Blackout Blinds Cordless Blinds Cellular Fabric Shades Honeycomb Door Window Shades Grey-White, 24x36 inch

Long story short, we had spent a significant dollar amount on the window treatments for our new house two years back. We decided to go with the "trusted" name-brand manufacturer since the name Hunter-Douglas was supposed to be synonymous with quality. Fast forward two years, and I can resoundingly say that Hunter-Douglas is little more than overpriced junk bolstered by a name which may have, in previous decades, evoked some semblance of quality, but clearly no longer. With even careful use, the Hunter-Douglas Duet shades wrinkled and tore like cheap papier-mâché. The pleats started to come apart at the seams with very minimal use, as I had rarely up until then raised or closed the blinds since they were in a mostly unused room. Keep in mind that these non-blackout shades cost nearly $600 each at the time, and they felt like very cheap and very thin low-quality paper. It's no wonder they tore so easily with minimal use. The Hunter-Douglas affiliated installer that I ordered them from was also no help and likely was in cahoots with Hunter-Douglas to deny any warranty action for their cheap, flimsy paper shades. Imagine the profit that installer and the manufacturer must make off of unsuspecting consumers like us. After receiving a ridiculous quote of $500 to replace one shade from the scummy installer, I decided to take a chance and buy these replacement shades off Amazon (like the saying goes, fool me once...) -- I had low expectations since these promised to be dual-colored blackout shades which visually appeared similar to what would have cost over $700 from Hunter-Douglas, at 8% of the cost. Yes, these replacement shades cost me all of $55 each compared to the $700 that Hunter-Douglas was trying to charge. After receiving them not two days later courtesy of Prime, I immediately disassembled the old shades and installed these new ones, a process which took less than 5 minutes per side. Well, let me tell you that, visually, these shades are superior to the Hunter-Douglas ones that they replaced. Not only do they filter out more light, the pleats are significantly more numerous (even though the measured height for the Amazon one was actually less than that of the Hunter-Douglas one) and they are of heavier stock. I accidentally pushed on one of the pleats during installation and there was no discernable wrinkling or damage to the fabric. Look at the comparison on the photos; the Hunter-Douglas pleats look like a complete joke compared to the Amazon ones. The only leg up that Hunter-Douglas has is that their valence is somewhat better looking as they completely cover the mounting brackets, whereas the Amazon ones do not. But at a 1000% increase in price? Ridiculous. The only other fault that I could see on the Amazon shades is that the opening/closing mechanism was a little bit stiff at first, which quickly loosened up after a few tries. Otherwise, it is a clear winner in the price-to-performance department. Don't be a sucker and fall victim to these shameless Hunter-Douglas installers who are making beaucoup bucks off of consumers to line their own coffers and to finance their own pools. Save a significant amount and go the Amazon route and have the same, if not better, quality window treatments. Installation is a snap and measuring the correct widths takes only a little bit of due diligence.

I've bought 5 of these particular blinds for the living room/dining room area. They are easy to install, look great and do an awesome job of blocking out the light. (Live in Florida so keeping the light from heating up the trailer is a must during the summer months.) I don't plan on lifting them and closing them that often so they'll stay 'closed' most of the time. I'll see how they hold up over time and if there are any issues I'll be sure to update my review. But so far I'm very happy with these!

These were SO incredibly easy to install! I wish I had known about them before I bought the others in my house. I was able to install three sets before my podcast was done! They are an awesome medium/dark gray and definitely light blocking. So happy I purchased them.

These were easy to install and block light great. I would love if they were more heavy-duty. I feel like they are hard to raise because they aren't weighted as much as custom made cordless blinds. Finally, there is about a 1/4 inch gap at the bottom that drives me nuts when I lower them- they bounce back a little so even when pulled all the way down there's a little gap at the bottom that lets in light. Not a big deal for some people, but if you're really light sensitive like me, this may be a deal breaker.

I was looking for some black out blinds that wouldn’t be destroyed by a toddler. I couldn’t be happier with this product. I installed them today and it probably took longer to take the old cheap blinds out than it did to put these new blinds in. They’re so sturdy and are COMPLETELY black out. Attached are pictures of the cheap blinds next to these (the cheaper blinds also have a foam layer behind them to help block out light). I did an over mount with about an inch extra on each side. So happy. I plan on getting more for the guest bedroom. 10/10 would buy again.

These would not stay up on the left side. The string wasn't set right i didn't care that they wouldn't release from the top, so I had my husband fix them to stay up on top permanently. But for someone wanting them to go up and down as indicated, this would have been a big disappointment! Love the looks if the blind though...

These were so easy to install, and work exactly as we hoped they would! One shade was a little messed up, had some holes in the material folds, but I used it in one of our less used rooms so it doesn’t bother me like it would if it was in my room. We ordered a total of 7 shades and only one was a little goofy. I would totally buy these again tho.

These blinds look so nice BUT they never pulled down all the way and after just a couple of days of use, one side broke and hangs lower than the other. They are unfixable and I feel like I threw $61 away.