Tailoring Shades to Unique Spaces

Ensuring the Perfect Fit & Functionality for Every Room

Motorized shades effortlessly manage sunlight and privacy, connecting you to the outdoors in ways that are unattainable with manual window coverings. In many homes, when the midday sun causes excessive heat gain and glare, the shades are lowered and remain lowered for the rest of the day. Automated shades change that, controlling natural light and privacy in a finely tuned manner from morning until night. 

However, many people think that roller shades are their only option for automated window treatments. You might be assuming that automated shades are a one-size-fits-all solution, forcing you to install the same roller shades on every single window whether or not this matches your preferences and window design. The truth is, roller shades are just one style that suits a specific aesthetic and window type—but they are not your only option. So, what happens to the rest of your windows and rooms? 

At Prodigy, we partner with Lutron, the global leader in managing natural and artificial lighting. Their automated window coverings extend far beyond traditional roller shades. 

Here, we’ll explore how tailoring shades to unique spaces ensures intuitive control, elevated design, and the perfect fit for every room.

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Unique Architectural Windows

Today’s modern homes offer homeowners the ability to customize every aspect of their design, and many are opting for unique windows due to their distinctive features. Arches, asymmetrical designs, and geometric shapes, such as hexagons, provide a unique and beautiful view of the world outside. 

However, like every other window, these can be the source of heat accumulation and UV rays that damage a home’s interior. The answer to this issue is Lutron customized shades, crafted to fit even the most irregular window shapes and sizes. 

Letting in the Sun and Moonlight

Skylights are a stunning addition, flooding a room with natural light or moonbeams that create a captivating and mood-enhancing effect. To manage this light, Lutron invented custom tensioned shades that keep the fabric taut and parallel, perfectly covering these unique windows.

A Touch of Elegance

Automated draperies, Roman shades, and horizontal sheer blinds offer a graceful, sophisticated aesthetic that brings a lightness and elegance through their design and fabrics. Sheer weaves enable the diffuse light of the sun to shine through. When combined with blinds, you also gain precise control over the amount of sunlight.

Draperies and Roman shades can be custom-made with the material of your choosing, ensuring they align perfectly with your home’s aesthetics. 

Creating a Greener Home

Many homeowners today are interested in reducing their energy consumption and carbon footprint. One of the best solutions for this purpose is honeycomb cellular shades. These shades feature honeycomb-shaped pockets that trap air, creating a layer of insulation that keeps warm air out in the summer and retains it inside in the winter. 

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, cellular shades can reduce solar heat gain by up to 60% and, in the winter, can reduce heat loss by 40% or more. These shades are also available in a wide range of fabrics, from neutrals to rich textures and decorative prints.

Incorporating Technology with Design

Unique, specialty windows are often hard to reach, adding architectural detail above doors, on ceilings, or above traditional windows. Automated window coverings make managing these hard-to-reach windows effortless with the touch of a button or voice command. 

We can also align them with your lifestyle, programming them to open when the family rises. Throughout the day, they automatically adjust to retain the beauty of natural light while protecting your home from direct UV rays. In the evening, they close for privacy.

By integrating them with a smart home system, you can control multiple devices simultaneously. Press ‘Relax’ at the end of a long day, and the shades lower, the lights dim to a sunset glow, and ambient music drifts through your home in stunning clarity via your whole-home audio system. 

To learn more about automated window coverings designed for every type of window and room, contact Prodigy.