{"title":"One Way Shades \u0026 Blinds: See Out, Not In","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeople looking for one way window shades usually want something very specific: to sit by the window and still see the street, the yard or the view, without the street seeing back into the room. No fabric works like a one way mirror around the clock, but a solar screen comes close during the day, and choosing the right openness is most of the decision. Every shade here is made to the width and height you measure and shipped direct to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhich shades and blinds let you see out but not in\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolar shades are the daytime answer. They are roller shades made from an open screen fabric, and the openness figure tells you how much of the weave is open: 1%, 3%, 5% or 10%. A lower number blocks more light and gives more privacy, while a higher number gives a clearer view out. As a guide, our 1% screen carries a shading rating of about 80%, 3% about 70%, 5% about 60% and 10% about 50%. For a street-facing room where privacy matters most, start at 1% or 3%. For a back window where the view is the whole point, 5% or 10% keeps the outlook sharper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe catch is the evening. A screen gives you a view out while it is brighter outside than in. Once your lamps are on after dark, that reverses, and a screen on its own will not hide a lit room. For bedrooms and rooms you mostly use at night, a light filtering roller shade is the better choice, and you can keep solar screens for the daytime rooms. Our solar samples in 1%, 3% and 5% let you test this at your own window, at midday and again at dusk, before you order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSizes and the limits that matter\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolar screen fabric comes on 118 inch rolls, so the fabric itself is rarely the limit. The shade system is. In our squared cassette, solar shades are built up to 94 1\/2 inches wide. With a bead chain they start at 11 3\/4 inches wide, motorized at 20 1\/8 inches and cordless at 23 5\/8 inches, because the spring or motor has to fit inside the tube. Any shade over 100 inches high, or wider than the squared cassette allows, moves to the large cassette with a heavier 43 mm tube, which reaches 118 inches wide and 120 inches high.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMotorized solar shades run from a remote, a wall switch or an app and work with Alexa, Google Home and Apple HomePod. That is useful on a tall window where you want the screen down through the brightest hours and up again for the evening view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeasuring and installing it yourself\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasure the width and the height carefully at the opening and decide on an inside or outside mount before you order, because the same cassette bracket handles both. You will need a drill with a 6 mm (about 0.2 inch) bit. Each bracket has four pre-drilled holes: two screws on opposite sides hold it on a standard wall, and the other two are there for a weak wall, a wide shade, or a spot above a door or stairwell. Two types of wall anchor come in the box, so use the one that matches your wall rather than whichever is on top.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo hang the shade, hook the groove at the top of the valance onto the bracket latch, press it back until it clicks, and check that both the top and the rear are locked before you let go. If you ever need to take it down, press the metal washer at the back of the bracket instead of prying the valance off the front.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf privacy after dark matters as much as the daytime view, our privacy shades and blinds page compares the fabrics that hold up at night. Otherwise, order the solar samples, tape them to the glass, and pick the openness that gives you the view you want with the privacy you need.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"light-filtering-roller-shades","title":"Light Filtering Roller Shades","description":"\u003cp\u003eA single panel of light filtering fabric on a rolling tube, finished in a squared cassette. Lowered, it turns hard daylight into an even glow and gives you privacy without shutting the room down. Living rooms, kitchens and home offices are where it earns its place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fabric softens and spreads the light coming through it, so the room stays usable in daylight with the shade fully down. It reduces glare on screens without the lamps going on at noon. Light filtering fabric is not a blackout, and it is not a privacy fabric after dark once the lights are on inside.\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 drives the shade and stops free at any height. A chain tensioner is fitted as standard so the loop stays anchored and out of the way.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotorized.\u003c\/strong\u003e Quiet battery motor with remote, app and voice control.\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\u003cp\u003eCassette colours are white, beige, grey and black, with the option to wrap the cassette in your shade fabric for a continuous look.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery shade carries a limited lifetime warranty against defects in materials and workmanship for the original purchaser. Motors, controls and accessories are covered separately for five years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coverly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52513654800686,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/7331\/0254\/files\/DY-G059-01_1_1.png?v=1788404833"},{"product_id":"solar-sample","title":"Solar Sample (1%)","description":null,"brand":"Coverly","offers":[{"title":"White","offer_id":52518347440430,"sku":"DY-G019-003","price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ivory","offer_id":52518347538734,"sku":"DY-G019-004","price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Light Gray","offer_id":52518347637038,"sku":"DY-G019-001","price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gray","offer_id":52518347735342,"sku":"DY-G019-005","price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black","offer_id":52518347833646,"sku":"DY-G019-006","price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/7331\/0254\/files\/White_25dfc845-47a1-4245-ba1c-57bee8e4b0dd.png?v=1787958965"},{"product_id":"solar-shades","title":"Solar Shades","description":"\u003cp\u003eSolar shades cut glare and the heat that comes with it while keeping your view of the outside. The fabric is an open weave, so instead of blocking the window it works like sunglasses for the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree openness levels are available. One percent is the tightest weave, with the most glare control and the most privacy, and the least view through. Three percent sits in the middle. Five percent is the most open, with the clearest view out and the least screening. As a rule, a darker fabric gives you a sharper view out, and a lighter fabric bounces more heat and glare but hazes the view.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorth knowing before you choose. Solar shades work by daylight. At night, with the lights on inside, the effect reverses and an open weave will not give you privacy. Pair them with a blackout shade on a bedroom window, or choose one percent where privacy matters most.\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 drives the shade and stops free at any height. 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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\u003cp\u003eAvailable as an open roll or in a squared cassette that conceals the tube and hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery shade carries a limited lifetime warranty against defects in materials and workmanship for the original purchaser. 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