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Classic Fabric Light Filtering Roller Shades
Elevate your space with our Classic Fabric Light Filtering Roller Shades, designed to gently diffuse harsh sunlight while providing a soft, ambient glow. Crafted from a lightweight, fine-woven polyester, these versatile shades offer a refined...
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Elevate your space with our Classic Fabric Light Filtering Roller Shades, designed to gently diffuse harsh sunlight while providing a soft, ambient glow.
Crafted from a lightweight, fine-woven polyester, these versatile shades offer a refined texture and subtle translucency that seamlessly complements any interior décor without sacrificing your daytime privacy.
Why Choose Classic Fabric Light Filtering Shades?
Whether you are outfitting a sunlit living room, a modern kitchen, or a home office, these shades deliver the perfect blend of everyday functionality and timeless style.
- Variety of Colors: Available in a wide range of stylish, designer-selected shades to flawlessly match your home's unique interior design scheme.
- Fine Woven Polyester Fabric: Lightweight, durable, and providing a refined texture, this material gently filters incoming light to reduce glare and protect your furniture from UV fading.
- Odor-Free & Non-Toxic: Crafted with safe, high-quality materials, making them the perfect health-conscious choice for active living areas, dining rooms, and home offices.
- Certified Safe: Meets all CPSC child safety guidelines, ensuring a safe environment for your entire family with cordless and motorized options available.
Tailored Design & Upgrades
Elevate your interior design by adding an optional cassette valance with a matching fabric insert (available for standard roll installations only). This is a polished finishing touch that conceals the roller tube mechanism for a highly seamless, built-in look.
Smooth & Reliable Lift Systems
Select the operating mechanism that fits your lifestyle:
- Cordless: A sleek, pet-and-child-safe option that adjusts the height effortlessly without the worry of hazardous cords in your home.
- Continuous Cord Loop (Beaded Chain): Quiet, resistance-balanced pulling for exact positioning. A time-tested, reliable standard.
- Motorized Lift: Ultimate modern convenience. Control your room’s lighting with an easy-to-use remote (up to a 65-foot range).
Light Filtering vs. Blackout: What's the Difference?
Light filtering shades are designed with translucent fabrics that diffuse sunlight into a soft glow, providing excellent daytime privacy. However, at night, silhouettes and shadows may be faintly visible from the outside if the lights are on inside your home. If you require complete 100% darkness and total nighttime privacy for a bedroom or nursery, we highly recommend exploring our blackout roller shades.
Best Rooms for Classic Light Filtering Roller Shades
- Living & Dining Rooms: Softens harsh afternoon sun while maintaining a bright, welcoming, and airy atmosphere for entertaining.
- Kitchens: Provides daytime privacy and glare reduction without making your workspace feel dark or closed off.
- Home Offices: The perfect solution to cut annoying screen glare on your computer while keeping you energized with natural light.
Key Considerations for the Perfect Fit
To get the absolute best experience from your new shades, keep these structural details in mind:
- Light Gaps: The fabric portion of an inside-mount shade will be approximately 1" to 1 ½" narrower than your ordered width to accommodate the brackets, so a small light gap from 7/16” to ¾” may occur depending on your valance choice.
- Roll Direction: Customize your shade's appearance by choosing a standard roll (brings the fabric closer to the glass), or a reverse roll (hides the roller tube for a cleaner aesthetic). Note: Optional cassette valances are only available with a standard roll.
- Larger Windows: Shades over 94" wide will be "railroaded" (the fabric is turned on its side), resulting in a visible, horizontal seam to ensure consistent coverage on large windows. Please note that a maximum drop (height) limit may apply to these extra-wide shades.
Want to browse additional light filtering options?
We have a range of other fantastic window treatment options to suit every style and budget:
- More Roller Options: Explore our full collection of light filtering roller shades for an even wider variety of colors and textures.
- Light Filtering Cellular Shades: For improved insulation, our light filtering cellular shades offer a brilliant combination of soft light and energy efficiency.
- Roman Shades: All of our Roman Shades are available with a standard light filtering privacy liner for an elegant, cascading look.
Not sure about the color? Order your free light filtering shade samples before you buy to confirm your color choice in your home's unique lighting.
