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Redi Shade 1616204 Original Pleated White Paper Shade 36-by-72-Inch, 6-Pack

Price: $29.99

Product Details Customize to fit any window 36-Inch by 72-Inch No nails,screws or brackets, unqualifiedly peel and stick

Product Description

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Customer Reviews

Perfect solution!!!
These shades, though made of paper, look nicer than one would ever expect when installed. Being able to custom fit them to the width of the window(s) is a plus, especially for a set of windows that vary somewhat in size. So far I have had no problems with mine staying up, and I would offer the following tip: prepare the surface where you will attach the adhesive strip first; clean the area with a paper towel saturated with rubbing alcohol and allow to dry thoroughly. This removes any dirt and especially oils that prevent the adhesive from working well. The shades filter light and provide privacy although they are not light-blocking. Also, please note that the 72" length on these is misleading; the shades are that long only if the accordion pleating is fully extended, which does not happen simply by hanging them. When installed and allowed to hang naturally, the shades cover a 60" vertical space (approximately). I found that it took a lot longer to trim the width of the shades than the stated time, but I was not using the sharpest of knives:( In general I highly recommend these shades for their appearance and value!

2010-08-30 (Winston Salem, NC) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4

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Not sticking that well
This batch of Redi Shades just isn't sticking the way the way its supposed to. The adhesive will hold for a day or two, then the shade will fall off and need to be rubbed back into place. The only solution was resorting to two-sided adhesive tape to keep them in place. This was a repeat purchase, I've had no problem with the brand until this. Don't know if they changed the type of adhesive used, but if so its definitely not an improvement. Since they are not really so cheap (Dollar Stores sell 'permanent' shades in the same price range) I thought this worth noting.

2010-04-21 | villagebooksellers@myfairpoint.net (Vermont USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 2

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Redi Shades
I purchased a pack of six shades for six windows in my bedroom. After putting up the shades one evening, The first shade fell to the floor during the night. Thinking that maybe we hadn't installed properly, as we were trying to stick it back up again, a second shade fell as we looked on. To date, 3 out of 6 shades remain on the windows. I am not impressed with whatever is being used to make them stick.

2010-02-26 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 2

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keep on falling down
This would be a great idea if it wouls stay up. They don't stick well to wood mouldings.

2010-01-25 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 1

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window shades
I honestly can not believe how great these shades look, privacy is unbelievable and they are amazingly so inexpensive and easy to cut.
In no time I had these up and what a great fit..What I paid for six I couldn't purchase one from another company. Thank you amazon..

2009-12-01 | dorothyr (paramus,nj usa) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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Blinds Bali Cellular Shades Double Cell - 3/8 Northern Lights - 3/8 Double Cell Merlot 2490

Product Description

Blinds Bali Cellular Shades Duplicate Cell - 3/8 Northern Lights - 3/8 Look-alike Cell Merlot 2490 Vibrant colors and calm hues enhance the soft glow of lifelike light for a playful show that only Mother Nature can fulfil. Energy efficient fabrics are perfect for any abide.

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Redi Shade 3102496 36-by-72-Inch Fabric Window Shade, White

Product Details Cordless hint is safe for children and pets Hangs and removes in seconds 36-by-72-Inch

Product Description

Take back your living live from the glaring afternoon sun. Made of high quality construction gently allowing light to filter through it. The Redi Hue not only provides instant privacy with style but installs in two unhurried steps; peel and stick. Measures 36'' in compass and 72-inches in length. The paper intensity is easy to trim to custom fit your window or may be overlapped to bury larger windows. The Original is completely recyclable and cordless, making Redi Soup safe for homes with children and pets. You can also give your lodge a custom look by simply adhering you favorite organization or paper to the shade.

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Customer Reviews

great seasonal solution
I purchased these Fabric shades while I tried to figure out what to do with a very hot, western exposure sliing door in my kitchen. The way the sun comes around between 3:00 and 7:00 is brutal and my whole kitchen and downstairs bakes. We have a retractable awning on our deck outside, but the sun's angle still defeats that. It is totally energy inefficient and very annoying. We cannot sit at our table for dinner which is right in front of the door. I purchased these shades as a temporary solution while I explored my options. My husband is very much against putting any holes in the wood trim on our slider which is required of any other shade application, but didn't have a problem with these. If it weren't for the tacky clips that come with the shade to secure it in the up position, I would just leave them up the rest of this season and re-install them next summer. If there were u-clips it would be much more attractive.....these are like huge clothes pins. I have not tested the adhesive as far as removing and reapplying, but I will worry about that next year or just purchase new ones, since you cannot beat the price!! Maybe I will just leave this problem for the next owner if we sell our house. The other slight negative is that the shades do not run down the entire length of the door when down, which may have been my issue in not ordering the correct size....I do not remember if they are offered in differnet lengths. If you pull on them carefully, they do stretch out to fit almost the whole way, but you have to do that each time.
A very good product overall and a great, affordable solution for a lot of people with light or privacy issues.

