Redi Shade No Tools Original Arch Light Blocking Pleated Fabric Shade White, 72" W x 36" H

Our last two houses have had these half moon windows. And each time these windows faced due East and/or West. We needed light filtered thru them and this product is perfect. Great easy to follow instructions. They lasted approx 7 years. I have to state, we never touched them once we had installed them. And this past summer when we had the windows replaced, they were taken down and, yes, they fell apart. WELL, what would you expect after 7 years of direct sunlight? They are a great value and we loved the fact that they filtered out the direct sunlight. And so easy to install.

I bought this to replace a presumably, 20-year-old version of a similar shade. The old one was dingy and dusty, and we wanted one that would block more light and insulate the window because the window it’s in gets a ton of light during the day and the room gets very warm. And frankly we need all of our windows replaced as well. So this shade is sort of reflective on one side, so we have that facing outward to repel sun rays and it seems to be working really well especially in tandem with the blackout curtain. We got to keep the room nice and cool. It was pretty easy to install. I was able to cut it to size just with the box cutter very easily. Our original purchase did not come with the little plastic thingy that you need in the center of the arch. It just was not included in the box. But after speaking with Amazon customer support, they just sent me a second one so it all worked out. I really only needed the little plastic piece but they were unable to send me just the little plastic piece so now I have a back up shade. We tried to use the existing plastic piece that we had from the old shade, but it was too thin. But it all worked out!

This was easy to install. Looks good, but I don’t know about durability. It’s made of a fibered sort of paper that is not going to be something that you can wash. Maybe run a vacuum attachment over it now and then. It also attaches to the window frame with double sided tape, so wash your window first because once installed, it’s not coming down, although I suppose one could buy more double sided tape and redo that. I had wanted to do a half round curtain rod with fabric, but couldn’t find one to fit…and this one solves the problem quickly and easily for now.

I recently moved to a new office which has a nice arched window, but unfortunately at certain times of the day the sun shines through the top of the arch and creates a disturbing glare in my face when I'm at the desk. I ordered this shade to diffuse the direct light through the top. The window is not a perfect arch though. The height is a bit more than half the width, so a simple straight cut as described in the directions wouldn't be suitable. The instructions for imperfect arches suggest fanning out the shade and then tracing the window outline on to the shade and cutting along the outline. That seems like it would be finicky though, especially since my window is quite large. Instead I measured for the top and bottom lengths and marked both on the folded-up shade as seen in picture #1. Then I made two angled cuts from the first mark to the second (picture #2). The middle of the folded shade corresponds to the top of the window in my case so I wanted that part to be longer, but probably you could make a V-shaped cut instead of a point if your window is opposite. Fanning out the shade then gives a smooth transition in length between the sides of the arch and the top. The final result is shown in picture #3. This method is likely easier than the trace-and-cut suggested by the directions, but the arch needs to be fairly close to a semicircle. In my case the required deviation in heights was less than 5%, and I'd guess it might be OK up to about 10%. Regarding the shade itself, I'd say it's quite nice, especially considering the low cost. The fabric looks good, the fan is very even, and overall fit with a careful cut is excellent. The light diffusion is perfect; I can now sit at the desk and work comfortably without the sun hitting me in the face. I can't say yet about the durability of the shade, but I don't expect a problem. And even if it needed to be replaced after a few years, it was cheap.

Schaut schön aus, leicht zu "montieren", aber abdunkeln tut er nur minimal, man merkt nicht wirklich viel...leider

Beautiful shade. Not an exact fit but very simple to modify and install. Great value and looks lovely!

Très bien pour ma fenêtre demi lune très facile a installer

Perfect

I have had this product for 2 years now in a very hot and sunny window exposure and looks as new, easy to install and looks professional NOT cheap.