Applications

Window Shades For Your Home, Apartment And Condo: Make Your Home More Comfortable

Residential

Window Shades Made From SheerWeave … For Every Room in Your Home!

Phifer’s SheerWeave fabrics offer style and versatility for all rooms. Explore options and learn why SheerWeave makes an ideal choice for window treatments for every room in a home, apartment or condo.

Living Room

Find SheerWeave fabrics that work to control solar heat gain, reduce glare on TV and computer screens, increase privacy and make your living room a more comfortable, inviting space.

Kitchen

From antimicrobial options that help control odors, to easy-to-clean fabrics, SheerWeave offers a number of styles for use in kitchen window treatments.

Bed​​room

From light-filtering materials to blackout fabrics, SheerWeave offers many attractive choices to create custom bedroom window coverings.

Bathroom

Learn more about SheerWeave fabrics endowed with Microban that can keep mold and mildew at bay, as well as options for increased privacy.

Nursery

From room-darkening fabrics to encourage a more restful sleep to antimicrobial options that hinder the growth of bacteria, discover SheerWeave for nursery window treatments.

Doors

From fabulous French doors to grand arches, outfit doorways to your home with custom treatments made from SheerWeave fabrics.

Benefits

The right home window treatments can add a dimension of sophistication that coordinates with any decor. They can also offer a wealth of added benefits. With design and functionality in mind, Phifer manufactures feature-rich SheerWeave® fabrics for use in a variety of window treatments – from motorized shades to panel track systems to Roman shades and vertical blinds. With more than 50 years of weaving excellence and innovation in design, we pride ourselves on expert craftsmanship and state-of-the-art options for all residential spaces. 


Energy Efficient / Heat Control

All SheerWeave window treatment fabrics are energy efficient, resulting in savings on energy costs. SheerWeave fabrics are engineered to reduce solar heat gain, absorb and dissipate heat to maintain comfortable temperatures in the home, and protect interior surfaces from harmful UV rays.


Suitable for Use in Dual Roller Systems

SheerWeave fabrics coordinate well with each other in dual roller systems, giving homeowners greater control over lighting and privacy. For the most effective use of SheerWeave fabrics in a dual roller system, we recommend selecting a room darkening fabric when total privacy and light blockage is required and a more transparent SheerWeave product to manage solar heat and light while maintaining outward views.


A Variety of Colors & Textures

SheerWeave fabrics are available in an assortment of colors and textures designed to coordinate with virtually any style of home decor -- from traditional solar shading fabrics in various openness factors and neutral tones to textured jacquard patterns -- for an element of design and color.


GREENGUARD® Gold Certified

SheerWeave fabrics are GREEENGUARD Gold Certified, adhering to the highest possible standards for low-emitting products and improving indoor air quality.


Improved Daytime Privacy

Our Infinity2 1% and 4800 Series are just a few of several SheerWeave fabrics designed to offer improved privacy during daylight hours. These densely-woven fabrics allow natural light to enter the room and block up to 99% of UV rays.


Antimicrobial

Many of our SheerWeave fabrics are infused with Microban® antimicrobial protection, which inhibits the growth of bacteria, mold and mildew. It also helps control odors associated with mold and mildew. Microban-infused fabrics are an excellent choice for homes in damp or humid areas or for families with small children who are often exposed to germs at school and with playmates.

Commercial

The Best Window Treatments for Your Commercial or Office Space

In addition to creating an environment that is both functional and inspiring, commercial buildings may have strict building codes and requirements for materials used on the interior to ensure it is a safe space for staff and visitors alike. 

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From schools to hotels to hospitals, Phifer manufactures SheerWeave® fabrics for commercial window shades that meet the highest standards for safety in commercial environments while promoting the use of natural daylighting and improving the function of office spaces.

Most SheerWeave products are compliant with commercial building material standards while providing all of the benefits of solar shading. SheerWeave® fabrics offer a wide variety of options to create custom commercial window treatments that fit any size window for any working or service environment, including:

