by Terry Coffey | Mar 15, 2023 | Draper At 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 At 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 At 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...
by Terry Coffey | Jan 25, 2023 | Draper At Home, Residential Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades
Interior designers and paint companies like to start each new year with a look at what color trends are developing and naming their “color of the year.” In 2022 various neutral shades of green were chosen, although Pantone® was an outlier with its “Veri Peri”...
by Terry Coffey | Jan 11, 2023 | Draper At Home, Residential Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades
Domes Audio Video Environments had a real problem, and time was running out. The Virginia Beach, Virginia, member of the HTSA trade consortium wanted to replace the store’s blackout shades used as demo units. “We had a store event planned in 3 weeks,” said Domes...
by Terry Coffey | Jan 4, 2023 | Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Draper Updates, External Videos, Pro AV Integration, Residential Technology, Screen Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades
One of the manufacturing trends over recent years, especially in the window shade industry, has been to move production away from domestic facilities. This has mostly been done in the name of cost-cutting and commoditizing shading products. But Draper has done the...