2010-06-27 (NJ) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4

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Disappointed
I was hesitate between this one and a $20 roman shade from Bed Bath & Beyond for a weird size 2'by4' window of downstairs bathroom. Decided to go with this one based on reviews and free Prime shipping. The product to me is really cheap looking. It looks like a VERY temporary shade for a week or two. I don't like it at all.

2010-03-25 (Portland) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 1

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Great Shade for the price. Perfect.
I was looking for a cheap solution to window treatments. These shades were easy to put up and look great.

2010-01-13 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Great Blinds for Temporary Use! But be careful!
My husband and I just moved into a hew house and I ordered a set of six blinds in order to ensure our privacy.

The blinds are great! They are easy to use, fairly easy to cut (I actually used my bread knife to do it)and they fit very well in the windows. Everyone who has seen them has commented that they look just like regular blinds.

** The only care I would suggest is when peeling off the cover to the sticky part - make sure you do not also peel off the glue with the plastic. I did that one time and almost ripped the blind apart. You have to peel carefully to make sure none of the glue is attached. Once it's clear, then it's very easy. Otherwise you run the risk of tearing the blind and/or not being able to actually use it.

2009-11-24 | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 5

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Perfect for Apartment
My boyfriend and I recently moved into an apartment with no blinds. He works nights, so he needs to sleep during the day. Even with the AC on the room wasn't cooling, so I saw these. They are perfect. I bought them for the bedroom first to check them out, despite the previous claim mine were shipped in a triangular box, the exact size of them (which i appreciated) They were easy to cut (marked with pencil, cut with utility knife i own) and we had them unpacked and hung in under 10 minutes. Light still gets in but it's cool and muted. They look fine (We actually got compliments from our family) The clips are fine for what they are,and we stretched them out to our 72" windows by clipping the end to the ledge on our window.

Overall great purchase, they were exactly what I expected. We are getting 3 more for the rest of the windows now!

2009-08-06 (West New York, NJ) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 5

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Redi Shade 3003250 Room Darkening Pleated Shade 48-by-64-Inch

Price: $14.99

Product Details Installs in seconds without screws or brackets via peel-and-remain effective feature Washable and sturdy Vinyl; 48 by 64 inches

Product Description

This is the sprinkling to use if you're looking for a quick, temporary way to darken a leeway. Redi Shade's temporary shades plaice an attractive pleated design that effectively blocks be disclosed and ensures privacy. You can install these shades in in fact seconds without nails or brackets-just peel and shrink from. Made of washable vinyl. Includes pullcord. Fits up to 64-inch vertical lapse.--Josh Dettweiler

What's in the Box
Vinyl shade, pullcord

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Customer Reviews

Love to Shop
This is such a great price for this shade. It really darkens a room and it is so nice. I just love it. Looking at the other reviews, I see where some of the customers stated that this shade did not come in a box, I cannot believe that, but mine did. The shade was in plastic inside of a sturdy box. It was not damaged at all. I will order another one, but in a different size if they have it. You can't go wrong with this shade. GREAT bargain.

2010-04-26 | bargain hunter (Chicago, IL) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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Way too expansive!
Shortly after I purchased some Redi Shade for my new home, I found out cheapest mini-blinds cost $10 at big box home improvement stores. 48-by-64 is about $15. I returned all unopened Redi Shade and bought some cheap mini-blinds instead. It takes 5 minutes to install mini-blinds vs. 1 minute for Redi Shade. For temporary window cover, cheap mini-blinds are much more cost effective than Redi Shade. Temporary window covers aren't as temporary as I hope. It was 9 month later before I replaced my "temporary" window covers. During the 9 months, the Redi Shade fell off multiple times and it is harder to operate compare to mini-blind. I ended up replacing my temporary Redi Shade with a temporary mini-blind. When installing the temporary mini-blinds, I use one screw per bracket and patching up the holes is easy. Even if I don't patch the holes, one little hole won't be noticeable if you aren't looking for it. I'm going to donate my temporary mini-blinds to Habitat for Humanity, so they will not be wasted.

2010-04-08 | ss_ss (Houston, TX USA) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 1

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Great Shade
This shade does what it says, it darkens your room! It conveniently pulls up and stays up. I would only recommend getting stronger double sided tape to hold it up on your wall.

