Think back to the last time it was dreary outside. When your environment is dreary, it makes every muscle feel tired. Next, visualize the fidgety, restless feeling you get when you spend hours under fluorescent lighting.
Transform Your Way of Life
Now, think about what happens when you step into warm sunlight. The sun on your shoulders feels like a calming blanket, warming you with energy and hope. Motorized skylight shades can help make that feeling a part of everyday life.
How Shades Transform a Space
The window treatments you choose have a direct impact on your comfort level. When used in your home or office, they offer a range of benefits.
The right window treatments save on utilities. Even the most energy efficient windows allow some heat transfer. During warm months, you pay more for air conditioning when sunlight pours in during the day. In winter, you may experience cold, damp air around windows.
Shades Insulate Against Weather
Window treatments provide an extra layer of insulation against heat and cold. They block light during sunny times to make a sweltering day feel cooler inside.
Window treatments also cut down on screen glare. When the sun shines in, it’s nearly impossible to enjoy what’s on your television or computer screen. Motorized window shades allow you to control the level of protection, so that you have sunshine or shade when you want it.
Treatments Deliver Privacy, Make a Statement
Another reason home and business owners choose motorized shades is for the privacy they offer: See outside when you want, but easily block rooms from sight with the touch of a button.
One of the biggest reasons people choose Lutron motorized window shades is because they make a statement. Plain blinds fade into the background and heavy drapes can seem too formal, but automated roller shades complement almost any décor.
Crestron shades are available in ribbed, hobbled and waterfall folds. Choose fabric in varying levels of transparency for a stunning focal point. The folds always stay neat, and the ample material provides an opulent look in any space.
Which Types of Shades Are Available?
People are surprised to discover motorized shades are available for almost any type of window treatment. Roller shades are an excellent choice for enabling an energy saving blackout or a sheer light screen with a streamlined look.
Horizontal sheer blinds give you a more traditional look that allows light to filter through while protecting your privacy. Pleated shades add softness to angular windows, and honeycomb shades come in luxurious textures.
Wooden Venetian blinds are a popular choice for many homes. Adding automation makes it easy to get the perfect lift and tilt. People who prefer drapes to blinds can still receive daylight control by adding a drapery track system.
Take your look to the next level with Crestron shade fabric collections with hundreds of patterns from our exclusive designers. The Hartmann & Forbes Collection provides artisan-crafted, handwoven textiles to infuse your space with one-of-a-kind warmth.
Why Automate Your Shades?
Automated roller shades make a significant impact wherever they’re installed. Imagine the energy savings from keeping your blinds closed when you’re not home, then raising them remotely as you pull into the driveway.
When you step into your entry, you’re bathed in sunlight, a warm welcome home. If you’re coming home early to have lunch, press one button to allow natural light into your kitchen.
You can select “morning” light in your breakfast nook and the blinds soundlessly open to let in soft daylight, transforming a toast and eggs meal into an energizing experience.
When it’s evening and you’re ready to light candles, easily adjust dining room blinds to dim the room and provide privacy. Lower living room shades to prevent glare while allowing for the view. When you go to bed at night, close blackout drapes so the sun doesn’t shine in until you’re ready for it.
Automated shades even add drama in the media room. Press a button to darken the area, then raise the curtain in front of your television to introduce the feature presentation to your guests.
Why Motors Matter
Quiet motor technology provides user-friendly control and a lifetime warranty. The motors are extremely small; you can tuck them into hidden pockets in the ceiling or behind decorative fascia. You’ll enjoy year after year of reliable performance from your motor, and except for when you’re opening and closing blinds, you’ll forget it’s there!
Hunter Douglas PowerView Motorization received the 2016 Red Dot Design Award. It allows you to schedule operation using your smartphone or other mobile device. You can also choose handheld remotes or keypads throughout your home.
Motorized Home Skylight Shades
Skylights elevate interiors, but homeowners everywhere say they wish they could sometimes control the amount of daylight they let in. They’re too high to reach, making most light-blocking solutions impractical. Power skylight shades solve this problem.
Remote-control skylight shades allow you to open and close them at will. When the sun is directly overhead, reduce glare and keep your room from filling with the sun’s heat. When you have your skylight shades motorized, you also prevent rising heat from escaping during winter.
Skylight shades are also available in multiple fabric options. Transparent material allows you to diffuse light for UV protection and diminished heat, while still providing access to natural light. Translucent fabrics provide privacy, and blackout fabrics let you completely darken your space.
Many people shy away from adding a skylight during the home design phase because they’re afraid they won’t be able to control the amount of light in bedrooms and bathrooms. Enjoy all the benefits of a skylight with none of the drawbacks when you choose an automated solution.
Elevate Your Home’s Interior
The way your windows control light and shade is a pivotal aspect of interior design. Contact Creative Sound and Integration to find out how luxury home automated shades can enhance your life, one room at a time.
