SelectBlinds No Drill Stick On Cordless Blackout Cellular Shades Review: The Peel-and-Stick Blackout Pick for Renters

What is the SelectBlinds No Drill Stick On Cordless Blackout Cellular Shade?

SelectBlinds lists this shade under the catalog title "No Drill Stick On Cordless Blackout Cellular Shades." It is a made-to-size honeycomb shade with a blackout fabric, a cordless lift, and exactly one mounting method: an adhesive strip on the headrail. There are no brackets in the box and none offered as an option. In SelectBlinds' own summary it is "designed for quick, tool-free installation," it is "perfect for bedrooms, nurseries, and media rooms," and its "simple peel-and-stick design" lets you "upgrade your space in minutes without the hassle of traditional mounting."

This review is desk-verified from SelectBlinds' published product page, measuring guide and policy pages on 2026-09-28. Nothing here comes from installing the product; where the seller does not publish a detail, this review says so rather than guessing. SelectBlinds is this site's affiliate merchant (we may earn a commission if you buy through a link on this page), which is one more reason to read its pages literally rather than generously. The catalog's vendor field reads Blaze Blinds, and the sample picker files the fabric under the "Tight Weave Collection."

Who it is for is narrow and specific: a renter, or anyone who cannot or will not drill into a window frame, who needs a dark bedroom at a low entry price and has windows inside the shade's published size and surface limits. It is our no-drill blackout pick for renters for that reason, not because it is the darkest cellular shade SelectBlinds sells. It is not, and that distinction runs through the rest of this review.

How does the stick-on mount work, in SelectBlinds' own words?

The product page describes the mount in one line: "No-Drill Stick On Installation: Peel & stick application to achieve hassle-free installation without tools or damage." The Specifications tab adds the mechanics the marketing copy leaves out, and they matter more.

• The adhesive is the only mount. "Mounting, extension, and hold-down brackets are not available. Product mounts only via adhesive strip."
• Approved surfaces are listed. "Adhesive strip adheres to: Aluminum, wood, PVC, vinyl, and painted walls." The feature list repeats the same five: "Aluminum, wood, PVC, vinyl, and painted surfaces." Bare drywall, textured plaster, tile, brick and unfinished wood are not on the list, and the page does not say what happens on them.
• Surface prep is prescribed. "Clean the mounting surface with a household cleaner before installation. Use the included alcohol wipe for final surface sanitation only." Then: "Reaches full strength after 24 hours. Ensure the surface is clean, flat, and dry. Painted surfaces must be in good condition."
• Two placements. "Available as both Inside Mount and Outside Mount options." Inside: "Adheres securely inside your window frame, fitting within the depth of your window sill." Outside: "Installs above the window for a streamlined, polished look."

Two things the product page does not publish: what the adhesive is, and how it comes off. "Without tools or damage" is the seller's phrase for the install, not a statement about removal, and there is no removal instruction or repainting note in the page text. The page also links a PDF installation guide, which this review did not open; check it for removal steps. If you rent and the deposit matters, put the question to SelectBlinds' customer care in writing before you order.

The warranty terms make the prep instructions load-bearing. SelectBlinds' warranty covers defects in materials and workmanship for three years "so long as the product is installed in accordance with the installation instructions." On a bracket-mounted shade that clause is about screws and levels. On this shade it is about a clean, flat, dry, well-painted surface and a full day of cure time.

How dark is "blackout" on this shade?

The fabric claim is short: "Blackout fabric: Blocks out sunlight and enhances privacy." The description opens with "effortless privacy, energy efficiency, and complete light control." Read those against the same page's Recommendations box, which says: "Inside mounted shades may have slight gaps on the sides or top. For better light coverage, consider an outside mount." And: "Small gaps are normal due to standard factory deductions (±1/8"), along with slight color variations or minor adjustments over time."

So the fabric is blackout; the window is not sealed. This shade has no side channels, no bottom seal and no light-blocking tracks. Light that reaches the edge of the fabric goes around it. That is not a defect; it is what "blackout" means in SelectBlinds' catalog, as distinct from "total blackout." The seller's own tracked product, reviewed separately, states the difference plainly: the Click2Fit Cordless Total Blackout Cellular "uses side tracks to achieve its complete blackout nature." This one has no tracks.

Practical consequences follow. Mounted inside the frame, expect a thin line of light at each side. Mounted outside the frame with the seller's recommended overlap, the fabric covers the trim and most of that edge light disappears, at the cost of a headrail on the wall instead of in the reveal. If you want dark rather than darker, an outside mount is the cheaper fix here; a tracked shade is the other. The best blackout shades roundup ranks both kinds, and the bedroom blackout strategy guide covers layering when neither is enough on its own.

One more published detail: "Back of fabric is white to conform with HOA standards." From the street, every color reads as white.

Sizes, depth, colors and options as published

The Specifications tab lists the limits. All of these are from the page as read on 2026-09-28.

