• Power To Your Shades

    How are the blinds powered?

    Once you have decided to choose a motorized blind or shade, you will also need to determine what power source will be the best choice. Battery operated blinds are the most common, both standard or rechargeable batteries are available. Another option is a plug in low voltage transformer. Based on your window covering needs our designers can help determine which power source will work the best for your particular situation.

    Homeowners in the building stage have a unique advantage to wire their homes for window coverings, allowing the blinds and shades to run off of low voltage wiring. Wiring the window coverings provides a reliable power supply. You’ll never have to worry about replacing batteries, as hardwired blinds draw power directly from your home’s electrical system. 

    Superblinds is known for our expertise in wiring for window coverings. We work with well established brands such as Lutron and Hunter Douglas who provide quiet, top quality motorized products. We can guide you through the process and work with your electrician to the projects completion. Call us or visit our showroom for more information.

    Battery-wands

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    Standard battery wands use lithium batteries. A more environmentally friendly option is a rechargeable battery wand. In both cases the battery wand is generally attached to the back of the shade headrail. If the window is accessible the wand can be easily removed to either replace the batteries or charge the wand when necessary. Choosing rechargeable batteries offer the additional options of continuous solar charging and the selection of an internal battery on some window covering products.

  • PowerView® by Hunter Douglas

    SMART, MOTORIZED SHADES

    PowerView® Automation moves your beautiful shades to your schedule. It’s your home and your light to control.

    Remote Control

    Simple and easy. Remote control shades offer a no-fuss solution to light control.

    Smart Device

    Smart control. Use your phone or tablet to set room scenes and schedule movement.

    Smart Home

    We’re compatible. Use your Smart Shades with Alexa, Siri, Google Home & more.

    PowerView Smart Shades do so much more than just adjust open and closed. All the special features you love can be easily accessed with a tap or a voice command. Adjust top down shades from the bottom AND the top. These motorized blinds can even open and close specialty vanes. It’s more than convenience. It’s life changing smart home tech.

    The beauty of smart shades is the ability to have them exactly where they need to be throughout the course of the day, thanks to Bluetooth technology, which features real-time, two-way communication between your shades and the PowerView system.

    Take a look below at the Hunter Douglas PowerView video that explains just how easy this process is!

    Here’s a list of automated shades, blinds & shutters from Hunter Douglas:

    • Sonnette® Shades
    • Designer Banded Shades
    • Alustra® Woven Textures
    • Parkland® Wood Blinds
    • Everwood® Composite Blinds
    • Modern Precious Metals® Blinds
    • Luminette® Privacy Sheers
    • Skyline® Gliding Window Panels
    • Duette® with Vertiglide™
    • Palm Beach™ Polysatin™ Shutters

  • Lutron®

    Lutron automation

    Lutron® motorized shades are available in a variety of styles so you can choose the type that works best with your home’s design.

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    Watch this video to see why Lutron is a leader in the industry of home automation for lighting and window coverings

    Seamless integration

    The smart hub enables Caséta to work with more smart home devices than any other smart lighting control brand, so you have the flexibility to build the smart system you want and control it how you like with the free Lutron app, smart remote, voice assistant, or automated schedules. And since it can control up to 74 devices, you can be confident that you can expand the system as you go.

    Here’s a list of automated shades, blinds & shutters we carry from Lutron® :

  • Be Smart. Home Smart.

    Be Smart. Home Smart.

    Automated Shades for Smart Home Living

    In window coverings, motorization simply means using a motor to operate the blinds or shades, typically controlled by a remote or wall switch. Automation, on the other hand, takes it a step further by adding programming and smart features, allowing the window coverings to adjust automatically based on schedules, sensors, or integration with other smart home devices. 

    Automation allows you to set up schedules for your shades, so that shades automatically open and close exactly when you want them to, for everyday convenience.

    Here’s a look at just some of the ways this can work for you:

    1. Swap your alarm for a gentle wake-up by scheduling bedroom shades to open.
    2. Schedule kitchen shades to open while you’re enjoying breakfast.
    3. Schedule all shades throughout your house to close in the evening.
    4. Enhance security by scheduling shades to move at set times, giving your home a lived-in look while you’re away.
    5. In summer or warmer climates, schedule shades to close during the day to keep your house cooler.

    Schedules are created and controlled using the manufactures customized app on your smart phone. These systems are also compatible with a wide range of voice activated smart home systems which adds another layer of flexibility to the operation of your shades!

    There are a number of manufacturers who offer automated window coverings. At Superblinds, we have selected two brands which stand out above the rest because their technology consistently has offered our clients a superior automated window covering.

    Our experienced design consultants are able to help you create your dream automated home!

    Lutron

    Lutron®

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    Hunter Douglas

    Lutron®

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