Serving Denver
Custom Roller Shades in Denver, CO
Light-filtering, blackout and motorized roller shades from the family that started making them here in 1968.
Call Us Now (303) 355-4223Roller shades in Denver are where this business started. In 1968 Betty and Dick Hess began making and installing roller shades, and the family still hangs them in Denver homes today, long after their daughter Bonnie and her husband Doug Kershner grew Cherry Creek Shade & Drapery into drapery, bedding and upholstery.
A roller shade is the simplest window covering there is: one piece of fabric on a tube that rolls up out of sight. Simple is not the same as generic, though. A designer will bring fabric samples to your house for a free in-home design visit and measure each window while they are there.
What Goes Into a Made-to-Fit Roller Shade
Each shade is built to the opening. We measure inside or outside the frame, note how deep the window well is, and decide whether the fabric rolls off the back of the tube, close to the glass, or off the front to clear a crank handle. A fascia or cassette can hide the roll at the top.
Then you pick the fabric. Sheer screen weaves that cut glare and keep the view, light-filtering roller shades that glow softly, or blackout cloth for bedrooms. Lift can be a continuous cord loop, a cordless spring or a motor. Our full blinds and shades lineup shows where roller shades sit next to everything else.
Blackout Roller Shades and Glare Fixes for Denver Rooms
New builds in LoHi and around Sloan's Lake tend to have walls of glass facing the downtown skyline or the water. Great view. Hot living room by mid-afternoon, and the sun at this altitude bleaches hardwood floors faster than people expect. A screen-weave shade cuts the glare while you still see the lake.
Bedrooms want the opposite. Blackout roller shades in a side channel, or mounted outside the frame with some overlap, stop the halo of light that a shade inside the casing lets through. In a 1950s Harvey Park ranch with shallow window wells, an outside mount is usually the only way to get there.
Kitchens and kids' rooms get cordless or motorized lifts so nothing dangles. Where you want softness on top of the dark, pair the shade with lined curtains.
How We Pick the Right Roller Shade Fabric for Each Window
We look at which way the window faces and what the room is for before we pull a sample. An east bedroom and a west office need different fabric openness. A dog that parks itself at the front window needs a fabric that can take a nose print. A house with three rooms facing the street gets one fabric family in different opacities, so it looks consistent from the sidewalk.
For tall or hard-to-reach glass, motorized roller shades run from a remote, a wall switch or a schedule. Our motorization options cover battery and hardwired motors, and the Hunter Douglas line we carry includes PowerView motorized shades.
What Happens Between Measuring and Roller Shade Installation
After the consultation you get an estimate for each window. Once you approve it, plan on 2 to 10 weeks from order to install depending on the product. Simpler roller shades in Denver homes usually come in sooner than motorized ones.
Our installers level the brackets, set the stop height so the shade clears the sill evenly, and program any motors before they leave. It is fair to ask anyone drilling into your window trim for a certificate of insurance. Ask us too.
Roller Shade Prices in Denver, Window by Window
Prices for roller shades in Denver vary widely, because a cordless shade on a small bathroom window and a motorized blackout shade across a 10-foot slider are different builds. Fabric, size, lift system and the cassette all move the number. We do not quote over the phone. The free consultation ends with a price for your actual windows, and nothing is ordered until you say go.
If the shades you already have will not stay up or roll crooked, a repair is often the cheaper fix. We repair most window covering products.
Roller Shades From Cherry Creek to Greenwood Village and Castle Pines
We hang roller shades in Denver neighborhoods all over the close-in map: Cherry Creek, Hilltop, Belcaro, Washington Park, Platt Park, Park Hill, Highlands, LoHi, Sloan's Lake and RiNo. South of town we handle window treatments in Greenwood Village and Castle Pines homes, and we head up to the mountain towns for second homes.
Searching roller shades near me usually brings up big-box stores with a few stock widths. A roller blinds near me search from central Denver can end at 2438 East 6th Avenue instead, with the family that has been making roller shades since 1968. The showroom is open Monday through Friday 9 to 5 and Saturday 10 to 3.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are roller shades and roller blinds the same thing?
Mostly, yes. The second name is more common in some places, and we call them roller shades. Either way it is a single piece of fabric on a tube that rolls up at the top of the window.
What do roller shades in Denver cost?
It depends on the fabric, the size of each window, the lift system and whether you add a motor, so we do not quote over the phone. The free in-home consultation ends with a price for your actual windows, and nothing gets ordered until you decide.
Will a blackout shade make a room completely dark?
The fabric blocks light, but a shade mounted inside the frame still leaks a thin line at the edges. Mounting outside the frame with overlap, adding side channels, or layering lined curtains over the shade closes most of that gap.
Can you motorize roller shades I already own?
Often, yes. We add motorized systems to new or existing shades, run from a remote, a wall switch or a schedule. A designer can look at your current shades and tell you whether a retrofit makes sense or a new shade is the better buy.
Who started Cherry Creek Shade & Drapery?
Betty and Dick Hess founded the company in 1968 making and installing roller shades. Their daughter Bonnie and her husband Doug Kershner bought the business and expanded it into drapery, bedding and upholstery.
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- 2438 E 6th Ave
Denver, CO 80206 - (303) 355-4223
- cherrycreekshade@gmail.com
Hours
- Mon - Fri9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Saturday10:00 am - 3:00 pm
- SundayClosed