• Width: 16 to 68 inches.
• Height: 12 to 72 inches.
• Depth: 1 1/8 inches minimum for an inside mount, listed as "1 1/8" Minimum and Flush Inside Mount Depth," meaning the same figure is both the minimum and the depth at which the headrail sits flush. For an outside mount the table lists "1 1/8" Outside Mount Space."
• Headrail: 1 1/8 inches deep by 1 1/8 inches tall.
• Lift: cordless is the only configuration in the dimensions table, and there is no lift selector on the page. No continuous cord loop, no top-down/bottom-up, no motorization is offered.
• Fabric: the page describes "3/8" pleats" and, under Good to Know, says the fabrics are polyester throughout. It does not state a cell count. The single-cell vs double-cell explainer covers what that pleat size usually implies and why it is not a performance rating.
• Colors: seven. White Ice, Dusk Bone, Ivory Cream and Butter ship with a white aluminum headrail and bottom rail; Wild Wood, Still Creek and Gray Marble ship with a dark aluminum headrail and bottom rail. "Clear plastic handle(s) included (quantity based on width)" and "Transparent end caps included."
• Configurator options: Mount Type (Inside or Outside), Warranty (3-Year Limited included; 5-Year Limited and 5-Year Unlimited as paid tiers, priced in the configurator and not published in the static page), and FIT Protection at no charge.
• Production and shipping: "Orders typically ship within 5-6 business days," then "please allow 1 to 7 additional business days for shipping." Shipping is free inside the contiguous United States.

The 68-inch width and 72-inch height ceilings rule out large openings. The depth requirement tells the opposite story: SelectBlinds lists 2 5/8 inches for its pressure-fit Click2Fit cellular, against 1 1/8 inches here. That combination, shallow-depth tolerance and a small-window ceiling, is the shade's real niche.

How to measure for this shade

SelectBlinds publishes the rules on the product page's Measuring tab, with a general guide on its how-to-measure page. The rules for this shade, quoted:

Inside mount. "To determine the width, measure from left to right on the top, middle, and the bottom. Use the smallest width out of those numbers." Then: "To determine the height, measure from top to bottom on the top left, then the center of the window, and then the top right to the bottom of the window sill. Use the largest height out of those numbers." Round a width that lands on a sixteenth or thirty-second down to the nearest eighth; round a height up. Record width first, then height. Enter the opening, not a deducted number: "We will make all the necessary deductions based on the measurements you provide. Do not make your own deductions. Don't add to the width to make up for any deductions that we will take."

Outside mount. The factory builds to your number: "We'll custom make your shade to the exact dimensions you provide—no automatic additions are made." Measure the opening in three places, take the largest width, and "add the recommended minimum of 4 inches"; do the same for height. Confirm you have flat mounting surface above the window: the guide asks for "at least 1-2½" of flat mounting space," and this product's table lists 1 1/8 inches of outside-mount space.

Two cautions specific to this page. First, the Recommendations box says "for inside mount, measure your window in three places (top, middle, bottom) and use the top measurement when ordering," while the Measuring tab on the same page says to use the smallest width. Those are different instructions when a window is out of square. The Measuring tab matches SelectBlinds' general guide and this review treats it as governing, but if your three widths differ, ask SelectBlinds which number it wants before you order, and keep the reply. Second, the page says deductions "may vary +/- 1/8"" and that deduction information is "detailed in the table below," but the per-collection deduction chart did not render in the page as fetched, so the exact amount taken from this collection is not published in the text this review could read.

Run your numbers through the Measure and Mount Fit Checker before checkout; it flags the depth test and the rounding. If the inside-versus-outside decision is still open, the inside vs outside mount guide frames the trade-off for cellulars in particular.

Where does it sit on price?

On catalog list price when we checked (2026-09-28), this shade was tied for the lowest among SelectBlinds' blackout cellular shades and was the lowest of its no-drill blackout cellulars outright. All seven colors carry the same list price. Prices change with size and SelectBlinds' rolling promotions; the Where to buy box below shows the price we last recorded, and the seller's configurator is the only price that counts. Compare the configurator's number for your dimensions, after the day's promotion, against a competitor's plain price for the same dimensions. Why the crossed-out "regular price" is not a comparison number is covered in the SelectBlinds seller review.

On the same day, the light-filtering sibling, the No Drill Stick On Cordless Light Filtering Cellular, comes in thirteen colors and listed just below this shade, so blackout is only a small step up here. The tracked Click2Fit total-blackout cellular listed well above both. The one blackout cellular that matched this shade's list price was SelectBlinds' Budget Cordless Blackout Cellular, which the catalog does not label no-drill and sells in two colors; none listed lower. In other words, at list price the adhesive mount carries no premium at all over the least expensive blackout cellular in the catalog. That is the strongest argument for this SKU.

FIT Protection, returns and warranty on this shade

These are SelectBlinds' published terms, read from its guarantees, terms-and-conditions, returns and warranty pages.

