Top down/bottom up blinds and shades offer the ultimate in privacy and light control by allowing you to not only raise the shade from the bottom but also lower it from the top. This popular feature allows you to choose how much natural light you want in the room while still maintaining privacy from the street. Some window treatments also have a cordless top down/bottom up option, for added child safety and a clean look. Blindsgalore offers a wide variety of top down/bottom up blinds and window shades from Bali, Levolor, Comfortex, Kirsch and Graber as well as our own signature line.
The top down/bottom up option is popular for many window covering applications, including bedrooms, bathrooms, and living rooms, or any room where the combination of light and privacy is desired. A top down/bottom up shade can be positioned as fully open, fully drawn, or any combination in between, since the bottom rail and top rail operate independently.
things to consider:
When ordering a top down/bottom up option, remember that the shade will come with two lift cords, one on each side of the shade. Typically, the right cord will operate the bottom rail, and the left cord will operate the middle rail (the top down portion). When operating the shade, be sure to fully raise the middle rail before raising the bottom rail to the top.
When ordering a cordless top down/bottom up shade, remember that a cordless blind or shade typically operates by gently pushing up or pulling down on the rail of the blind; you can then position the shade to any height you desire. For this reason, it's important to make sure you will be able to reach as high or as low as you will need to position your blind. For very tall or hard to reach windows, you may want to consider a standard top down/bottom up shade.
Note: 'Top blinds' or 'top down bottom up blinds' is technically a bit of a misnomer, as the mechanical function of top down bottom up is only available on shades. However, we know what you mean!
