5 Benefits of Installing Motorized Shades in Your Home

Automated Shading for Convenience, Conservation, and Privacy

There’s nothing more beautiful than sunlight streaming into your home in Main Line, PA. It illuminates colors, fabrics, and textures in a way electric light can’t replicate. It makes a space feel larger and brighter and can even boost your mood and improve your sleep quality.

Unfortunately, this natural light also carries damaging UV rays. And so, when the sun’s soft morning light turns to harsh, direct sunlight, we lower our shades, and in most instances, there they remain.

There is a better way. It’s called automated shading, and it manages natural light and privacy in a way nothing else can.

Let’s explore how intelligent shades make a significant difference in everyday living.

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1. Automated for Extreme Convenience

Tapping a button on a keypad, touchscreen, or your smartphone can adjust one or every shade in your home. Automated control takes that experience one step further. 

At SoundWaves, we program your automated shades to respond to the time of day, sunlight levels, your location, or an activity that reflects your lifestyle. 

In the morning, they open, nudging you awake with the beauty and warmth of filtered sunlight. When you head to the kitchen, they rise in perfect synchronicity, an elegant addition to your morning routine. When it's time for dinner, they automatically lower for privacy. 

2. Creating a Greener Home

Sunlight streaming through windows can warm up a home fairly quickly. This can be beneficial in winter but not so much in summer. Today’s motorized shades operate with photosensors that prompt them to adjust in response to the changing natural light. As sunlight enters south-facing windows in the summer, they lower, reducing solar heat gain and decreasing the need for air conditioning. 

In the winter, these shades stay open, letting in the sun's warmth and lowering the need for heating. Your home maintains a more consistent temperature and uses less energy, supporting an environmentally friendly home while cutting energy bills. 

3. A Secure and Private Setting

And what about when you’re away for an extended period? Do your shades stay in one position all day, signaling to anyone watching that no one’s home? No, these window coverings are too smart for that. 

Instead, they keep raising and lowering as if you were there, creating the illusion that someone is home.

4. Protecting Artwork, Photographs, and Furniture

When shining directly on fabrics and flooring, UV rays can break down pigments and dyes, fading objects over time. Wood becomes brittle, and materials become weak and prone to tearing. Photo-oxidation causes photographs and artwork to become discolored and fade. 

Unfortunately, these changes are, in many cases, irreversible. 

The answer lies in protecting those things you love from direct sunlight. Motorized shades provide the answer, automatically lowering when UV rays are at their peak.

5. Custom Integration for Complete Smart Home Living

These window coverings integrate seamlessly with home automation platforms. The result is lighting, shading, climate control, and AV working together with one tap or voice command. 

Hosting a dinner party? Press ‘Entertain’ and the lighting settles into a warm, inviting candlelight while soft jazz streams through your home and outdoor areas. 

Enjoy Effortless Living

Are you ready to let your smart home manage daylight and privacy? To learn more about what automated shading can do for your lifestyle, contact SoundWaves today.