Sunroom Blinds and Shades in Kansas City
A sunroom is built to let light in, which makes it one of the trickiest rooms to cover.
You want to keep the view and the brightness, but you still have to manage privacy, glare, heat, and cold, and the windows are often big and tucked tightly into corners.
At One Stop Decorating, we have spent 30 years solving sunroom windows for Kansas City homes, and we know which sunroom blinds and shades actually work.
Why Sunrooms Are Tricky to Cover
Sunrooms come with several challenges at once:
- Maximizing light and view while still controlling privacy and glare
- Temperature swings, since all that glass heats up fast in summer and loses heat in winter
- Tight corners, where windows meet with as little as an inch of frame between them
- Large windows that are hard to cover without hiding the glass
The covering you choose has to handle heat and light, and it has to physically fit those tight, glass-heavy windows. That second part is where a lot of sunroom window treatments fall short.
Why We Recommend Honeycomb Shades for Sunrooms
For most sunrooms, we recommend honeycomb shades, and it is not a close call. Here is why they win:
- Insulation: the honeycomb cells trap air to block summer heat and winter cold, which matters a lot in a glass room
- Narrow headrail: they butt together neatly in tight corners where bulkier shades simply will not fit
- Tight stack: they pull up compact at the top, and we can often mount them above the glass, so they stay out of your view until you need them
- Full flexibility: raise them all the way for an open view, or lower them for privacy, shade, and temperature control
See our honeycomb shades and energy-efficient window treatments.
The Top Down Bottom Up Advantage
One feature we love for sunrooms is top-down, bottom-up. It lets you pull the top of the shade down so the lower half is private, while the upper window stays open to the sky, the trees, and the view you built the sunroom for. You get privacy and light control without giving up what makes the room special.
What We Usually Steer Clients Away From
Two popular options come up a lot for sunrooms, and we usually talk clients out of both.
Roller shades: they look great, but the roll is 3 to 4 inches in diameter at the top, so they cannot sit close together in corners. In a sunroom where windows meet with barely an inch of frame, you cannot get full coverage.
Wood and faux wood blinds: the headrails stick out 3 to 4 inches, and when you raise a blind, it stacks up about 20% of the window height, right at eye level. That covers the top of your view, which is the opposite of what a sunroom is for.
Both can look beautiful in other rooms. In a sunroom, honeycomb shades are the better fit. Compare all our shades and blinds.
Controlling Heat, Cold, and Glare
A sunroom can swing from a greenhouse in July to an icebox in January. Insulating honeycomb shades help on both ends, trapping air at the glass to keep the room more comfortable year-round. They also cut the harsh glare and UV that fades furniture, rugs, and floors, so you can enjoy the light without paying for it later. Lower the temperature on the hot west side in the afternoon, and the whole room stays cooler.
Motorized Options for Hard-to-Reach Windows
Sunrooms often have tall or numerous windows that are awkward to reach. We can motorize your honeycomb shades so you can raise, lower, or set them with a remote, an app, or your voice, and even schedule them to block the afternoon sun before the room heats up.
See our motorized shade options.
Why Kansas City Trusts Us With Their Sunrooms
- Family-owned and local, serving the Kansas City area for 30+ years
- Specialists in tricky windows, including tight, glass-heavy sunroom corners
- Hunter Douglas dealer with insulating honeycomb shades and more
- 4.9 stars from nearly 1,500 customer reviews
- Free in-home measuring so the fit is right in every corner
Ready to Make Your Sunroom Comfortable Year Round?
Book a free in-home consultation and we will measure your windows, fit the corners right, and recommend the best sunroom window coverings for your space. Visit a showroom to see honeycomb shades up close.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best blinds or shades for a sunroom?
Honeycomb (cellular) shades are usually the best choice for a sunroom. They insulate against heat and cold, fit tight corners with their narrow headrail, and stack compactly to protect your view. They also offer energy-saving and top down bottom up options.
Why are honeycomb shades good for sunrooms?
Honeycomb shades trap air in their cells to block heat and cold, which is ideal for a glass-heavy room. Their slim headrail lets them butt together in corners, and they mount tight at the top so they stay out of your view. That combination is hard to beat in a sunroom.
Are roller shades good for sunrooms?
We usually do not recommend them. Roller shades have a 3 to 4 inch roll that cannot sit close together where sunroom windows meet in corners, so you lose full coverage. Honeycomb shades fit those tight spaces far better.
Can you put blinds in a sunroom?
You can, but we generally discourage wood and faux wood blinds in sunrooms. Their headrails stick out, and they stack about 20% of the window height when raised, covering the top of your view at eye level. Honeycomb shades keep the view open.
How do you keep a sunroom cool with window treatments?
Insulating honeycomb shades trap air at the glass to block summer heat, especially on the hot west side. Lowering them during the afternoon keeps the room cooler and protects furniture from fading. Motorized shades can even close on a schedule.
Can sunroom shades be motorized?
Yes. Motorizing your sunroom shades makes tall and numerous windows easy to control by remote, app, or voice. You can also schedule them to block the sun before the room heats up.
Do sunroom windows need special window treatments?
They benefit from it. Sunroom windows are large, glass-heavy, and often meet in tight corners, so the covering has to control heat and light while physically fitting the space. That is why we recommend honeycomb shades over bulkier options.