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Draper At Home and Shading Texas Create Dream Outdoor Entertaining Space

by Terry Coffey | Mar 22, 2023 | Draper At 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...

Zigbee FAQs

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...

Zen and the Art of Motorized Window Shades

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...

5 Things You’ll Love About FlexStyle

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...

Colors of the Year: Something for Everyone

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”...

Quick Turnaround, Custom Capabilities Lead to Success

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...