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Elevate Shades Now Available for Commercial Market

by Chuck Raible | April 1, 2026 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

Commercial clients are asking for shading solutions that deliver clean aesthetics, reliable performance, and long‑term value. For dealers and architects, that means finding products that not only look great on day one but continue performing without creating...

Bringing 2026 Color Trends to Life with Draper At Home

by Terry Coffey | March 25, 2026 | Draper At Home, Residential Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

Color forecasters and interior designers seem to agree: homeowners are moving away from cool minimalism and toward nature-inspired palettes that feel grounded, joyful, and familiar. 2026 is a year defined by richer neutrals, dustier jewel tones, earthy greens, and...

Versa Clarion Fixed Screen Delivers Strength, Economy, and Performance

by Jim Hoodlebrink | March 4, 2026 | Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology | 0 Comments

There are three things required for fixed screens used in hospitality, education, and other applications: strength, performance, and economy. The new Versa Clarion fixed frame screen from Draper delivers all 3. Strength The Versa Clarion frame is constructed of 1-1/2...

Introducing Elevate, Our Next Gen Cordless Manual Shades!

by Clint Childress | February 4, 2026 | Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

It’s time to take the home manual shading experience to a new level. New Elevate shades from Draper At Home deliver the safety, durability, and performance your clients have been clamoring for. Cordless shades with one-touch operation are an increasingly popular...

Longwood Gardens: A Partnership in Innovation

by Terry Coffey | January 28, 2026 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

Custom Shading Systems Help Create a Unique Botanical Conservatory Experience. Even a garden filled with plants from hot climates can get overheated in a traditional glass house. Custom Draper shades are an integral part of this modern interpretation of the classic...

Three Ways to Control Draper Motorized Shades

by Terry Coffey | Sep 2, 2016 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, Pro AV Integration, Solar Control & Window Shades

With the use of more and bigger windows in all types of construction, Draper motorized shades are playing a more important role in mitigating the issues that result. Shades can help provide thermal comfort, reduce glare, or even provide varying levels of privacy while...

A New Era for Draper Literature

by Terry Coffey | Aug 31, 2016 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship

This past month we marked a watershed moment for Draper literature, and our marketing department in general. That moment was the installation of a new digital color printer. For years, Draper has been known for the quality of our literature—catalogs, flyers,...

Amy Madden Named Top Talent Under 40

by Terry Coffey | Aug 26, 2016 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration

Amy Madden and I started at Draper almost the same week back in 1999. I was starting a second career and in my mid-thirties. Amy was just out of college, and starting hers as a Regional Sales Manager. I remember thinking how young she was, and also how dedicated. Over...

Shades and Home Health

by Amy Madden | Aug 23, 2016 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Solar Control & Window Shades

Recently, our friend Ric Johnson of Right at Home Technologies blogged about a new possible home technology market: Aging in place. It made us think about Shades and Home Health. You can read Ric’s post here. Ric says this of the most frequent questions his company...

Four Times Draper Custom Solutions Rescued Projects

by Terry Coffey | Aug 19, 2016 | Draper Updates, Gym Equipment, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades

We often talk about Draper’s ability to develop custom solutions across all of our product categories. Draper custom solutions is one of the things that really sets us apart from other manufacturers serving the same markets. Sometimes you may wonder why we talk about...

Ready for CEDIA 2016

by Amy Madden | Aug 16, 2016 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades

I’m a planner. So CEDIA Expo starts for me right after InfoComm. If I’m truly honest with myself, my planning started on the show floor last year. I knew after last year’s show that for CEDIA 2016 we would focus on two things in 2016—window shades and TecVision. Two...

Specifying the Proper Shading Solution

by Jeff Miller | Aug 12, 2016 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades

There’s a lot of information out there on choosing the proper shading solution. A Google search for the term “how to choose window treatments” brings up more than 1.8 million hits. Searching the term how to choose window shades” gets even more results—almost 3.5...

Draper and Indoor Air Quality

by Amy Madden | Aug 9, 2016 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Home Theatre, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Solar Control & Window Shades

If there’s one thing that connects residential and commercial AV integrators, it’s the search for new profit centers, and new ways to add to the bottom line. On the CE Pro website, Julie Jacobson recently talked about one such area: Indoor Air Quality, or IAQ. This is...

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