Large Windows? Blogger Discovers Motorized Shades are the Solution

When home décor blogger Sheli from House on Wilshire first saw her home, she fell in love with the large wall of windows that spanned from her kitchen to the dining room. That window wall allowed natural light to pour into the house and let the family enjoy the view outside. It was such a gorgeous and unique feature, but it came with some unforeseen issues.

Sheli soon learned that those gorgeous windows didn’t just bring in natural light, they also brought in the heat. The sun shining through these giant windows made the room unbearably hot in the summer and created annoying sun glare in the winter. The curtains they put up to control the heat were unwieldy to operate and meant shutting out the view her family loved.

Sheli spent months researching the best solution for her large windows, a solution that was customizable for her windows, and could handle the heat. That’s when she found Somfy-powered motorized shades!

Her motorized shades keep out 90% of the UV rays into her home but still allow her to enjoy the view out of her large bank of windows. She no longer has to fight with pulling curtains across the room, which often got stuck. With the myLink app, she can now automate her shades so that they open each morning to let in natural light and then close in the afternoon to block out the heat. She can even connect her shades to Amazon Alexa to use voice commands to control her shades.

Thanks to motorized shades, Sheli and her family can enjoy the view from her large bank of windows without the heat.

"Now, I can cook and relax at the dining room table without being uncomfortably hot or having the sunshine straight into my eyes. If you have been in the market for high-quality window coverings that will reduce energy bills, keep the heat and glare out, and not obstruct your view, save yourself a lot of time and research and check out Somfy." - House on Wilshire

Click here to read the full post on the House on Wilshire blog!