Top Down Bottom Up Shades – When You Need Privacy

Top down bottom window shades are all about privacy and light control. So, If you are like my brother who, on occasion, vacuums in the nude (or something similar), this blog post is for you.

We all need privacy from time-to-time and you’d think that would be a no-brainer in your own home. Think again. It’s harder to achieve than you might think, especially in a world where nearly half the world’s population lives in cities. So if you are one of the millions – wait billions – of people living in high-density urban environments allow me to introduce you to your window treatments salvation –top down bottom up shades.

The reason top down bottom up window shades are so cool is that they give you both privacy and light. Sure you can make a room private by lowering your window shade, granted it is made with a room darkening material, but then you lose all that beautiful natural sunlight.

Top down bottom up shades offer the ultimate in privacy and light control by allowing you to not only raise the shade from the bottom but also lower it from the top. This feature allows you to choose how much natural light you want in the room while still maintaining privacy from the prying eyes of your neighbors or passersby on the street.

Top down bottom up is an option (yes, it costs a little extra) on numerous types of window shades including: cellular shades, woven wood shades, pleated shades and roman shades. If you want to add insulation to your windows, consider top down bottom up cellular shades. If you want a selection of rich fabrics, check out top down bottom up roman shades. Lastly, if you want a selection of natural materials woven together (like bamboo, grasses, reeds, etc.), check out top down bottom up woven wood shades.

A few more things you should know:

When ordering a top down/bottom up option, remember that the shade will come with two lift cords, one on each side of the shade. Typically, the right cord will operate the bottom rail, and the left cord will operate the middle rail (the top down portion). When operating the shade, be sure to fully raise the middle rail before raising the bottom rail to the top.

When ordering a cordless top down/bottom up shade, remember that a cordless blind or shade typically operates by gently pushing up or pulling down on the rail of the blind; you can then position the shade to any height you desire. For this reason, it’s important to make sure you will be able to reach as high or as low as you will need to position your blind. For very tall or hard to reach windows, you may want to consider a standard top down/bottom up shade.