Blinds and shades for your home office
Keep the daylight and lose the glare on your screen. Compare home office blinds and shades side by side below.
The in-home consultation is free. Measuring and installation are quoted with your order.
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| Product | Cuts screen glare | Keeps daylight | Keeps the view | Private by day | Motor option |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong | Strong | Strong | Good | Yes | |
 Roller shades with a screen fabric for your home officeWhy it works: A fine weave you see out through. It cuts the glare on your screen and keeps the daylight. Good to know: A tighter weave cuts more glare but shows less of the view. Most people choose the middle. | |||||
| Strong | Strong | Good | Good | Yes | |
 Sheer shades (Sunset) for your home officeWhy it works: Soft vanes spread the daylight, so the room stays bright without harsh glare on your screen. Good to know: Closed, the vanes overlap but don’t touch all the way along. A little light shows between them. | |||||
| Good | Good | Good | Strong | Yes | |
 Zebra (dual) shades for your home officeWhy it works: Line up the sheer stripes for soft light. Close them when the sun hits your screen. Good to know: Even open, the solid stripes still cover part of the view. | |||||
| Strong | Strong | Strong | Strong | Yes | |
 Opera system (two blinds in one) for your home officeWhy it works: A screen in front for working days, and a blackout blind behind. Handy if the office is also a guest room. Good to know: The cover at the top is bigger than on a single blind, because it holds two. | |||||
| Good | Good | Good | Strong | No | |
 Shutters for your home officeWhy it works: Tilt the louvres to steer the light away from your screen. Swing the panels open for the full view. Good to know: Low sun can throw stripes of light through the louvres. Tilt them to move the stripes. | |||||
| Good | Good | Limited | Strong | Tilt only | |
 2-inch wood blinds for your home officeWhy it works: Real wood looks warm behind a desk. Tilt the slats to steer the light. Good to know: Keep it off windows with strong south or west sun, where slats can warp. Faux wood suits those. | |||||
Sun on your screen all afternoon? Light & glare control compares every glare option.
Same window, two screen weaves
Screens are sold by how open the weave is (1%, 3%, 5% open). A lower number cuts more glare and heat, and shows less of the view.
You choose from real samples in your own light. See roller shades
Three honest trade-offs
See out, or cut every bit of glare?
A more open screen
More view and daylight, with a little more glare.
A tighter screen
Less glare on your screen, and a softer view.
Bright by day, or private at night?
Screen roller
Bright and clear by day. After dark, with the lights on, people can see in.
Zebra shade
Close the stripes in the evening, and nobody sees in.
Office only, or a guest room too?
Screen roller
Simple and slim, for daytime work.
Opera system
A blackout blind behind, for guests who like to sleep in.
Let the shades follow the sun
Somfy motors and hubs are available. Our smart-home automation works with most of our motorized products: schedules, phone and voice. How smart-home control works
- On a scheduleLower the shade when the sun reaches your desk, every day, on its own.
- Phone or remoteAdjust it without leaving your chair.
- Cordless liftOr move it by hand, by the bottom bar. Nothing hangs down.
What’s the best blind for glare on a computer screen?
Which screen openness should I choose?
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Rated for other rooms too
- Living roomKeep the view and the daylight, and take the glare off the TV.
- BedroomBlackout for sleep and privacy in the daytime.
- NurseryRoom-darkening choices with no cords or chains within reach.
- KitchenMaterials that cope with steam and splashes and wipe clean.
- BathroomPrivacy that copes with steam and damp.
- BasementNeat solutions for small, high and awkward basement windows.
- PatioSliding patio doors inside, and shade for the deck outside.
- All roomsRoom by room: what works where, and why.
See the glare go at your own desk.
We bring samples of every fabric and material to your home. When you order, we measure and install.
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