Choosing Your Perfect Fabric
Find the right balance of light, privacy, and style. This guide explains our fabric types to help you decide.
Understanding Fabric Options
Blackout
Ideal for bedrooms, media rooms, or anywhere maximum darkness and privacy are desired. Blocks incoming light for a darker room.
Key Features:
Ideal For:
Bedrooms, Media Rooms, Nurseries
Privacy / Room Darkening
These fabrics darken the room considerably and prevent visibility from the outside, day or night. Silhouettes may be slightly visible with interior lights on at night.
Key Features:
Ideal For:
Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Bathrooms
Light Filtering
Creates a warm, inviting glow by gently filtering sunlight. Provides privacy during the day; shadows may be visible at night with lights on.
Key Features:
Ideal For:
Living Rooms, Dining Rooms, Offices
Solar Screen
Performance fabrics designed to control heat, glare, and UV rays while maintaining your outside view. Openness factor (e.g., 1%, 3%, 5%) determines visibility and light control.
Key Features:
Ideal For:
Offices, Sunrooms, Living Areas with Views
View-Through (Sheer)
Lightweight, decorative fabrics that allow the most natural light in and offer the clearest view outside. Provides minimal privacy.
Key Features:
Ideal For:
Living Rooms, Dining Rooms, Areas where privacy is not key
Which Shade Type Fits?
Fabric sets how much light gets through; the shade type sets how you control it. Compare the four and start customizing.
Ready to See More?
Now that you understand the fabric types, explore specific colours and textures or order free samples! You can also see each fabric on a photo of your own window with our free blinds visualizer.