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| What matters |  Cellular shades |  Roller shades |  Zebra (dual) shades |
|---|---|---|---|
| The look | Soft honeycomb pleats | Flat and simple | Modern stripes |
| See out by day | Sheer fabrics blur the view | Yes, with a screen fabric | Through the sheer stripes |
| How it moves | Cordless, handle, chain or motor | Cord-free, chain or motor | Cord-free, chain or motor |
| How dark it gets | Room-darkening fabrics | Room darkening | Room-darkening stripes |
| Keeps warmth in | Best: the pockets trap air | A little | A little |
| Best for | Cold or hot windows | Almost any window | Living rooms and offices |
| How it opens | Lifts up | Rolls up | Rolls up |
| Private at night | Yes | Yes, with light filtering or room darkening | Yes, with the stripes closed |
| Stops light at the edges | A little, when fitted inside the frame | A thin line; a light-gap strip helps | A thin line at the sides |
| Cord-free by hand | Yes, cordless as standard | Yes, as an option | Yes, as an option |
| Where it fits | Inside the frame or on the wall above | Inside the frame or on the wall above | Ask us |
| Skylights and sloped glass | No: made for upright windows | Upright windows | Ask us |
| Change the light without raising it | Ask us | No: raise or lower it | Yes: slide the stripes |
| Softens the daylight | Ask us | With a light-filtering fabric | Through the sheer stripes |
| Fabrics and colours | See the cellular shade samples | See the roller shade samples | See the zebra shade samples |
For all five shutter lines side by side, see Shutters. We bring samples of every type to your consultation.
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