Redi ShadeNo Tools Easy Lift Trim-at-Home Cordless Pleated Light Blocking Fabric Shade Natural, 48" W x 64" L, (Fits windows 31 in - 48 in)

I bought this shade because I needed to black out the window in the room I am using for videoconferencing during COVID.It has worked really well for over a year now. It blocks the sun perfectly, and was really easy to install. It goes up and down easily, too.The quality seems very high, especially for this price point. I believe it’s made in USA too.I saw some reviews saying this shade didn’t stick well when installed – I think that’s on the user and/or application. If you try to stick this to a bumpy wall, it probably won’t hold very well, and neither would anything else. In that case you probably need to use screws. I was able to stick this to a metal window frame, and it has held perfectly.

I was a put off a bit by the bad reviews...However those with 4-stars were correct. I purchased the 48" wide and cut down to 46.5" to an almost exact fit to seal off almost all the light coming in the computer gaming room. With the curtains to finish it all off for looks and light block the shade was perfect. The cutting and install was very easy and I had no issues with ether one. Use a knife like the ones that you can break off, long with break-off segments, but use a new one that is full length. Use a tape measure if you want a closer fit as the one on the shade shortens it up too much. Also, make sure you clean the adhesion area before you install and press it on again, over several days,… if it gets dusty where it pulls away it may not fully stick if found too long after install. I found that the string system can become off balance if one pulls too much on one end and then the other. Just bring shade back to close/up to top and pull down on tight end and back up. This will balance it out again. To keep it from getting slack on one side, just pull down and up evenly when closing/opening and it will stay true... That's all, great shade!!!

Tips for installing below!!These work great for what we needed. We’re renters and didn’t want to spend a ton of money on blinds when we might move. Also, we didn’t want to have to deal with restoring any drill holes on the window frame later when we move out eventually because of how hard it is to repair an old window. Our window frames are ancient, living in San Francisco. They are an awkward size (43” width) that aren’t standardized measurements for most blind and curtain manufacturers (it’s either up to 38” and then restarts usually at 48”+). We couldn’t find anywhere online affordable options - real blinds or curtain on the cheaper side was going to be $100/window at least to be custom made and for not that much better quality than these either. This is why we went with these cut-to-fit blinds.The core of the blinds is made with foam as well as soft plastic (see photos) and the blinds themselves are paper. They suggest using a knife to cut the blinds, which is largely because if you using a hacksaw the edge won’t be a super clean cut. We didn’t even bother with trying the knives though since we don’t own any cheap knives to risk damaging them. Besides, when using the hacksaw it was super hard to cut through the material with the extra cutting leverage, so I’m not sure how one could cut this with a knife anyway. Seems very infeasible.We had the added challenge of layers and layers of sticky and glossy paint over our window frames for 85 years since the building was erected in 1937. So we had to spend extra time prepping our windows.1. Clean your windows!! Don’t be lazy, use this time to clean all the dust and dirt off your windows. If I can do it hanging out of a 3-story building using paper towels and spray…you can, too!2. Sand paper, sand paper, sand paper - unless you have metal window frames, make sure you rough up the surface before you try to stick these to it.3. Clean surface you want to stick it to off with isopropyl (aka rubbing alcohol), especially if you sanded. Let it dry while you cut your blinds.4. Measure and cut to your window size. This isn’t mentioned anywhere in the packaging, but they intentionally set the ruler on the blinds .5 inches shorter on both sides (we measured the blinds after the fact and discovered the cut marks at 43” meant 42”). This is so that when you measure your windows, the blinds will fit in the window frame. You don’t want the blinds to be too tight and flush with the window sides at exactly what you measured.5) Cut slowly and methodically from top down in a straight line. No cutting from an angle. Don’t press down on the top of the plastic foam casing with your non-cutting hand or it will damage it.6) Stick the blinds up and hold them there for a minute pressing in the middle section out to the edges. Don’t try to touch the blinds or roll them down for at least 10 minutes so the adhesive can set.7) When your first pull down the blinds, hold the base of the blinds up with your fingers and roll down slowly just in case the stickiness isn’t fully set.Downsides:1. So far so good, but we expect that we might have to restick them later. Since our couch is under the windows, we have the ability to stand up and reach the top of our blinds. In order to preserve the adhesive, our plan is to always hold the base of the blinds when we go to unroll them to take pressure off the blinds. We also aren’t going to open the windows with the blinds down because the wind will risk them swinging back and forth and further which could weaken the adhesive.2. They aren’t easy to cut even if you use a hacksaw so if you only have kitchen knives…good luck. But once cut they are very easy to install!3. If you use a hacksaw though, the edges won’t be clean (see photos). We didn’t care about this since you can’t see it unless you are staring at it up close.4. The paper will be thin in places where you can see through the middle of the blinds (see photos). Again, we don’t care because at this price point we expected it.Don’t expect this to be a 1:1 placement for real actually blinds. There’s a reason they’re only $30 (on sale) - if you want quality, go buy real blinds!!!

