Somfy Motorized Shades

Window shades often get overlooked when it comes to interior design, but upgrading your window treatment to automatic blinds will easily add convenience, energy savings, and a more sophisticated look and feel to your home. Automated blinds are a luxury that is also useful and good for home security. The benefits are truly endless. 

The smart shades industry has put the spotlight on Somfy, for consistently delivering effective and reliable smart home technology. They are the industry leader in smart shades, providing a range of different options that work with any interior design.

Difference between Blinds vs. Shades

Before we dive into Smart shade offerings, let's first clarify the difference between smart blinds and smart shades. Smart blinds are hard window treatments that have either vertical or horizontal slats, which come in a variety of options such as wood, plastic, metal, or a composite material. Where automation comes into play here, is the angle of the slats that can be customized to bring in or shut out light based on the position of the sun or a set schedule. Vertical blinds are gathered to the left or right to fully expose the window, while horizontal blinds are pulled up and down. 

Smart shades on the other hand, are usually made of fabric. They move up and down to block out light and bring privacy to your home. For the sake of simplicity, we’ll be referring to smart blinds and smart shades interchangeably in this article.

With so many options of electric blinds, it’s easy to get overwhelmed with options, colors, and designs. When you also have to consider integration to your existing smart home systems like Alexa or Google Assistant, the choices can get overwhelming. 

For custom shades, Somfy offers dozens of colors and textures to go with any type of interior design. You can hide the roll with fabric or metallic fascia and opt to power your smart blinds through a rechargable battery, 24V hardwire, or manual. 

You can choose between three light filtering options - blackout, translucent, or sheer. 

Somfy smart shades can be controlled in three ways: using the smartphone app, remote, or voice assistants such as Alexa or Google Assistant. The app offers plenty of features such as window scenes and a natural light optimization setting the shades automatically with the movement of the sun. You can also take further advantage of your existing smart home systems to use voice controls.

The endless customization options will allow you to work with essentially any type or size of home. All offerings of their motorized shades will help you manage natural light in order to provide you with convenience, privacy, safety, and plenty of energy savings. 

Roller Shades

Somfy's most popular roller shades are offered in a variety of colors, styles, and materials. Depending upon your preference, there are different shades of transparency for enjoying natural sunlight while blocking it out completely for more privacy. Imagine a beautifully synchronized operation of all your interior shades, raising and lowering in unison for the perfect balance of sophistication and beauty. 

Roller shades will pair beautifully with any interior design thanks to its minimalist presence. Based on the fabric and style of choice, you can determine how much light can pass through these shades. From sheer, to translucent, and then blackout shades, the opacity is customizable to your needs. 

You can choose from battery-powered to wired, and its motor-encasing design will seamlessly complement your home’s interior design. 

The installation process is simplified using our professional technicians to help you install and manage your new motorized shades. Contact us today for a no-obligation, free design consultation and estimate. Motorized blinds will add instant value to your home. So what are you waiting for?