FIT Protection is free and worth adding. The product page offers it at checkout at no charge, and the guarantees page says it "can be selected at the time you order for free" and "covers ANY window covering that you order from us." The terms set the limits: claims "must be submitted within ninety (90) days of the original order's date of purchase"; the corrected size "must be within two (2) inches per side of the originally ordered dimensions," and a width-for-height transposition counts as a qualifying error inside that tolerance; "one (1) remake per covered product," and "a maximum of four (4) total remakes per household over the customer's lifetime." A remake that prices higher may cost you the difference, "shipping charges will also apply for remakes," and "no cash refunds are available through FIT Protection." Bulk orders of twenty-five or more products, awnings, and trade, business or reseller accounts are excluded; coverage is for a personal residence.

There is no return. The returns page: "Because our blinds and shades are custom made, we cannot offer a refund or exchange unless a product is defective." A measuring mistake is a FIT claim. A change of heart about the color is a paid remake, and SelectBlinds' two policy pages word that remake's discount differently; the seller review documents both wordings.

The change window is four hours. SelectBlinds allows "a 4-hour review period after such orders are placed before sending the orders to our production facility."

Warranty is three years, conditional. The free limited warranty covers "any defects ... in materials and workmanship for up to three (3) years, so long as the product is installed in accordance with the installation instructions." Your cost on a claim is "a flat $15 return shipping charge"; "after 3 years: $5 charge for parts." Two paid five-year tiers are offered at checkout. For an adhesive-mounted product the phrase "in accordance with the installation instructions" points straight at the surface list, the cleaner-then-wipe sequence and the 24-hour cure. Follow them exactly, and photograph the prep.

Does it insulate?

The page claims "Energy-efficient: The cellular design helps regulate indoor temperatures," which describes the honeycomb construction rather than measuring it. No certified U-factor is published for this shade. The Attachments Energy Rating Council's certified product directory for cellular shades lists products from two manufacturers, Hunter Douglas and Springs Window Fashions; SelectBlinds' house cellulars, this one included, are not in it. Absence from the directory is not evidence of poor performance, only of non-certification. No standards body publishes R-values for cellular shades, so any R-value you see attached to a shade like this is a vendor estimate, not a rating. The cellular vs roller comparison covers what the honeycomb does and does not buy you.

On safety, the page says "Cordless operation: Great for homes with children and pets." Cordless is the safer choice around young children, and this shade has no cord to manage.

The honest cons

• One mount, no fallback. Adhesive only, with brackets explicitly "not available."
• Removal is not covered on the product page. "Without damage" describes installation. The page says nothing about paint, residue or re-use, and its linked installation guide was not reviewed here. Renters should get an answer in writing.
• Approved surfaces are five, and only five. Bare drywall, textured plaster, tile, brick and unfinished wood are not addressed.
• Blackout fabric, unsealed edges. The seller's own note: "Inside mounted shades may have slight gaps on the sides or top." No side tracks are offered.
• Small windows only. 68 inches wide and 72 inches tall are the ceilings.
• No lift upgrades. Cordless only; no top-down/bottom-up, no motorization.
• Slower than the base cellular line. 5-6 business days to ship, plus up to 7 more in transit.
• The page contradicts itself on which width to enter, and the deduction chart it refers to did not render.
• No certified energy performance. The insulation line is a description, not a rating.

Who should buy it, and who should pass

Buy it if you rent or otherwise cannot drill, your window is inside 16 to 68 inches wide and 12 to 72 inches tall, the mounting surface is painted, aluminum, wood, PVC or vinyl and in good condition, you want a dark bedroom at the lowest list price among SelectBlinds' no-drill blackout cellulars, and you are willing to follow the prep instructions to the letter and wait a day before using it. Add FIT Protection. Order a swatch first; blackout fabrics differ in how they read in daylight from the room side.

Pass if you need edge-to-edge darkness for a shift worker or a light-sensitive sleeper (that is the tracked Click2Fit's job, at a much higher list price), your window exceeds the size limits, the surface is textured or unpainted, you need hold-downs for a door, you want a lift upgrade, or you need any kind of return path. Custom blinds are made to size and generally not returnable, and this one is no exception. The wider set of options that avoid drilling, including tension-fit and magnetic mounts from other sellers, is in the drill-free blind options guide, and the cellular shades ranking places it against bracketed lines.

Verdict

The No Drill Stick On Cordless Blackout Cellular Shade is a good buy for a renter with a small, painted or aluminum-framed window who wants a dark room without a drill and understands that "blackout" here means the fabric, not the edges. Tied for the lowest list price among SelectBlinds' blackout cellulars when we checked (2026-09-28), it carries no premium over the least expensive blackout cellular in the catalog, which makes the no-drill mount effectively free at list price; the trade is a single adhesive mount with published surface and cure rules, no removal guidance on the product page, and a 68-by-72-inch ceiling. Measure the seller's way, add FIT Protection, prep the surface as instructed, and order the shade from SelectBlinds expecting slight side light on an inside mount. If that light is a dealbreaker, spend up on the tracked version or mount this one outside the frame with overlap.