I liked the fact that you can cut it to fit whatever size window you have, simple instructions to follow. What I didn't like was the adhesive it came with, very weak. After 3 weeks it fell off the window sill and lost its stickiness, the material is somewhat weak as it's made of possibly recycled paper or very light cardboard, and you cannot open the window if you have this item installed as the shade if pulled down will bend at the folds and with be rendered useless.

The blind was easy enough to trim and looked ok for the money. But, the front and back were not clearly marked so we accidentally stuck it on backwards. The back was on the front side but it didnt look bad and I thought that I could live with it rather than tearing it down and running the risk of it not sticking again. I didnt have to worry about tearing it down because in two days it came down all by itself. On one end. The other end was so stuck I had to use force to get it to come off. The paint and texture came with it. So now, not only is there no blind on my window there are also big gaping holes that need to be repaired. I would have been better off to have purchased a decent blind.

I have 2 windows in my den facing west and it gets really hot in the summer. They are also just under 46 inches and not exactly the same size. Custom blinds are pricy. I was leery about cutting these with a knife so I tried a table saw and DO NOT do that lol. The blade was to jagged. I picked up a hacksaw with the smoothest blade I could find and used that to get through the plastic then used a very sharp smooth blade on a knife for the paper blinds part then back to the hacksaw for the 2nd part of the plastic. I also reinforced the adhesive with E6000 and so far so good. If it comes down I may use liquid nails but we’ll see. The light blocking is fantastic and it’s much cooler. Great value and they look great too.

This blind is most definitely a "get what you paid for" type in terms of material quality. It is extremely light and flimsy, and seems as though it could break in your hands. However, it serves it's purpose well, and I am actually extremely happy that I went cheaper to solve a small issue. It was a bit harder to cut than it suggests, but once that was done, putting it up was super easy to install. I keep my window open at least a crack most of the time, so we will see how the adhesive stays with the different temperatures, but overall it seems to be working fine. It is very easy to pull down and push up, and it does block a lot of light, I was pleasantly surprised by this. The only real negative thing was that it arrived damaged, both the box and product. I submitted my request for a new one and it was sent right away, so that was nice. All in all, I would purchase this again in the future!

I had ordered the ones on the right last year, I love them, so for the left project, I hit buy again...they are NOT the same blinds...you have to cut some off either side to fit your window, and you don't know until you have it stuck to the top and pull the blind down. that it has holes 1/3 and 2/3 of the way across..there is no cords..so they serve no purpose other than to let light in...

The blinds were super easy to install and I was so excited to install them .. imagine my disappointment to find a rip right in the middle when I pull it down …. Unfortunately it ruined the whole effect.

So far so good. Easy installation. Seem to work fine. Only just put them up. Will update at a later date.

Wow!! I was shocked how easy these blinds were to install and my window looks lovely. I bought these for my spare bedroom just to try them, and I was really impressed. I'll be buying more for my other windows.