Blogs
6 Types of Possible Smart Shade Customers
Identifying ideal candidates when selling automated shades.
Smart Shades
Blogs
2022 CEDIA Shares: Hunter Douglas
Hunter Douglas gives Residential Systems readers a sneak peek at what the company is planning for its CEDIA Expo 2022 exhibit.
News
Draper Adds New Director of Residential Markets Position
Clint Childress, LEED AP, will work exclusively with the custom install and residential markets.
Blogs
The 411 on Selling Shades
Shade Partner’s Shane Silloway and Legrand’s Charlie Derk discuss breaking into the shade control business.
Behind the Business
Finding the Right Shade Partner
It is a good time to jump into this growing product category — find out which vendor is right for your business.
Features
Why and How to Align With Window Covering Professionals
They’re more tech savvy than you might expect.
Lighting & Shades
Hunter Douglas Responds to Integrator Requests With Latest Generation of PowerView Automation
PowerView Gen 3 Automation introduces a new app and communication through Bluetooth Low Energy protocol.
Integration Guides
The Integration Guide to Smart Shades is Now Available
Ssuccessful dealers tell how features like motorization and integration with the smart home have helped spur sales and increase profits.
Lighting & Shades
Somfy Launches Roll Up 28 V2 Motor Range
The V2 motor range brings improved sound and design to enhance the end-user experience.
Features
Finishing Luxury Installs in Style
Tech solutions that sync with premium surfaces create new business opportunities for integrators.
News
Investment Firm 3G Capital to Acquire Controlling Interest in Hunter Douglas
David Sonnenberg, to transition to executive chairman of the Board of Directors and João Castro Neves to serve as Hunter Douglas Group CEO
Lighting & Shades
Hunter Douglas Expands its Design Studio Collection
Now features two new exclusive collections from designers Seema Krish and Marcie Bronkar.
Lighting & Shades
Hunter Douglas Offers New Digital Hub and Selling App for Dealers
The Link is designed to take any guesswork out of quoting, measuring, and ordering Hunter Douglas products.
Lighting & Shades
Somfy and Samsung SmartThings Provide Integrated Smart Shading Solution
Consumers can now control Somfy-powered shades, blinds, draperies, screens, awnings, and pergolas using SmartThings.
Blogs
CEDIA Shares 2021: Hunter Douglas
Hunter Douglas gives Residential Systems readers a sneak peek at what the company is planning for its CEDIA Expo 2021 exhibit.
Lighting & Shades
Somfy Announces TaHoma Gateway for Smart Shading
The TaHoma gateway integrates with leading smart home systems such as Control4, Crestron, URC, and Savant.
Blogs
Case Study: Smart Shades Bridge the Gap in the Connected Home
Integrator Alex Bloemer expands his business with Hunter Douglas shades, including a whole second company dedicated to window treatments.
Lighting & Shades
Review: Hunter Douglas PowerView Motorized Shading
Whether you’re new to automated shading or you’ve been installing them for years with another solution, there are a few reasons why you ought...
Lighting & Shades
Tech Spotlight: What’s Up in Shades?
Keeping up with this in-demand, ever-evolving product category.
Lighting & Shades
Draper Achieves UL Listing for Motorized FlexShade
Covers both single and dual roller units, as well as coupled shades, up to the largest sizes available.
Lighting & Shades
Case Study: Expanding a Home with Outdoor Shades
Home grows by 1400 square feet with the addition of Screen Innovations’ Zen outdoor shades.
Lighting & Shades
The Latest in Smart Shade Systems
Some of the newest ways to throw shade at your clients.
Lighting & Shades
Hunter Douglas Adds LightLock System to Darken Duette Honeycomb Shades
Light is deflected and windows covered edge-to-edge for darkness on command or on a schedule.
Integration Guides
Integration Guide to Smart Shades: Start with Shades
Smart shades should be in customer conversations from the very beginning.
Lighting & Shades
Hunter Douglas Introduces New Rechargeable Battery Wand
The sustainable battery solution for PowerView automated window treatments is easy to add, remove, and recharge.
Lighting & Shades
New Triathlon and Serena Smart Wood Blinds from Lutron
Natural Light Optimization feature of the Lutron app allows wood blinds to automatically tilt throughout the day based on position of the sun.
Lighting & Shades
QMotion Introduces 79 New Decorative Shade Fabric Styles
New collections include light-filtering decorative sheers and room-darkening blackout fabrics.
Lighting & Shades
Hunter Douglas Introduces PowerView Motorization
Turns all of the company’s legacy shading products into smart shades.
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