With the days of drapes with dangling cords and dated heavy curtains behind us, automated and motorised shade systems are a solution for people who want to eliminate clutter, support a modern design aesthetic, control daylight light and reduce heat gain in their home.
Using the best of current innovations, you can hide elements of shading systems, creating both a seamless finish and an element of surprise. Over the years, Shade Factor has brought a large variety of blind and sun shading products to the Australian market, that reveal themselves when needed.
Starting from within the home, by motorising your internal roller blinds, cords are gone. Go one step further and conceal all your blind componentry by using Blindspace, an innovative blind concealment box, which is plastered into your ceilings. Working together with your builder and plasterer, Blindspace’s blind concealment system allows roller blinds to be completely concealed when retracted, giving you a clear and unobstructed view. With a simple press of a button, watch your retracted blinds magically and effortlessly lower from your ceiling. For a smart, modern curtain solution, Blindspace’s REESE curtain tracks are also plastered-in. This unique curtain track system gives a flush, streamline finish.
You can also consider mounting blinds on the exterior of your home. Not only does it declutter your living spaces, but there are additional sustainability benefits by keeping your house cooler in hot weather. Shade Factor’s flagship external venetian blinds from Warema are customised and designed to completely retract into a pelmet. To maximise views and natural light when the blinds are no longer required, a fine cable-guided option is available.
With some smart German-engineering from Warema and problem-solving by the Shade Factor team, external blinds can be adapted to asymmetric windows. Warema’s range of external venetian blinds is the perfect customisable solution, disappearing into custom-made pelmets for a seamless finish. As well as offering concealment, these outdoor blind innovations enable you to control how your house responds to the weather and the outdoor environment, in order to reduce heat gain, enhance comfort, promote health and achieve maximum energy efficiency.
If you’re after a clever retractable awning solution, Warema’s 700S recess folding arm awning is designed with a standard front panel, or can be mounted with a custom front panel that matches the building facade. All you’ll see is a minimal panel line, however, with the press of a button, a section of the building pops out and the awning opens.
While we normally think of concealment as hiding blinds and componentry so full windows are visible, motorised bi-fold screens hide windows and provide uninterrupted, bold architectural facades. These innovative screens are architectural elements in themselves and add to ultra-modern or monolithic buildings. Customise the motorised bi-fold screens to work with your exterior’s cladding so that when closed, your windows disappear.
To top it off, all of these solutions can link into your home automation system, helping create a highly responsive and comfortable living environment. Reach out to the Shade Factor team, who can help with everything from consultation and product advice, through to project planning and expert installation of high performing shade systems across Australia.
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