{"title":"Cellular Shades \u0026 Blinds for French Doors","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrench doors bring in more light than almost any other opening, and that is also the trouble with them. Each door is a tall pane of glass that swings, so a covering has to sit flat on the door, stay put when it moves and still leave the handle free. Cellular shades and blinds for French doors handle that well. One slim honeycomb shade is sized to the glass on each door, it folds into a short stack at the top, and it gives you privacy and softer light without a bulky layer moving with the door. Every shade is made to measure for your doors and shipped direct to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eChoosing a cellular shade for each door\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost French doors are covered with a matching pair, one shade per door, so the choice is mainly about light. Light filtering cellular shades soften daylight and keep the room bright while screening the view in, a good fit for doors that open from a dining room, a kitchen or a living room onto a patio or garden. Blackout cellular shades close each pane off completely, the better pick when the doors lead out of a bedroom or a den where you want the room dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lift matters more on a door than on a window. Cordless leaves nothing hanging to catch on the handle or swing against the glass, which is why it is the usual choice here. A bead chain lift suits wider doors. Motorized shades are offered with battery or plug-in power, so both doors can be raised together from a remote or an app. Top down bottom up lets you drop the top of each shade for daylight while the lower half keeps the room private, and Day and Night pairs a sheer with a solid fabric in one shade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a clean look, match both shades in one color close to the door or trim so the doors still read as glass. A deeper tone works if you want the doors framed as a feature in the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSizes that fit a door panel\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoor glass is tall and fairly narrow, so check your panels against the limits for the lift you want:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCordless: 12 to 94 inches wide with up to 94 inches of drop, which covers the glass on most single doors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBead chain: from 18 inches wide, so a very narrow panel needs cordless instead.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotorized: from 23 inches wide, with the drop capped at 79 inches. Measure the glass height before you choose a motor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTop down bottom up cordless: 12 to 98 inches wide, from 8 inches high up to 94 inches of drop.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDay and Night cordless: 12 to 79 inches wide, from 8 inches high up to 94 inches of drop.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause each door is measured on its own, a slightly uneven pair is not a problem. Give us each door's size and each shade is built to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeasuring and installing it yourself\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasure each door separately in inches with a steel tape, to the nearest 1\/8 inch, and write the width before the height. Most French door shades are mounted on the door itself over the glass. If the glass sits in a recessed frame deep enough to hold the shade, an inside mount fits within it, and the shade is built about 1\/4 inch narrower than the opening so it clears the frame. For an outside mount over the frame, add about 3 7\/8 inches to both width and height so the shade overlaps the glass on every side and blocks light at the edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRenting, or would rather not drill into the door? A no-drill mounting kit is offered on the cellular line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSend us the width and height of each door's glass, choose your fabric and lift, and your matching pair of cellular shades is made to measure and shipped to your door ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"blackout-cellular-shades","title":"Blackout Cellular Shades","description":"\u003cp\u003eHoneycomb shades built from 38 mm cells, roughly an inch and a half deep, that collapse into a tight stack as the shade rises. The cell structure holds a pocket of air across the face of the window and gives the shade its clean pleated look.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe blackout fabric stops light through the panel, so the room goes dark rather than dim. The stack is compact when raised, which keeps the top of the window clear and makes cellular a good answer where a bulkier shade would eat into the glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA top down bottom up build is available, letting you drop the shade from the top for daylight while the bottom stays closed for privacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWays to operate\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCordless.\u003c\/strong\u003e No cords or chains anywhere on the shade, which makes it the safest choice around children and pets. Lift or lower it by hand and it holds wherever you leave it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCord loop.\u003c\/strong\u003e A continuous bead chain raises and lowers the shade and holds it at any height. The chain is fitted with a tensioner as standard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotorized.\u003c\/strong\u003e Quiet battery motor with remote, app and voice control. Motorized cellular is limited in height, so it suits standard windows rather than tall ones. We will confirm what your opening can take before you order.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSmart control\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMotorized shades run on a rechargeable lithium battery and are controlled by remote, wall switch or app. Two smart options are available. Zigbee motors pair directly with select Amazon Echo models, and reach any other Alexa setup through a hub. Matter motors join Apple Home directly, and also connect to Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings and Home Assistant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce a shade is on your network you can move it by voice, group shades into rooms and scenes, and set schedules so they open in the morning and close at night without you touching anything. Each motor stores six positions, the two end limits plus four favourites, so a half open setting is a single button press.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coverly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52513654931758,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/7331\/0254\/files\/blackout-cellular-shades__gray.png?v=1787951010"},{"product_id":"light-filtering-cellular-shades","title":"Light Filtering Cellular Shades","description":"\u003cp\u003eHoneycomb shades in a light filtering fabric, built from 38 mm cells, roughly an inch and a half deep. The cells fold flat into a compact stack as the shade rises and give the face its even pleated texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fabric spreads daylight across the room instead of letting it through in a hard shaft, so a room stays bright with the shade fully lowered and the glare is gone. It gives you daytime privacy while keeping the window working as a window.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA top down bottom up build is available, so you can bring the shade down from the top for light and leave the lower half closed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWays to operate\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCordless.\u003c\/strong\u003e No cords or chains anywhere on the shade, which makes it the safest choice around children and pets. Lift or lower it by hand and it holds wherever you leave it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCord loop.\u003c\/strong\u003e A continuous bead chain raises and lowers the shade and holds it at any height. The chain is fitted with a tensioner as standard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotorized.\u003c\/strong\u003e Quiet battery motor with remote, app and voice control. Motorized cellular is limited in height, so it suits standard windows rather than tall ones. We will confirm what your opening can take before you order.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSmart control\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMotorized shades run on a rechargeable lithium battery and are controlled by remote, wall switch or app. Two smart options are available. Zigbee motors pair directly with select Amazon Echo models, and reach any other Alexa setup through a hub. Matter motors join Apple Home directly, and also connect to Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings and Home Assistant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce a shade is on your network you can move it by voice, group shades into rooms and scenes, and set schedules so they open in the morning and close at night without you touching anything. Each motor stores six positions, the two end limits plus four favourites, so a half open setting is a single button press.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coverly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52513654964526,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/7331\/0254\/files\/White_ef8c3db6-9e30-4bb4-9ed2-33f34462572c.png?v=1788403665"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/7331\/0254\/collections\/cellular-shades-for-french-doors.png?v=1794248535","url":"https:\/\/coverlyshutters.com\/collections\/cellular-shades-for-french-doors.oembed","provider":"Coverly","version":"1.0","type":"link"}