Imagine this: You work long hours and every morning you leave the house with the drapes open and your pets lolling in the morning sun. The day goes by and the sun moves along. As the shadows lengthen, you leave your workplace and go to the gym. The sun begins to set. You leave the gym and go out with friends as the last daylight fades. Can someone look into your uncovered windows and take note of what you own? If you have motorized drapery in your Colorado Springs windows, the drapes have already closed and nobody knows you aren’t home yet.

Motorized window coverings are moved by a motor with a hidden batter pack. A remote control or even a computer tells them when and where to move. They were actually developed as a way to eliminate the cords that pose so much danger to children and pets, but people enjoy them because of the control and convenience.

Programmable draperies can be especially useful in Colorado Springs because they can be programmed to move during the day, letting light in during the morning and blocking the hot afternoon sun. They provide another way of making the temperature comfortable and protecting your home furnishings from direct sun. Hunter Douglas offers an app called Powerview that allows the homeowner to program the rising and lowering or opening and closing of the window covering.

Window coverings can be set to move at a specific time to any position or they can be set to synchronize with sunrise and sunset. Frequent travelers like motorized window treatments too, since they can control their blinds or shades from a distance, making it look like someone is home. Motorization is available on all window coverings, like shades, drapes and blinds. The only exception is shutters.

When a client of ours installed motorized shades to make it look like someone was home, the neighbors noticed the difference. Anyone looking at your house will notice the difference too.