TOP Honeycomb Shade Fabrics
154 colourways in 15 designs of cellular fabric, translucent and blackout, made into cordless or motorized honeycomb shades in our Fort Lauderdale workroom.
A layer of air in front of the glass
A honeycomb shade is two faces of fabric joined into a row of cells, so it hangs in front of the glass with a layer of trapped air inside it. TOP supplies the fabric with the cells already formed, on a 300 cm roll, and we cut it to the opening and build the shade. The range here is 154 colourways in 15 designs, in two families: translucent fabrics that let daylight through the cell and hide the room, and blackouts that stop the light through the cloth.
Most designs come in both. Primitivo, Chianti, Ripasso, Mogri, Soprano and Barolo each have a translucent and a blackout version with the same colour names, so a bedroom and the living room beside it can match. The cell size is the other choice: Ripasso comes in a 20 mm cell, most designs in 25 mm, 32 mm or both, and Mogri, Lonato and Soprano list 38 and 45 mm on request. TOP publishes no insulation values, so we quote none.
15 TOP honeycomb designs, 154 colourways
Translucent honeycomb fabrics · 8 designs, 81 colourways
Primitivo Translucent
Light-filtering honeycomb in 25 colourways, with a blackout twin for the bedrooms
Chianti Translucent
Light-filtering honeycomb that shows its colour to the street as well as the room
Ripasso Translucent 25 mm
Light-filtering honeycomb that faces the street in white, whatever the room colour
Mogri Translucent
The light-filtering honeycomb for bathrooms and listed spaces, with a woven look
Lonato Translucent
A heavy light-filtering honeycomb in a deep 32 mm cell, for large windows
Barolo Translucent 25 mm
A dense light-filtering honeycomb: soft daylight in White and Ivory, near-dark in the rest
Ripasso Translucent 20 mm
Light-filtering honeycomb in the smallest cell, 20 mm, for small windows and doors
Soprano Translucent
A textured light-filtering honeycomb in six colours, chosen from the cloth
Blackout honeycomb fabrics · 7 designs, 73 colourways
Primitivo Blackout
Blackout honeycomb in 26 colourways, matched by name to the light-filtering Primitivo
Chianti Blackout
Blackout honeycomb in twelve colours that read the same from the street
Ripasso Blackout 25 mm
Blackout honeycomb in a 25 mm cell, with Red, Yellow and Taupe added to the gray scale
Mogri Blackout
A textured blackout honeycomb in eight colours, for bedrooms rather than bathrooms
Ripasso Blackout 20 mm
Blackout honeycomb in the smallest cell, for small bedroom windows and glazed doors
Soprano Blackout
Textured blackout honeycomb in six colours, with cells up to 45 mm on request
Barolo Blackout 25 mm
A blackout honeycomb with full figures, and a White that returns most of the sun
How we choose a TOP honeycomb
Translucent or blackout
Translucent cells for living rooms, kitchens and offices: daylight comes through evenly and the room is hidden by day, with a glow at night. Blackout cells for bedrooms, nurseries and media rooms. Most designs share colour names across the two, so they can sit side by side.
Cell size
The cell sets the look of the shade's face: a 20 mm cell gives a fine, flat front, a 25 mm cell the classic proportion, and 32 mm a bolder pleat that keeps its scale on a tall or wide window. We match it to the window and the depth of the recess.
Cordless or motorized
We build TOP honeycomb shades cordless, or motorized with Somfy Cord Lift WireFree motors in the headrail, which run on battery power, so there is no wiring to bring to the window.
Edges and light
Inside a recess a honeycomb leaves a small gap at each side. In a blackout bedroom we keep that gap as tight as the frame allows or mount outside the recess with an overlap; where a room must be fully dark, a blackout roller in side channels does it better.
What the datasheets say
TOP measures light for some of its honeycomb fabrics: Chianti, Ripasso 25 mm and Barolo publish figures per colour, and the blackouts among them show a Tv of 0. The colour can matter as much as the family. In Barolo Translucent 25 mm the White passes 11.9% of the visible light and the Black none on TOP's sheet, so a dark translucent cell can make a room nearly as dim as a blackout, while a pale one keeps it bright.
Most honeycomb sheets also list the fabric as free of PVC, lead, halogens, formaldehyde and phthalates. Two outliers matter in a South Florida house: Mogri Translucent is the one honeycomb with fire listings and a humid-room rating on its datasheet, and Primitivo Translucent and Ripasso Blackout 25 mm have no datasheet at all, so we choose them from the sample. The pleated vs cellular guide covers how a cell compares with a single pleat.
