free. Measuring and installation are quoted with your order.
Six child-safe controls, from cordless blinds to motors.
We don’t sell blinds with dangling pull cords. Every blind we offer moves another way: by hand, with a wand, a child-safe chain system or a motor.
| Question |  Nothing hangs downCordless by hand |
 Hands-freeMotorized |
 No loopPump wand or handle (Maxx-Wand, Genius) |
 Big doorsWand you twist and pull |
 Large shadesChain kept safe (Safeguard Plus, DecoraSafe) |
 No cords at allShutters |
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| How you move it | Hold the bottom bar and move it. It stays where you leave it | Remote, wall switch, button wand, phone or voice | Pump or pull a slim wand or handle to move it up or down | Twist to turn the slats. Pull to draw them across | Lift the cover, or press a tab, for a short bit of chain | Tilt the louvres, and swing the panels open |
| Anything hanging down? | Nothing | No pull cords. Some have a slim button wand or a power cord | A slim wand, with no loop | A slim wand, with no cords | Covered. The chain stays in a wand or behind a cover | Nothing |
| Tall or heavy shadesout of 3 | 1 of 3: Best on windows you can reach | 3 of 3: Best: works from anywhere | 2 of 3: Good: the wand suits the height | 3 of 3: Made for big doors and windows | 3 of 3: Good for large shades | 2 of 3: Fine if you can reach the louvres |
| Works on | Roller, zebra, cellular, wood and faux wood | Most shades. On wood blinds, it tilts the slats | Roller, zebra, sheer and cellular shades | Panel track, vertical blinds and Dream shade | Roller, zebra, sheer, cellular, roman, vertical, wood and faux wood | Every shutter line |
| Best for | Nurseries and kids’ rooms | Tall windows and whole rooms | Shades a little out of reach | Patio doors and big windows | Large shades moved by hand | Kids’ rooms, bathrooms, bay windows |
Every blind is made to measure. We confirm which controls fit your window at the consultation, and bring them so you can try each one.
Quick picks.
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A nursery
Cordless or motorized
No pull cords or chains. Add a room-darkening fabric for daytime naps.
Nursery ideas -
A tall window
A wand or a motor
A cordless bottom bar can end up out of reach. A wand or a motor can’t.
Large or hard-to-reach windows -
Hard to grip or lift
A motor
One button, or your voice. No lifting at all.
Motorized & smart home
In real rooms
Cordless zebra shade, moved by its bottom bar 
Cordless blind: lift the bottom rail 
Panel track, moved with a slim wand 
Vinyl shutters in a family kitchen
Which control is safest with young children?
Do you still sell blinds with pull cords?
What if I can’t reach the bottom bar?
Is a covered chain safe?
Anything else to keep in mind?
Can I try the controls before I choose?
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Rooms where children play
Try every control at your own window.
We bring the cordless, wand, chain and motor options, plus samples of every fabric.
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