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  • Office Window Treatments – SheerWeave products are engineered to maintain comfortable temperatures, reducing solar heat gain and “hot spots” in workspaces and conference rooms. Glare reduction properties help eliminate eye strain at the computer, and total light blocking fabrics are ideal for enhancing the use of a space for presentations. These fabrics also provide an added sense of confidentiality when privacy is a priority.  
  • School – SheerWeave’s sun control properties make it an ideal fabric to create commercial solar shades in schools, creating a more comfortable learning environment by managing solar heat gain. Select SheerWeave fabrics are infused with Microban® antimicrobial protection to help control bacteria, mold, and mildew.
  • Hospital – SheerWeave fabrics help maintain a comfortable room temperature as solar heat and glare are managed while patients recover. Additionally, choosing a style of SheerWeave infused with Microban can help maintain a more sterile environment. 
  • Hotel / Hospitality Industry – SheerWeave fabrics create a sense of luxury and uniformity throughout a hotel as they allow outward views while managing harsh solar heat and glare or total light blockage when needed. These fabrics are durable and easy to maintain. SheerWeave’s sun control properties can also help reduce building-wide energy costs. 
  • Restaurant – SheerWeave fabrics infused with Microban® offer added protection from bacteria, mold and mildew in restaurant environments. For restaurants with outdoor seating, Phifer Exterior Sun Control Products can provide shade as well as added protection from insects while dining. For indoor-only establishments, all SheerWeave fabrics are easy-to-clean in the event of spills as well as offer a host of other benefits. 

Benefits of SheerWeave Fabrics for Commercial Window Shades

Each style of SheerWeave fabric offers its own specific benefits to commercial environments, meeting or exceeding the rigorous specifications demanded by service industries.

  • Maintain Comfortable Temperatures – In addition to saving on energy costs, SheerWeave fabrics are engineered to help maintain more comfortable temperatures by managing solar heat gain. SheerWeave energy efficient fabrics help to eliminate hot spots in rooms that can worsen during the winter or during hours when the sun is lower in the sky.
  • Reduce energy costs – Commercial window treatments fabricated with SheerWeave can help reduce energy costs and reduce the demand on HVAC systems. For an excellent option that is LEED Material Ingredient Disclosure Credit Eligible, consider our  SheerWeave® 8000 —  a Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Bronze product that, like all SheerWeave fabrics, reduces solar heat gain and maintains outward views while making effective use of natural light. 
  • Anti-Microbial – More than 25 styles in the SheerWeave line of fabrics are infused with Microban® antimicrobial protection, an additive that inhibits the growth of mold, mildew and bacteria and also controls unpleasant odors resulting from these substances. SheerWeave anti-microbial fabrics blend form and function, helping keep your shades cleaner for longer in commercial environments where public health is of the utmost concern.
  • Better daytime privacy – When privacy and confidentiality matters, our 4901 & 4903 and 4800 lines offer improved privacy during daylight hours while allowing outward views.

Frequently Asked Questions

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SheerWeave fabrics are easy to maintain and may only require an occasional dusting. If further cleaning is needed, use a mild detergent and water applied with a soft cloth and rinse thoroughly. For more detailed cleaning instructions please click here.

You may request product information and samples by contacting the sun control department here.

Yes, Phifer offers a limited warranty on SheerWeave products. See specific product/style pages for details.

GREENGUARD is an indoor air quality certification program for low emitting products. GREENGUARD tests products’ chemical emissions by evaluating over 75,000 chemicals, including volatile organic compounds, carcinogens and reproductive toxins. All SheerWeave fabrics are GREENGUARD certified. For more information on GREENGUARD certification, click here.

Microban antimicrobial protection is infused into SheerWeave fabrics to inhibit the growth of bacteria, mold, and mildew. For more details, click here.

SheerWeave fabrics are sold through wholesale distributors and retailers nationwide. Please contact Phifer’s sun control department for the location nearest you.

Phifer is the weaver of the broadest range of sun control fabrics in the market and sells these fabrics to wholesale shade manufacturers. For the shade manufacturer nearest you, contact Phifer’s sun control department.

Yes, many of our SheerWeave fabrics can be used in an exterior application. Click here to see the options available.

SheerWeave BASIC 3%, Style 2500 1% and Performance + Style 2500 1% have shown excellent sound absorption performance with NRC and SAA values between .50-.60. Please check the specific product specifications for details.

SheerWeave fabrics are an excellent energy efficient solution for managing the sun’s heat and glare. Light colors reflect solar energy away from interiors improving daytime privacy, while dark colors reduce glare and improve outward visibility. Please refer to the product specification pages for shading coefficient tables per fabric style.

Phifer sun control fabrics, especially our blackout fabrics, can reduce the effects of damaging UV rays that cause fading on furniture and interiors surfaces in both the home or commercial space. Since UV blockage varies based on openness factor, please check the product specification information for specific performance values.

Yes, SheerWeave fabrics are ideal for printing logos, graphics and signage directly onto your roller shades. Both digital and screen printing methods are suitable and a wide range of ink types may be used.