Motorized Top Down Bottom Up Honeycomb Shades | Broomfield CO Bedroom | Bumble Bee Blinds of Boulder

Moving into a new construction home in Broomfield is exciting — and immediately exposes you to one of the most common new homeowner experiences in Colorado’s Front Range suburbs: bare windows, no privacy, and the temporary shade solution that was supposed to last a few weeks stretching into months.

That’s exactly where this client started. She moved into her new Broomfield home and lived with temporary shades in her primary bedroom for approximately six months while she figured out what she actually wanted. What she landed on was one of the most functional and thoughtful window treatment solutions available for a primary bedroom — motorized top down bottom up honeycomb shades.

What Are Top Down Bottom Up Honeycomb Shades?

Top down bottom up is an operating configuration available on certain cellular honeycomb shades that allows the shade to be opened from the top, the bottom, or both simultaneously. A standard shade only raises from the bottom — the bottom rail lifts up, exposing the window from the bottom up. A top down bottom up shade can also lower from the top rail down, which means you can have the upper portion of the window open to bring in natural light and sky views while keeping the lower portion of the shade closed for privacy at eye level from the street or neighboring homes.

For a primary bedroom in a new Broomfield neighborhood — where homes tend to be close together and privacy from adjacent properties and the street matters — this configuration is genuinely transformative. During the day, the top of the shade can be lowered to bring in daylight without exposing the interior of the bedroom to neighbors. At night, both rails can be closed for complete privacy and, with a blackout fabric, complete darkness.

Why Motorized Operation Makes Sense for This Configuration

Top down bottom up shades have two rails to manage rather than one, which makes manual operation more involved than a standard shade. You are independently positioning both the top rail and the bottom rail to find the right combination for the time of day and privacy need. In a bedroom that gets used multiple times throughout the day — adjusting for morning light, afternoon privacy, evening blackout — doing this manually on every window every time adds up quickly.

Motorized operation simplifies this to preset positions. The shade can be programmed to a morning position, a daytime position, and a nighttime blackout position, each accessible with a single button press from the remote or via a smartphone app. For a primary bedroom where the quality of sleep and the ease of morning routine both matter, this is one of the most practical applications of motorized window treatment technology.

Honeycomb Cellular Fabric: The Right Choice for Broomfield Bedrooms

Honeycomb shades — also called cellular shades — use a fabric structure that forms air pockets between layers of material. These air pockets act as insulation, buffering the window against heat transfer in both directions. In Broomfield’s climate, where summer afternoons bring intense sun and winter nights can be genuinely cold, that insulating function reduces the thermal load on the primary bedroom throughout the year.

The blackout fabric option eliminates light transmission through the shade itself when fully closed, giving the room the complete darkness that quality sleep requires. Combined with the top down bottom up configuration and motorized shade operation, this is a bedroom window treatment that handles every scenario — morning light, daytime privacy, afternoon heat, and nighttime blackout — from a single, clean product.

What Living with Temporary Shades Teaches You

Six months with temporary shades in a primary bedroom is actually a useful exercise, even if it’s not intentional. You learn exactly which windows get direct sun and when, which angles create privacy problems with neighboring properties, and what time of morning light starts disrupting your sleep. By the time this client came to us, she knew precisely what she needed from her window treatments — and that specificity made the consultation and product selection process straightforward.

If you’re currently living with temporary or builder-provided shades in a new Broomfield home and trying to figure out what you actually want, we’re happy to consult before you’re ready to buy. Understanding your light patterns and privacy concerns before the consultation makes the process faster and the outcome better.

Frequently Asked Questions About Top Down Bottom Up Honeycomb Shades in Broomfield CO

What is the difference between a standard cellular shade and a top down bottom up cellular shade? A standard cellular shade raises from the bottom only — the bottom rail lifts up. A top down bottom up shade has two independently operable rails: the bottom rail lifts up as normal, and the top rail can also be lowered down from the top of the window. This gives you the ability to open the upper portion of the window for light and sky views while keeping the lower portion closed for privacy.

Are top down bottom up shades available in blackout fabric? Yes. Blackout cellular shades in a top down bottom up configuration are a popular choice for primary bedrooms precisely because of the flexibility they offer — light filtering during the day when both rails are positioned for privacy, and full blackout at night when both rails are closed.

Is motorization worth the additional cost for a top down bottom up shade? For a shade with two rails to manage, motorization is particularly practical. Manually positioning two rails multiple times a day on multiple windows is more involved than operating a standard single-rail shade. Motorization with preset positions makes the added functionality of the top down bottom up configuration genuinely easy to use rather than something you stop bothering with after a few weeks.

How long does installation take for motorized honeycomb shades in a Broomfield home? Most bedroom installations are completed in a single visit. Battery-powered motorized systems require no hardwiring and are faster to install than hardwired systems. We schedule at a time that works for you and aim to complete the full project in one appointment.

Does Bumble Bee Blinds install motorized honeycomb shades throughout Broomfield? Yes, throughout all Broomfield neighborhoods and across Boulder County including Boulder, Louisville, Lafayette, Longmont, Superior, and Erie. Call (303) 416-5997 to schedule your free in-home consultation.