Dual Solar Screen and Blackout Roller Shades in White Plains, NY

Westchester Window Fashions recently completed a residence in a luxury high-rise in downtown White Plains, NY. The windows run floor to ceiling with a wide-open view over the city – the reason you live in a building like this. But that much glass brings the sun in with it: heat, glare, and UV all afternoon. And when night comes, the light works in the other direction. City glow, streetlights, and early sunrises meant the room needed real darkness, not a dim outline around the edges of a shade.

The answer was two shades on one window, each with one job. By day, the solar screen shades cover the glass. The sun still comes in, the view over downtown stays, and the heat and UV rays are cut before they reach the room. When darkness is needed, the blackout shades take over, dropping inside side channels that seal the edges and eliminate light leakage. It is a changing of the guard – the solar screens handle the day, the blackout shades handle the night, and the room never has to choose between the view and a good night’s sleep.

The detail that makes a blackout shade actually dark is the side channel. A standard roller shade leaves a slim gap along each edge, and on glass this size those gaps read as bright lines at night. Here, the blackout fabric travels inside fitted side channels, so the edges are sealed and the room goes fully dark. Raised, both shades tuck away above the glass, and the floor-to-ceiling window is left exactly as the architect drew it.

Pro Tip from the Installer:

Give day and night their own shade. A solar screen is built for daylight hours – it keeps outward visibility while it cuts glare, heat, and UV. A blackout fabric is built for night, but the fabric alone is not enough: on floor-to-ceiling glass, spec the blackout shade with side channels so the edges seal. At night, every gap shows. Two independent shades, each doing one job well, beats one shade asked to do both.

Local FAQ:

How much do dual solar screen and blackout shades in White Plains, NY cost?

Dual shades in White Plains, NY are priced by window dimensions, fabric selections, and hardware – in this project, solar screen shades paired with blackout shades in side channels across floor-to-ceiling glass. Every treatment is custom fabricated. Call Westchester Window Fashions at 914-685-9336 to schedule your in-home consultation.

Do solar screen shades block the view?

No – that is the point of them. A solar screen filters glare, heat, and UV while staying see-through from inside, so the skyline stays in sight all day. In this White Plains high-rise, the downtown view reads clearly through the fabric even with the shades fully lowered.

Can blackout shades really darken a room with floor-to-ceiling windows?

Yes, as long as the edges are sealed. Blackout fabric blocks light through the shade itself, but a standard roller shade leaves slim gaps at the sides. Side channels close those gaps, which is what turns “room darkening” into a genuinely dark room – day or night.

Do you install window treatments in White Plains high-rise and condo buildings?

Yes. Our installers are licensed, insured, and Hunter Douglas certified, and high-rise work is routine for our team – building certificates of insurance, elevator scheduling, and house rules included. Call 914-685-9336 to schedule your in-home consultation.

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