by Terry Coffey | May 24, 2023 | Draper@Home, Residential Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades
As you begin the process of choosing window shades for your home, there are several choices you will be making. The most obvious, of course, are fabric style and color and how the shades will operate. One important choice you may not have considered is how to...
by Terry Coffey | Apr 5, 2023 | Draper@Home, Residential Technology, Smart Home, Solar Control & Window Shades
The term “smart home” has become nearly ubiquitous over the past few years. The ability to control home technology via smart phone apps, scheduled scenes, and even voice commands replaced the “old days” of wall switches and remote controls. But what’s the next step?...
by Terry Coffey | Mar 22, 2023 | Draper@Home, Outdoor Living, Residential Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades
The new owners of a new home being built in Austin, Texas, made one very special request from the builders: create an enclosed patio effect without losing the outdoor connection to beautiful views and sounds of nature. “They wanted to be able to use this outdoor space...
by Terry Coffey | Mar 15, 2023 | Draper@Home, Residential Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades
What is Zigbee? That’s one of several questions we’ve been hearing a lot since introducing shades with built-in Zigbee motors from Somfy. Below we answer some of those Frequently Asked Questions and share some links where you can find more detailed technical...
by Terry Coffey | Mar 1, 2023 | Draper@Home, Outdoor Living, Residential Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades
“Peace — that was the other name for home.” Kathleen Norris Peace and comfort are two of the most important aspects of home. That’s been made apparent by events of the past couple of years. More than ever, people are seeking to create a sense of calm and order, away...
by Terry Coffey | Feb 22, 2023 | Draper@Home, Residential Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades
Since we introduced FlexStyle™ motorized window shades, people have been raving about them. There are many reasons for the love people are showing FlexStyle. Here are 5 of them (we could list a lot more, but we wanted to keep this from being a TLDR post). It looks...