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"Top Down / Bottom Up”

feature enables you to raise your blind from the bottom, and lower the shade from the top simultaneously to allow light in from the outside while maintaining privacy and eliminating glare on computer or television screens.

With this feature you can fully raise the blind.

"Top Down"

feature allows you to raise your blind from the window sill only.  You do not have the ability to lower the shade from the top; with this feature you cannot fully raise the blind to the top of the window to have a completely unobstructed view.  The "top down" feature allows the blind to be larger in area than top down/bottom up shades, but limits the degree of light control.

YourBlinds believes that the greater functionality with the top down/bottom up style is more helpful to you than the larger size and therefore we offer only the the top down/bottom up style.

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"Continuous Cord Loop"

Continuous cord loop feature maintains the cord at the same length regardless of shade position and is recommended for use around young children after proper mounting of the cord guide to the wall.

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What can Pleated Shades do for me?

  • Provide light control with many fabric options from sheer to room darkening fabrics
  • Sheer - Fabric softly filters light.  People and objects are visible
  • Semi-Private - Silhouettes are visible but not details of people or objects
  • Private - Fabric substantially blocks light.  Allows hint of people or objects.  Dark colors darken room more
  • Blackout - Fabric prohibits light from shining through and prevents shadows and silhouettes.
  • Ease of use for privacy control by pulling the blinds up or down
  • Easy to clean and are very durable
  • Pleated shades stack compactly when fully raised to give you the maximum view out your window
  • Window size and shape versatility.  Pleated shades enable you to fit any specialty window, including arches, circles, skylights or any shape that your windows necessitate
  • Operating cords are visible through the face of the shade leaving holes for light to filter into a room
  • Most shades are the same color on both the front and back, and are not white to the street
  • Windows wider than 60” often require overlapping fabric panels.  The overlap is visible to the eye and not recommended

Recommended Rooms For Use

  • Family room
  • Kitchen
  • Office
  • Breakfast nook
  • Bedroom
  • Game room
  • Bathroom (perfect for top down bottom up feature)

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