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| What matters |  Skylight shades (framed cellular) |  Cellular shades |  Roller shades |
|---|---|---|---|
| How it moves | Handle, pole or built-in motor | Cordless, handle, chain or motor | Cord-free, chain or motor |
| Keeps warmth in | Yes: honeycomb fabric | Best: the pockets trap air | A little |
| Best for | Skylights and sloped glass | Cold or hot windows | Almost any window |
| Stops light at the edges | Few: framed on all four sides | A little, when fitted inside the frame | A thin line; a light-gap strip helps |
| Where it fits | Skylights and sloped glass | Inside the frame or on the wall above | Inside the frame or on the wall above |
| Skylights and sloped glass | Made for it: held in a frame | No: made for upright windows | Upright windows |
| The look | Ask us | Soft honeycomb pleats | Flat and simple |
| See out by day | Ask us | Sheer fabrics blur the view | Yes, with a screen fabric |
| How dark it gets | Ask us | Room-darkening fabrics | Room darkening |
| How it opens | Ask us | Lifts up | Rolls up |
| Private at night | Ask us | Yes | Yes, with light filtering or room darkening |
| Cord-free by hand | Ask us | Yes, cordless as standard | Yes, as an option |
| Drilling | A frame fitted in the opening | Brackets fixed in or above the frame | Ask us |
| Moves with the window | No: it stays fixed in its frame | No: it stays on the frame or wall | Ask us |
| Opens from the top too | Yes, as an option | No, it opens from the bottom | Ask us |
| Opens and closes | Moves in its frame | Ask us | Rolls up out of sight |
| Lifts off for the season | Stays up | Ask us | Stays up |
| Fabrics and colours | See the skylight shade samples | See the cellular shade samples | See the roller 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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