Roller shades are popular window coverings for many reasons. They have a modern finish with a sleek profile that many people find appealing. But when you add PowerView automation for motorized shades to this already classic favorite? Well, it gets even better! Let’s explore the endless possibilities motorized roller shades can offer your home.
Why Choose Motorized Roller Shades?
Their sleek and minimalist design blend well with their amazing functionality. The shades can disappear into the headrails creating an uncluttered, tidy appearance. Their ability to offer light control–all while having a stylish look–has made them a favourite. Looking for fabrics with contemporary finishes, textures and colours? It won’t take long–roller shades have a wide selection of materials to complement your home.
PowerView Automation for Roller Shades
It’s about taking control, your way. Adjust with a remote, an app, or a simple voice command for instant changes, saved preferences, or automatic opening and closing with smart integrations. Embrace the morning sun as it pours in when you open them, block the glare with half open, or full close for ultimate privacy and a restful night’s sleep. Hunter Douglas PowerView allows you to use simple control, like the tap on a remote, to instantly adjust your shades. You can use the app to save favorites and control shades across multiple rooms. Smart home integration creates automation opportunities, including voice control and automatic movements controlled in conjunction with your smart home system.
Lighting Control
Open your shades instantly to let the morning sunlight brighten your kitchen. Close them when the afternoon sun is at it’s harshest. With a quick voice command or single tap, it’s effortless to set the perfect mood for any time of day.
Safety
Older window coverings often come with cords that can get twisted and tangled, posing a risk to children and pets. Motorized roller shades are are cord-free and eliminate that worry. A safer environment for your home is always a plus.
Energy Savings
The early morning sunshine may bring warmth into your home, but by midday that afternoon sun can quickly heat things up, too much. And since heat rises, it doesn’t just stay on the first floor. It ends up in the bedrooms leaving you tossing and turning at night.
Blocking out excess sunlight is key to keeping your home cool. Sonnette Cellular Roller Shades combine the insulating power of cellular shades with the sleek design of roller shades to help maintain a comfortable temperature inside.
Privacy
What kind of privacy is needed for your home? Do you have rooms that face the street? These windows often require more privacy, especially at night, to avoid prying eyes. However, they are also the perfect perch for the family’s fur baby to watch the kids walk home from school. Motorized roller shades provide the perfect solution, opening just in time for after school snacks and closing as the sun sets for security and peace of mind.
Convenience
Motorized roller shades bring convenience in more ways than one. Sure, adjusting your shades from the comfort of your couch is a nice perk, but the real benefits go beyond that! Automation not only saves you money, but is also reduces worry and adds efficient to your daily routine. And those hard to reach windows? No longer an issue! Closing and opening your shades everyday can be handled automatically. Set a schedule or even open the app while you’re at the office. Away on vacation? Keep the same schedule so no one even knows you’re sipping a pina colada on a beach a thousand miles away.
Lighting Options
The fabrics of motorized roller shades will determine the type of atmosphere you create in your home. Sheer and light-filtering fabrics invite natural light–softened and gentle with reduced glare. Room darkening and blackout shade fabrics are designed to block the light to create the perfect atmosphere for sleep. These fabrics are also a great choice for windows that face direct sunlight–keeping your home from experiencing massive heat gain in the summer.
Perfect for Halifax Condos and Waterfront Homes
You might have the perfect view, but if the lighting is overwhelming, no one will be there to enjoy it. Motorized roller shades can be lowered into place to keep out the glare while showing off the view and adding levels of privacy. The high ceilings and wide windows of your Halifax home can feature large window coverings that are helpful, but hard-to-reach. Make life easier with the convenience and control of motorized roller shades.
Design Options: Colors, Textures & Cassette Profiles
Roller shades are one of our most versatile window treatments, with a wide selection of fabrics, available in an assortment of colours and textures. It’s the details of roller shade styles and fabrics, as well as treatments, that makes them so sought-after. The top treatments and bottom treatments create their own detailed statements, allowing you to coordinate with the style of your home.
What’s Holding You Back?
There may be a few things keeping you from choosing motorized roller shades. For the majority of homeowners it involves cost, power sources, and installation.
Cost
The biggest comparison with motorized shades and traditional ones is always cost. Yes, adding automation comes with an added expense, but it’s probably less than you think. As with any technology, the cost of automation has decreased over time making it a more affordable than when it first came out. Don’t let the price hold you back from exploring all options. We provide quotes for motorization all the time. Clients are often surprised how truly affordable it can be.
Power Sources
This is a common concern from clients, but it rarely stops them from choosing motorized roller shades. The power for automated window shades can be supplied 3 ways: hardwired, batter operated, or solar powered. Many homeowners opt for disposable batteries, replacing them every few years or so. Rechargeable battery packs have made some switch to this system, as it can easily be modified.
Solar-powered option is also expected to see high demand. Most clients choose hardwiring the power to motorized shades when building a new home or remodeling because the wall are already exposed.
Professional Installation in Halifax & Dartmouth
When adding power to your home, its always best to bring in the pros. But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! At SeeView Blinds & Shutters, our expert installers are trained specifically to install Hunter Douglas products, so you don’t have to wonder if your contractor is qualified. With our team, you’ll also get guidance through the setup of the new shades from day one.
It all begins when you connect with our SeeView Blinds and Shutters team. Visit our showroom to experience automation firsthand. You’ll find your favorites, and then be ready to invite us into your home for the next step. Schedule a free consultation today to get started.