Motorized · Custom window coverings
Motorized Blinds
Raise and lower your shades with a remote, wall switch, app or schedule — ideal for tall windows, child safety and everyday convenience.
About Motorized Blinds
Motorized blinds replace cords and wands with quiet, rechargeable or wired motors you control from a remote, wall switch, app or an automatic schedule. Beyond the wow factor, motorization solves real problems: it reaches tall and awkward windows, removes dangerous cords in homes with children and pets, and lets you set shades to move on their own morning and night. Almost every ShadeMates product — zebra, roller, blackout and honeycomb — can be motorized.
- Privacy
- Depends on chosen fabric
- Light control
- Any — pairs with filtering, solar or blackout fabrics
- Typical cost
- $$$
- Motorization
- Available
Recommended rooms
Best for
- Tall and hard-to-reach windows
- Homes with children or pets
- Large window banks
- Convenience and routines
Why choose Motorized Blinds
- Operate one shade or a whole room at the touch of a button
- Reaches tall, wide or awkward windows safely
- Cordless design is safer for children and pets
- Schedule shades to rise and lower automatically
- Battery, rechargeable, solar-assisted or hardwired options
What makes them work
Control your way
Remote, wall switch, app or automatic schedule — group shades by room or run them individually.
Child- and pet-safe
No pull cords means a cleaner look and a safer home for little ones and animals.
Reaches every window
Perfect for stairwell, transom and floor-to-ceiling windows you can’t comfortably reach.
Flexible power
Choose rechargeable battery, solar-assisted charging or a hardwired motor depending on the window.
Buying tips
- Group shades by room so one button sets the whole space.
- Rechargeable battery motors avoid new wiring; hardwiring is best for permanent installs.
- Planning smart-home control later? Ask about smart-home-ready motors up front.
Motorized Blinds: common questions
For tall or hard-to-reach windows, homes with children or pets, large banks of windows, and anyone who values convenience, motorized blinds are well worth it. They remove cords, reach difficult windows and can move automatically on a schedule.
Most use a quiet rechargeable battery tube that lasts months between charges. Solar-assisted charging and hardwired motors are also available depending on the window and your preference.
Yes — with a smart-home-ready motor and hub you can add app and voice control. See our Smart Home Blinds page for how scenes, schedules and voice assistants work.
Not usually. Rechargeable battery motors need no new wiring. Hardwired motors are an option for new builds or permanent installations and would involve an electrician.
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Ready to explore Motorized Blinds?
Book a free consultation. We’ll bring samples, measure your windows and recommend the right fabric and options for your space.