Motorized Skylight Shades

Motorized Skylight Shades

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Motorized Skylight Shades

September 18, 2023

by Christine Bucks

Skylight shades have a lot of advantages, the main one bringing natural light into a space, adding illumination and ambiance.

Electric Skylight Shades

Skylights have a lot of advantages—the main one bringing natural light into a space. Not only does that natural light add illumination and ambiance, it also decreases the use of electric light. Plus, during colder months, skylights can help a space heat up.

If you have skylights though, you know that they can also to channel too much light and heat into a room—and they have the potential to lose heat when the weather is cold.

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Automatic Skylight Shades

Adding shades to skylights can help you address those issues. But if your skylights are hard to reach, manual shades can be a hassle to open and close. Not so with motorized skylight shades.

You can conveniently open and close motorized skylight shades with a remote, an app on your phone, or automatically through schedules you create. If you have a compatible smart-home system, you can even control motorized skylight shades with your voice and your favorite voice assistant.

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Motorization

While you’ll find many different styles of motorized skylight shades, a top option is a motorized cellular skylight shade. Cellular shades are the most insulating interior shades available, helping enhance energy efficiency year-round.

Climate control isn’t the only advantage of Duette shades. Their cellular construction helps them absorb sound, for a quieter room, while their fabrics beautifully diffuse light.

And if you’re looking for motorized skylight blackout shades? You can check that box with Duette shades, too. They’re available with room-darkening fabrics—perfect for a bedroom and a sounder sleep.

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