When people imagine the future of technology, it often entails flying cars, robot maids, and chrome garb. Unfortunately, we haven’t gotten quite there yet, but what we do have that makes life feel like you’re living in the future is automated window treatments. Step into the future and see why automated shades are an awesome way to upgrade your home in the Triangle!

Convenience

One of the biggest advantages of automated window treatments is the ease of use. Instead of getting up and fiddling with blinds to adjust them, you can raise and lower multiple shades at the touch of a button or on a set schedule!

Creating Routines

With motorized and smart window treatments, you’re the one who decides your schedule: no more bending to the will of the sunlight creeping into your room on weekend mornings. For example, you can schedule your shades to close at night and open with your alarm in the morning to get on the sleep schedule you want.

Ultimately, implementing a schedule with automated shades and window treatments makes it so that you don’t have to think about temperature, lighting, or insulation on a day-to-day basis again!

Precise Control

Light and temperature control with traditional window treatments can’t compete with the amount of control you have with automated shades!

With automated window treatments, you have enhanced control over:

Precise Angles for Blinds: control the exact angle at which you want your blinds open, reducing glaring on TVs, harsh lighting, and heat to the exact amount that you prefer.
Upper AND Lower Shade Height: Motorized shades give you the ability to control both the upper and lower coverage amounts for windows. You can leave the top uncovered while fully covering the bottom half if you so choose!
Hard-to-reach Window Treatments: It may sound simple, but being able to adjust the highest window with the same precision as you would one at eye-level is a quiet luxury that anyone can appreciate.

Smart-Home Integration

Many automated window treatments are also smart-home compatible. This can take your already tech-savvy home to the next level! By combining shade adjustments with lighting, music, and other customizations for your home, you can create hyper-personalized scenes for different occasions: movie night, family dinner, you name it!

You can also program some smart-home-compatible automated blinds to change in accordance with the weather! If the heat rises above your desired temperature during the day, smart home programming can close the blinds when this temperature is reached, even if you’re not home.

Added Security

Out of all the benefits of automated window treatments, added security is one of the least talked-about but one of the most important.

Oftentimes, home invaders will watch and wait until no one is home to strike. Automating your blinds to open and close while you have a long shift at work or while you’re on vacation gives the illusion that the house isn’t empty, keeping criminals' eyes away from your home.

Smart shades and blinds can also connect with many home security systems, adjusting automatically when an intruder is detected and giving an added sense of alarm.

Get Yours Today

So, what are you waiting for? With all this and more to offer, motorized and smart shades could become the next best thing you put in your home. For more ideas and information, check out the motorization section of our site, or select the “schedule a consultation” button to talk with the Budget Blinds of Durham, Chapel Hill, & Pittsboro experts for FREE about options for your home.

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