Compare the honeycomb designs
| Design | Colourways | Light | Roll width | Weight | Fire listings | PVC-free |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primitivo Translucent | 25 | Light-filtering | 300 cm | 150 g/m² | None listed | Not stated |
| Chianti Translucent | 12 | Light-filtering | 300 cm | 150 g/m² | None listed | Yes |
| Ripasso Translucent 25 mm | 10 | Light-filtering | 300 cm | 170 g/m² | None listed | Yes |
| Mogri Translucent | 8 | Light-filtering | 300 cm | 152 g/m² | NFPA 701, California Title 19, DIN 4102 B1, BS 5867 Part 2 | No |
| Lonato Translucent | 8 | Light-filtering | 300 cm | 400 g/m² | None listed | Yes |
| Barolo Translucent 25 mm | 6 | Light-filtering | 300 cm | 300 g/m² | None listed | Yes |
| Ripasso Translucent 20 mm | 6 | Light-filtering | 300 cm | 170 g/m² | None listed | Yes |
| Soprano Translucent | 6 | Light-filtering | 300 cm | 152 g/m² | None listed | Yes |
| Primitivo Blackout | 25 | Blackout | 300 cm | 152 g/m² | None listed | Yes |
| Chianti Blackout | 12 | Blackout | 300 cm | 185 g/m² | None listed | Yes |
| Ripasso Blackout 25 mm | 10 | Blackout | 300 cm | 205 g/m² | None listed | Not stated |
| Mogri Blackout | 8 | Blackout | 300 cm | 157 g/m² | None listed | Yes |
| Ripasso Blackout 20 mm | 6 | Blackout | 300 cm | 215 g/m² | None listed | Yes |
| Soprano Blackout | 6 | Blackout | 300 cm | 157 g/m² | None listed | Yes |
| Barolo Blackout 25 mm | 6 | Blackout | 300 cm | 215 g/m² | None listed | Yes |
Figures as published by TOP Window Covering on its datasheets and collection pages; a design without a datasheet shows what TOP's collection page gives.
Honeycomb shade fabrics in South Florida homes
Honeycomb is our answer for bedrooms on hot west and south glass in Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, where the trapped air helps keep the afternoon heat off the room, and for any window where a cordless shade is wanted: a nursery, a guest room, a high window. Translucent cells suit a living room that faces a neighbour, blackout cells a bedroom or a media room. In a shallow recess we check the headrail fits before we settle the cell size.
TOP honeycomb shade fabrics: frequently asked
Is honeycomb the same as cellular?
Yes. Honeycomb and cellular are two names for the same shade: fabric formed into cells that trap a layer of air. A pleated shade looks similar from the room but is a single layer. See honeycomb shades for how we build them.
Which cell size should I choose?
For most windows 25 mm is the safe middle; 32 mm reads bolder and suits tall or wide glass, 20 mm (Ripasso) gives the finest face. Mogri, Lonato and Soprano also list 38 and 45 mm on request. We bring samples so you see the cell at the window.
Do TOP honeycomb fabrics have an insulation value?
TOP publishes no R-values for its honeycomb fabrics, so we quote none. The cells do trap a layer of air in front of the glass, which slows heat through the window compared with a single layer of fabric.
Can a TOP honeycomb shade be motorized?
Yes. We build them with Somfy Cord Lift WireFree motors in the headrail, battery powered, or cordless for a manual shade. Both keep cords out of reach, which is why we use them in nurseries.
Translucent or blackout for a bedroom?
Blackout, if the room has to be dark for sleep: the cell stops the light through the fabric, and a careful mount keeps the side gaps small. Translucent cells suit a bedroom that only needs privacy and soft morning light.
TOP honeycomb shade fabrics in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton & Palm Beach
Every fabric on this page is bought from TOP Window Covering and made into honeycomb shades in our Fort Lauderdale workroom, then installed by our own team from Miami to Palm Beach. Our showrooms in Fort Lauderdale (4539 Powerline Rd, by appointment) and Miami Beach (500 South Pointe Dr #150) have motorized shades running.
Choose the fabric in your own light
Book a complimentary in-home consultation. Shortlist the designs you like and we bring the TOP samples, demo motors, and honest answers about light, privacy and exposure.