Horizontal window shades like roller shades, cellular insulating shades or roman shades are a stylish way to solve many of the practical problems a window presents like reduced energy efficiency, light control and privacy. Often times clients ask us what the difference is between a blind and window shade and the main difference is that typically you can see through a blind because it has slats like a wood blind or a mini blind. Window shades on the other hand, are generally one piece of material like roller shade fabric, cellular fabric or regular drapery fabric so there is wonderful light control and privacy, but no view-through.