How silhouette shades work
The shade has three parts: a sheer layer at the front, another at the back, and horizontal fabric vanes joined to both. Turn the chain and the two sheers shift slightly against each other, changing the angle of the vanes:
- Vanes open: daylight passes through the sheer and the view stays visible.
- Vanes half-closed: sunlight is bounced towards the ceiling – bright, but without glare.
- Vanes closed: the room is screened from outside.
Raised fully, the whole shade winds up into a compact cassette at the top. Unlike zebra blinds, where two flat layers slide, the vanes here rotate on their own axis.
Why it feels premium
A silhouette shade combines the light control of wooden blinds or aluminium blinds with the softness of fabric. Because the sheers hide the edges of the vanes, the shade seems to float in front of the glass in calm, layered bands. That is why it is popular in living rooms and features in our curtain solutions for villas with wide windows.
Living with the Antalya sun
When the midday sun hits the glass directly, tilting the vanes a little sends the light upwards, reducing glare on screens and hard shadows across the furniture. Later in the afternoon you open them again to get the view back. On wide or tall glazing the same adjustment can be made from a remote with motorised blinds. Colour and vane size are chosen from samples at the free home visit.
Best suited for
- Living and guest rooms
- Villas and large glazing
- Venetian-style light control with a fabric look
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