ShadesU Blinds for Window Dual Layer Roller Zebra Sheer Shades & Blinds Light Filtering Window Treatments Privacy Light Control for Day and Night (Maxium Height 72inch) (Brown Color) (Width 29inch)

PROS:- GREAT VALUE! A fraction of the price of custom shades, these guys provide great value. More on this later.- EASY TO INSTALL! The instructions are pretty clear. Two screws, two clips, measuring tape and a screw driver (or drill preferably!) is all you need.- LARGE ARRAY OF PREFAB SIZES. This means you're likely to find what you need. Don't forget industry standard automatically accounts for 1/2" gap. So if your window is 70.5" order the 71".- AMAZON FULFILLMENT. If you need to dress windows fast, this is a great way to do it.CONS:- AMAZON FULFILLMENT. Unfortunately, there were repeated issues with shipping damage to the boxes of large shades (71"). Amazon doesn't ship product in their own boxes. More on this later.- Limited selection of fabrics/looks. This is due to the price point and non-custom nature of the product.- I wish the weight bars were a little heavier and used metal hardware for the caps/ends.See attached pictures. I tried to show how they control visibility, filter light, and look at night. I don't know why Amazon rotates some pictures, sorry about that!I purchased custom shades for my new home on the main living second floor. 8 windows cost me 4 digits. I didn't think to shop for shades on Amazon. It wasn't until I was in bed thinking about the day when the thought occurred to me. I spent hours looking for something that wouldn't kill my budget and that could be a reasonable solution to a problem I needed to solve. I still had two other floors of windows I needed to dress to help control light and heat as needed.Enter ShadesU(SA).After shopping around and discovering a few super insane budget friendly options, I decided to order a sample set of shades.I did have a few issues resulting from Amazon's handling of packages, but I contacted the seller and they were helpful and quick to resolve an issue that they didn't cause. I was happy I didn't have to deal with the return process.My custom shades took 6 weeks from order to installation. The zebra shades from ShadesU arrived inside of two weeks.I proceeded to install them. I bought a 71" shade and a 29" shade. For shades longer than 60" they provide three sets of mounting brackets and clips. For shades shorter than 60" they provide two.As they indicate, there are two mounting options:1) inside the window frame under the head (like I think most people do with shades) and2) outside the window frame (like most people do with curtains).If you're planning on option 1 (like me), then you only need install the mounting clips under the head.If you're planning on option 2, then you install the brackets to the wall, and then the mounting clips to the brackets.I liked these shades so much that I ordered 5 more for the remaining windows on the first and third floor ranging in size from 23" to 29" to 71".These do a great job and are a step up from basic blinds.Most importantly, I managed to dress 7 windows for the cost of a SINGLE custom shade. I have one more floor with hard to reach windows that I need to finish. I'll be using ShadesU for this project!I highly recommend these guys.Thanks ShadesU for being friendly on my budget and providing great customer service when I needed it.

Mount instructions that comes with shade are cryptic, at best - especially for outside mount. I figured it out finally after 2 days and wanted to share what I learned so others installing as outside mount (on the wall above window) would have better details.Center the shade above window sill and trace with a pencil the left and right sides and top.Measure 2 to 3 inches in from each end - this is where your bracket will go as you do not want it flush to the left and right ends, so the shade can move up and down freely and be supported.Trace the BIG holes of the L bracket against the wall in the spots on each side you just marked.Screw in 2 screws into the L bracket on each side where you traced.Fasten the C bracket to the top of the L bracket into the little lip/hook, putting in sideways first, then turning so they are parallel with the larger end of the C hook bracket facing top/front.Snap shade in on each side from bottom up.Hope this helps!

My window widths are 72 1/2. I read a few reviews that suggested rounding up, so I bought 73 inch shades. I mounted "inside" and they fit like a glove! No gaps. They fit so perfect that actually look custom made. I almost spent over $600 for custom ones. Glad I have these a chance. Instructions could be more detailed. Shades are beautiful and modern looking. They came a couple days earlier than expected. Money well spent. Thank you!

I just moved to my apartment and needed a zebra blind. Its very convenient to use and help me to control sun light. Easy to install. Definitely recommend it!

I was very exited to see that the manufacturer offers so many different sizes of these shades. I wanted one set of shades to go across all three windows in my living room. They had the perfect size to accomplish this without needing to do any sort of custom order.I love how much light this let's in during the day when I have the shades "open". When I "close" the shades to only have the brown panels, it does a better job at blocking out the light than my old standard white bilnds did..It's great that I can just pull the cord to set the shades to any height on my windows.I was nervous about installing this after reading some of the reviews. I mounted mine "inside" and all it took was screwing in the c-brackets and then clipping the shade into place. SUPER EASY. The instructions have a QR code on the bottom that links to a installation video. I watched the video first and tested how the c-brackets clipped onto the shade before mounting them, as the video instructed. That helped me understand which way to face the bracket and gave me a feel for how to clip it in. Another review mentioned this, but before clipping the shades into place, I'd recommend lowering "opening" the shade a couple of inches because after I mounted mine without doing that, we had to fuss with the housing and the shade weight to get it to come down because it was kind of stuck.From the curb you can't see into the house through the translucent panels. On the porch you can see bright lights that are turned on but that's about it. If you press up agains the windows and cup your eyes, you can definitely see clearly into the house but you cannot see through the brown panels at all.If you're installing these in a living room or window that someone could look into from outside, I would recommend completely "closing" the shades at night for saftey.The one draw back I have is that my walls are white and the casing at the top and weight at the bottom are a weird off white color. I wish it was just a true white or a brown to match the shade color. It's something that's really only super noticeable at night but we plan to cover the top with a wood valence that we'll stain to match the brown shade color. At the bottom we are also going to encase the weight with wood as well to conceal the off white and give it a higher end look.All in all I LOVE them and want to buy them for other areas of the house as well!