Product Specifications
Control Style Options & Compatibility for this product
| Control Type | Best For... | Features |
|---|---|---|
| Cordless | Child & Pet Safety |
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| Continuous Cord Loop | Large / Heavy Windows |
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| Motorwand | Large / Heavy Windows |
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| Motorized |
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Technical Specifications
| Technical Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Material / Fabric Composition | Polyester |
| Mounting types available | Inside mount, outside mount |
| Minimum Width | 14" |
| Maximum Width | 96" |
| Minimum Height | 12" |
| Maximum Height | 120" |
Mounting Depth Requirements
(for mounting brackets)
| Mounting Structure | Minimum Depth Requirement |
|---|---|
| No Valance (Standard open roller) | |
| Inside Mount | 2 3/8" |
| Inside Flush Mount | 3" |
| Outside Mount | 0" |
| Cassette Valance | |
| Inside Mount | 2 5/8" |
| Inside Flush Mount | 3 1/2" |
| Outside Mount | 0" |
Fabric Deductions
- The fabric deduction makes space for the brackets, clutch or motorization components, ensuring a correct fit
- Please note that the fabric width of the shade will be less than the window measurement provided
- Change in tube sizing along with different clutch/idle end combinations influence these deductions as do other options such as your choice of valance
- The information below is approximate and for guidance only
| Mount Type | Fabric Deduction |
|---|---|
| Inside Mount | 1/8" |
| Outside Mount | 0" |
Chain & Motorwand Lengths
If selecting a plastic or metal beaded chain, or a motorwand, the chain "drop" or wand length will depend on total length of the shade.
CCO Chain Loop Lengths
| Shade Length | Chain Loop Drop Length |
|---|---|
| Up to 36" | 24" |
| 36 1/8" - 54" | 36" |
| 54 1/8" - 72" | 48" |
| 72 1/8" - 90" | 60" |
| 90 1/8" - 120" | 72" |
Motorwand Lengths
| Shade Length | Wand Length |
|---|---|
| 20" - 40" | 12" |
| 40 1/8" - 52" | 24" |
| 52 1/8" - 64" | 36" |
| 64 1/8" - 76" | 48" |
| 76 1/8" - 120" | 60" |
Important notes and product restrictions
- Standard roll (no cassette valance) shades can be mounted to the top, side or rear.
- Shades with a cassette valance have concealed brackets and can be mounted to the top or rear of your window frame only.
- Cassette Valance and Cordless lift cannot be combined
- Motorized not available on widths less than 20"
- Reverse Roll is not available with a Cassette Valance
- Reverse roll must be top mounted (cannot be mounted back to the wall for outside mount).
- Shades over 94"W and 82"L will be seamed
How to Measure & Install
Taking accurate measurements is straightforward. Let us walk you through the process!
To ensure a perfect fit, keep these essential pointers in mind:
- Always use a metal measuring tape for the best accuracy; fabric tapes can stretch and lead to errors.
- If your width measurement falls on a 1/16" or 1/32" mark, round down to the nearest 1/8".
- If your height measurement lands on a 1/16" or 1/32" increment, round up to the closest 1/8".
- Always consult the Product Specifications for the product you are measuring for. If you have questions, we will be happy to help!
Instructions for Inside Mounted Roller Shades
Depth Requirements: For an inside mount, you'll need to make sure the window frame is deep enough to accommodate the roller shade. Refer to the Product Specifications for minimum depths depending on your chosen valance option.
Measuring the width
- The width measurement is found by measuring the inside of the window frame in three locations: the top, middle, and bottom.
- Choose the smallest of these measurements.
- If you get a 1/16" or 1/32" increment, round down to the nearest 1/8".
- That's your width for your roller shades.
Measuring the height
- The height measurement is found by measuring the inside of the window frame in three locations: the left, center, and right.
- Choose the largest of these measurements.
- If you get a 1/16" or 1/32" increment, round up to the nearest 1/8".
- That's your height for your roller shades.
Instructions for Outside Mounted Roller Shades
An outside mount sits outside of the window and the window frame. Because it is meant to cover the entire space of the window, you'll need to make some additions to the measurements to make sure you order the right size. Please follow the instructions below.
Measuring the width
- Measure the width of the area you want the shade to cover across the top.
- We suggest adding at least 4 inches to the width (2 inches per side) to minimize light gaps.
- That's your width for your roller shades.
Measuring the height
- Measure the height from where you want the headrail to sit down to the window sill or desired length.
- We suggest adding at least 4 inches to the height (2 inches top, 2 inches bottom).
- That's your height for your roller shades.
For detailed step-by-step instructions with videos, visit our Measuring Guide Hub.