2009-08-20 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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So well made and wonderful for privacy
I am using these for window treatments in a new house I am remodeling. These are very well made and look great! As good as the mega buck pleated ones at Lowe's etc. For the money, awesome.

2009-04-15 (Kentucky) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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Good for a baby room
Works great - really darkens the room. Easy to trim/install. Looses 1 star as the peel-and-stick pads used to attach the shade to the top of the window came off after 1.5 months. They actually detached not from the window, but from the shade itself. I guess this is that "temporary" part of the product name :)

2008-10-24 (Tucson, AZ) | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 4

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Redi Shade 3003236 36-by-64-Inch Room Darkening Vinyl Shade with Cord, Dove

Price: $14.99

Product Details Scope darkening shade provides light blocking and shadow-brace privacy Washable and indestructible Elbow in 36-inch and 48-inch widths with 72-inch to the fullest

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Customer Reviews

You get what you pay for.
This is what I get for thinking $15 will buy me shades for my windows. If you want something that won't fall down after a few days because the foam tape is crap quality, spend a little extra money and buy real shades.

2010-08-20 | ninjas, ninjas, ninjas (Pretoria, IL USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 3

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Temporary and standard light
I prepped the surface with rubbing alcohol only to find them laying on the floor within the first five days of installation. The darkening effect is no better than the vertical blinds currently installed on the other windows.
I won't be purchasing these again.

2010-07-02 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 1

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Redi Shade does the trick
This shade met my expectations. Easy to install and use. Blocks the light. Great feature is the pull string. Highly recommend it to anyone looking for a good product and a great price.

2010-05-17 (Chicago, IL, US) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Wrong Product Shipped
The item was NOT what it indicated-- it was simply paper rather than corded vinyl.

2010-04-27 (Logan, Utah) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 1

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Easy and Functional
I bought these shades for my new home with 30+ windows and until I knew what to do with the window dressings, these work just fine. I like how easy they are to install and how good they look. They are a little tricky to cut with the tool they provide; you need to cut them to size with a hack sawish type tool...I used a like ginsu knife (one that cuts through anything) and it seemed to cut o.k. They have 2 draw strings in the middle to pull them up and let down, so to pull them up evenly on both sides, you have to grab the strings in the middle and levvel them. Inexpensive solution until you know what you want to do....

2009-12-05 | JenMo (Milford, MI) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Preparing a warm home for winter

08.09.10

Shirt-pocket heaters are conventional in our area, singularly in older homes but they can also be a security issue, according to energysavers.gov. The U.S. Consumer Yield Safety Commission estimates that more than 25,000 residential fires every year are associated with the use of elbow-room heaters, causing more than 300 deaths.
Cultivate safety guides that crop up b grow with the portable heater, select the right evaluate for the room and place it on a level fa away from children and pets.
Only foothold newer facsimile heaters that have all of the known safety features. Make as if sure the heater has the Underwriter's Laboratory (UL) trade mark attached to it.
On thermostatically controlled heaters to sidestep overheating a chamber and wasting drive. Place heater away from foot traffic, children and pets.

Dick air leaks by
1. Turning off your furnace on a unheated, very windy day.
2. Shutting all windows and doors.
3. Turning on all frazzle fans that inflate air outside, such as bathroom fans or stove vents.
4. Lighting an incense the bush and pass it around the edges of ordinary leak sites. Wherever the smoke is sucked out of or blown into the cubicle quarters, there's a draft.
Note: If you don't after to turn off your furnace, you can rightful turn on all your fritter away fans to depressurize your household.
Or try these other air-leak detection methods:
Flare a flashlight at eventide over all potential gaps while a accomplice observes the sporting house from outside. Ample cracks will show up as rays of simplification.

Source: Sioux Falls Argus Leader

How do you get creases out of cloth cellular mini blinds?

Jan 24, 2007 by Femme | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

Help... my son is going to be in trouble with his step-dad. We have those expensive, cloth, cellular mini blinds and there is a crease in it. He thinks my son leaned against it and it left a crease. He wants him to replace it but it was like $200 and I don't think it needs to be replaced. How would you get the crease or dent out of the blind? It is a pretty small crease only on one or two pleats and I don't want to cause any damage to the blind.

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here is a list of sites that offer cleaning and care for blinds
http://www.mohawk-flooring.com/home-accents/care.asp
http://www.yourblinds.com/education/care_info.asp
http://www.blinds.com/control/infopage?page=article_mighty-tidy.html
http://www.theblindalley.com/blinds/cleaning.html
http://www.blinds.com/control/infopage?page=valuseries_care_warranty.html&template=pop2console
i hope you find something helpful good luck

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How do you clean cellular blinds?

