Selecting the Right Fabric

How do you choose the right fabric type for your roller shades?Your 3-step process for choosing the right fabric!

    Step 1. Choose your Fabric Type

    • Blackout Fabric

      • Blocks all light coming through fabric (does not include light gaps)
      • Provides daytime and nighttime privacy

    • Light Filtering Fabric

      • Allows light flow into the space- no view out
      • Provides daytime and nighttime privacy (shadows may be seen at night)

    • Solar Screen Fabric

      • Maintains view and open feeling to the outside, while reducing heat and glare
      • Provides daytime privacy only

    Step 2: Choose your Fabric Color

    • Light-colored fabrics

      Light-colored fabrics provide more heat reduction. Light-colored solar screen fabrics will reduce heat AND diffuse interior light.

    • Dark-colored fabrics

      Dark-colored solar screen fabrics provide more glare reduction and better view-through. Dark-colored translucent fabrics reduce light entering the room.

    Step 3: Choose your Solar Screen Fabric Density

    If choosing a Solar Screen fabric, you will need to choose a density.

    • 3% fabric (more dense)

      Fabrics with 3% openness block 97% of UV and harmful rays.

    • 5% fabric (more open)

      Fabrics with 5% openness block 95% of UV and harmful rays.
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