You probably love the visual impact and incredible natural light from a two-story living room window, but adjusting the blinds with a long pole every morning gets old fast. Or the sliding glass door to your deck adds a lot of light, but it opens twenty times a day, and yanking cords each time is one more thing slowing you down.

What started as a great feature with a minor inconvenience can quickly turn into a serious annoyance, but it’s one that automated window shades can fix.

Accent Window Fashions in Elkhorn has served Omaha-area homeowners since 1999, and our experts have installed motorized systems in homes from Elkhorn to Fremont. Here's how to choose the best motorized blinds for those windows you can't easily reach or use constantly.

How Motorization Works

Automated window shades use a small motor hidden in the headrail. You control them with the Pebble® remote or wall-mounted controls, the smartphone PowerView® app, or a voice command via the PowerView® Hub and smart home assistant apps like Alexa or Google Home for smart home integration.

The mechanism is simple: press a button, and the motor smoothly raises or lowers your shade. No dangling cords, no awkward pole reaching, no climbing on furniture. Battery-powered options can be installed anywhere without electrical work, while hardwired versions plug directly to your home's wiring. Our experts can show you exactly how each control option works during your free consultation.

Why Tall Windows Need Motorization

Tall windows create real problems with manual blinds and shades. Operating them with a pole or dangling cord feels clunky, and cords that hang are safety hazards with young kids and pets. Fortunately for homeowners, motorization eliminates both of these issues.

Hunter Douglas PowerView Automation® lets you program tall windows to open and close however you please. You can also group multiple high windows together and have one button control every shade in your great room simultaneously. 

Skylights present an even tougher challenge. Manual skylight shades require special poles or are simply unreachable. But with motorized options, your skylight shades adjust from ground level (and you never touch a pole again).

High-Traffic Windows Work Better Motorized

When you manually adjust shades 10 times a day, they wear down faster. Motors raise and lower shades at consistent speeds, reducing stress on their individual components and keeping them in tip-top shape. The best motorized blinds for high-traffic areas are cellular shades and roller shades, which our experts recommend because their simple construction pairs well with frequent operation.

Visit Our Experts in Elkhorn

Accent Window Fashions carries Hunter Douglas PowerView® Automation for motorized smart control with shades, blinds, shutters, and more. Our veteran-owned family business serves Omaha, Elkhorn, and communities like Bennington, Valley, Fremont, Blair, and Fort Calhoun with expert installation and personalized service where we remember your name.

Call (402) 390-2667, contact us online, or visit our Elkhorn showroom to see the best motorized blinds in action and discuss which system fits your hard-to-reach or high-traffic windows.