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Power Up Your Shade Sales Game

by Terry Coffey | July 21, 2025 | Draper At Home, Solar Control & Window Shades | 12 Comments

This week we’re powering up your competitive advantage with a special week launching more tools to help you get more sales! This special “Power Up” week features exciting, next-level window shade upgrades to some of our most popular motorized shade models, including...

New Draper-Designed Chain Tensioner for Clutch Shades

by Terry Coffey | July 16, 2025 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper At Home, Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

Part of our overall Strategy as a company is to keep finding ways to get better: “We draw from deep expertise to continuously improve and hold ourselves to a standard of excellence.” An excellent example of that strategy hits the streets in the next few days in the...

Dream Big, Build Bigger!

by Terry Coffey | July 9, 2025 | Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Draper Updates, Pro AV Integration | 0 Comments

That’s the message we took to InfoComm 2025 in Orlando and based on feedback from the show that message was delivered loud and clear! In order to focus attention on AV Mounts and Structures, this was the first time our InfoComm booth did not include projection...

Branching Out, Remaining Rooted: An American Manufacturing Story

by Terry Coffey | July 2, 2025 | Draper Updates | 0 Comments

It’s an American manufacturing story that begins with one man’s vision, a small local business, and a bicycle. Through the years, that vision grew and thrived, and the story developed into a multi-faceted tale of success and values held in the face of changing times....

Bond Bridge Pro Brings App Control to Draper, Draper At Home Shades

by Terry Coffey | June 25, 2025 | Architecture/Green Building, Smart Home, Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

Now you can enjoy the complete smart control experience thanks to our new partnership with Bond – and yes, there’s an app for that! We are partnering with controls company Bond to integrate motorized window shades into home control/automation systems through the Bond...

Did You Know? Draper at Home Stands for Innovation

by Terry Coffey | Feb 28, 2022 | Architecture/Green Building, Did You Know?, Draper At Home, Residential Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades

When Draper first introduced the Draper at Home collection of shades for the residential market at last year’s CEDIA trade show, standard window shades for the smart home were the topic of most discussions. But did you know Draper has many shading innovations that...

Draper CE Courses for #AVTweeps

by Terry Coffey | Feb 23, 2022 | Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Digital Signage, Draper Updates, From the Field, Pro AV Integration, Residential Technology, Screen Technology

Are you among the #AVTweeps looking for renewal credits for your CTS or CEDIA certification? Then here’s some good news for you: Draper has 4 AVIXA-certified classes and 1 CEDIA course to help with your renewal! CTS: LED Technology and Support StructuresDirect view...

Did You Know? Four Times Draper Made AV Installers’ Lives Easier

by Terry Coffey | Feb 21, 2022 | Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Did You Know?, Digital Signage, Draper Updates, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

The life of an AV installer isn’t always easy. Out-of-spec walls, small elevators, and tight installation timelines are just a few of the many challenges faced by AV installers. Did you know Draper designs all of our products with the installer in mind? Here are four...

Draper At Home Shades and Your 2022 Color Forecast

by Terry Coffey | Feb 16, 2022 | Draper At Home, Home Theatre, Residential Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades

Every year design and color professionals look at various trends to predict what colors will be popular among consumers the following year. Paint and other finishing companies then use those forecasts to promote their colors of the year. This year, most of the various...

Did You Know? Color, Openness, and Comfort

by Terry Coffey | Feb 14, 2022 | Did You Know?, Draper At Home, Solar Control & Window Shades

Color and openness factor are two key factors in determining a shade fabric’s performance. But did you know they are both equally important in providing comfort in your home? Read on to learn how. Openness and ComfortOpenness factor is a number describing the amount...

Hidden AV Maintains Elegant Atmosphere

by Terry Coffey | Feb 9, 2022 | Draper Updates, Pro AV Integration, Projector Lifts, Screen Technology

Presidential libraries and museums play an important role in telling the American public the stories of our past Presidents. To tell those stories the best and latest educational techniques and technologies are used to make them vibrant, engrossing, and memorable. And...

Did You Know? The Acumen® is the Pinnacle of Versatility!

by Terry Coffey | Feb 7, 2022 | Did You Know?, Draper At Home, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, Pro AV Integration, Residential Technology, Screen Technology

Versatility. That’s a term we’ve applied to the Acumen® projection screen series since the very beginning. But what does that actually mean? Did you know that the Acumen series was designed to have maximum versatility in these specific areas? Conditions for...

Draper Introduces Draper Online for AV Dealers

by Terry Coffey | Feb 2, 2022 | Draper At Home, Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Pro AV Integration, Projector Lifts, Residential Technology, Screen Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades

AV integration is a busy industry. You need to get the best and most profitable returns from the hours you put in. And one area where time can seem wasted is in the quoting process. Draper is helping you make the most of your time by streamlining the quoting and...

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