Mar 05, 2006 by Smarty-Marti | Posted in Cleaning & Laundry

They are about 7 years old and are really dingy - can I take them to a dry cleaners? Do carpet/upholstery cleaners clean blinds too?

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Use the hand held fabric cleaner attatchment from a rug steamer you rent at the store. Works great!

How do I take levolor cellular blinds down from my window. They have been damaged need to send to co.?

Sep 21, 2007 by karensheridan377 | Posted in Do It Yourself (DIY)

The blinds are mounted inside the top of the window. I am having a hard time getting them down. Please help.

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there is most likely a way to unsnap the blind itself from the mount structure ( that is screwed into your window frame) once you have removed the blind from this frame...chances are you will reveal the screws.

its almost an impossible question to answer without seeing the blind...but i am a decorative painter and have to remove blinds and window treatments daily.
i would recommend you get a step stool so you are high enough to really see what you are doing.

Cats and cellular blinds?

Jul 08, 2007 by cheetah_beth | Posted in Cats

We are thinking about getting cellular blinds in our house. However, we have two cats and I am worried they may scratch them. So i am wondering if anyone knows from experience or whatever if cats are attracted to those types of blinds or if they will leave them alone? I definately don't want to pay a lot for custom blinds if the cats are just going to shred them.

Thanks in advance!

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My mother has blinds through out the house and they feel like plastic but they are painted. I wonder if these would be good for your cats. My cat just leaves them alone. I have it part way so she can look out the window. I hope this helps.

What options do I have for window blinds other than mini blinds? I have just a half inch depth to install the ?

Sep 11, 2008 by KA | Posted in Do It Yourself (DIY)

brackets. Would I be able to install wooden slatted blinds or cellular blinds if that is all the room I have?
I would prefer the mount to be an inside mount.

Cellular Shades - the Basics

The cellular tinge is a window shade made from material to look like a honey comb. Cellular shades are very universal because of the warm and soft glow that fills the room when the cellular shades are closed on a happy day. Cellular shades are commonly found in the living areas of the home including dining rooms, living rooms, dens and bed rooms. These shades put up beautiful elegant privacy in many available colors and fabrics. The undemanding weight material of the cellular shade makes it easy to unagreed and close without any real effort. There are many different options at one's disposal for the cellular shade including; cordless, top down- bottom up, remote control access, endless cord loop, and many other options.

 

 

The most preferred cellular shade recourse for window covering is the remote control option. The lightweight documents of the shades make it possible to have them controlled by remote handle and a small motor in the rail of the shade. With this option you can unrestricted and close your  blinds from many feet away. You can even control one at a  time or all a once. The tramontane control option is ideal for high windows and skylights.

 

For those who be inclined their window blinds not to be running on batteries try the top/down-bottom/up cellular shades. The top down- bottom up shades are commodious because of the ability to move the shades to cover any section of your window. Other window coverings models are unfit to cover the bottom of the window and leave the top of the window open  and vise versa.  Cellular shades are cultured and practical. Installation is easy but names and numbers of certified installers in your range can be provided upon request. Bring the elegant warmth into your at ease with cellular shades.

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Cellular Blinds - News

Budget Blinds Introduces Budget Blinds® PRO™ - Earthtimes (press release) Earthtimes (press release), UK - Jan 21, 2009 Earthtimes (press release)Budget Blinds Introduces Budget Blinds® PRO™ Popular choices in new home construction currently include faux wood blinds, wood blinds, cellular shades and shutters. “A new trend we are seeing is more

01-21-09 Energy Smart Solutions - The Shopper Online The Shopper Online, IL - Jan 20, 2009 01-21-09 Energy Smart Solutions Plantation shutters, wood and faux wood blinds, cellular shades, vinyl verticals with matching 2” mini blinds and washable fabric verticals offer perfect

Window treatments offer insulation - Dallas Morning News Dallas Morning News, TX - Jan 03, 2009 Dallas Morning NewsWindow treatments offer insulation Cellular shades, also known as honeycomb shades, trap air in the cells and block heat loss, say interior designers and shade manufacturers.

Tools & toys - Arkansas Democrat Gazette Arkansas Democrat Gazette, AR - Jan 17, 2009 Arkansas Democrat GazetteTools & toys What's it do: The shades have a honeycomb-within-a-honeycomb design that provides more air pockets than traditional cellular shades.

User generated maps help users find cell phone coverage, concerts Examiner.com - Jan 16, 2009 According to the site, GotReception started last month “in response to a major issue plaguing millions of cellular consumers, unsatisfactory service.