Shades & Blinds Editor

Owen Reyes

Owen is the voice behind our shades and blinds coverage. His articles cover cordless honeycomb mechanics, CPSC 2022 compliance, roller shade fabric grades, roman shade fold behavior, motor protocols (Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Matter) and the mount-depth specs that decide whether a pick will even fit your frame. If you want to understand the engineering before paying for the lift mechanism, Owen's articles are where to start.
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Bamboo & Woven Wood Shades: The Complete Guide

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Three questions decide the whole bamboo shade decision: what is actually inside the weave, why pick it over roller or roman fabric, and where in the house it earns its keep. This hub answers all three, then routes you to the deep-dive guide, roundup, review, or comparison that matches your next step. Two Pages ships … Read more

Cellular & Honeycomb Shades: The Complete Guide

Cellular & Honeycomb Shades: The Complete Guide

Cellular shades sit in a weird middle ground online. Roller shades get the “modern minimalist” halo, roman shades get the “designer editorial” halo, and cellular shades get treated like a hardware-store default. That framing is dated. This hub was built by pulling the full Two Pages Aura catalog, comparing it against the six most-searched configurations … Read more

Roman Shades: The Complete Guide (2026)

Roman Shades: The Complete Guide

Roman shades span an unusually wide market. A ready-made cordless shade at Home Depot lands around $30. A pure-wool Karin cordless from Two Pages tops out near $260 per shade at base, and a bay-window Patti Belgian Linen with memory training clears $400 configured. Between those two ends sit 9 fold styles, 6 fabric families, … Read more