Motorized Shades for Wellesley and Greater Boston Homes

When the afternoon sun hits the living room, or a neighbor walking by on the street can see into the kitchen, you should not have to walk through the house adjusting every window, so at Elite Media Solutions, we design, install, and program motorized shades for homes in Wellesley and across Greater Boston and connect them to your lighting and smart home system.

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Elite Media Solutions is an Authorized Lutron Dealer and Hunter Douglas Dealer

Motorized Shades for Wellesley and Greater Boston Homes

Window treatments are often decided late in the design process, long after the paint is on and the furniture is in. By then, there are fewer installation and wiring options. At Elite Media Solutions, based in Wellesley Hills, we handle automated window shades from the first fabric choice to the scenes that run them.

We are an authorized Lutron and Hunter Douglas dealer, so the shade, motor, and controls are specified together. You are not coordinating a window treatment vendor with a separate electrician and programmer. That one-team approach matters most in the situations below, starting with light and privacy.

Daylight & Privacy Management

Privacy is a daily question in many Boston condos and high-rise homes, where large windows often face the street or the building across from it, and it comes up in Wellesley rooms that sit close to a neighbor or a road. Motorized shades answer it on a schedule or with one press, so the shades are down at dusk without anyone remembering to close them.

We choose fabric window by window, based on the sun each one gets and how the room is used. A more open weave lets in more of the view and daylight, while a denser fabric or a liner adds privacy and heat control. Many windows do best with two shades on one mount: a sheer for the day and a blackout for the night.

Glare

A west-facing room can be hard to use for a desk or a TV in the late afternoon. Shades lower as the glare starts, and the room keeps its daylit ambiance.

Heat and Winter Warmth

Closing shades on summer afternoons keeps heat out of the room and reduces the work your cooling system has to do. In winter, honeycomb fabrics add a layer of insulation when the shades close at night.

Furniture and Floors

Direct sun fades wood floors, art, and upholstery over time. Shades set to lower when the sun is strongest protect them without anyone having to watch the clock.

Privacy

One press closes the shades facing the street, and a sheer layer keeps daylight coming in when you want the room open to the light.

Lutron roller shades in a minimalist, contemporary room

Roller and Solar Shades

Roman Shades

Cellular Honeycomb Shades

Lutron horizontal sheer blinds over a large window

Sheer and Horizontal Sheer Blinds

Drapery

Lutron motorized wood blinds in a bedroom

Wood and Woven Wood Blinds

Shade Fabrics, Styles & Design Options

If you have spent months choosing finishes for a room, the shades on its windows deserve the same attention. As an authorized Lutron dealer and a Hunter Douglas dealer, we offer a wide range of motorized blinds and shades, and we bring fabric and finish options to your on-site review so you can choose with your own windows in view.

Every motorized shade we install has a cord-free look, hardwired or battery-powered, which matters in rooms where a custom window treatment is meant to look intentional.

Roller and Solar Shades

A flat, simple fabric that suits most modern rooms. Solar fabrics use an open weave to cut glare while keeping the view outside.

Roman Shades

These fold into soft pleats when raised, adding texture to dining rooms and bedrooms.

Cellular Honeycomb Shades

The honeycomb structure traps air, which adds insulation to windows that lose or gain the most heat.

Sheer and Horizontal Sheer Blinds

These softly diffuse daylight, so a room stays bright while reducing glare.

Drapery

Motorized drapery systems and side panels pair with shades for a layered window, and they move with the same scenes.

Wood and Woven Wood Blinds

These add natural texture to a room, and we automate them so that no one has to adjust slats by hand.

Smart Control & Integration with Lighting and Automation Systems

Most households do not want a separate app for the shades on top of the ones they already use for lights and climate. We program shades into the same system that runs your lighting and shading control, so one keypad press can lower the shades and bring the lights to a warm level for the evening.

Lutron shades and lighting share a single platform, and we also connect shades to homes already running a Control4 system. Keypads come in finishes chosen to match the room, and the shades also run from the app and on schedules, with voice control through Josh.ai in homes that use it.

During your consultation, we review how you want to control your home and what is already installed, and that is also when we place shading within your broader smart home automation configuration. Our team programs the scenes and trains your family on how to use them, and then stays available for adjustments.

Motorized Shades for Large Windows & Whole-Home Applications

A wall of glass in the great room and a stair window no one can reach raises the same question: Who is going to adjust them every day?

Many new homes in Wellesley are larger than older homes in the area, which often means more windows and larger ones. At that scale, manual shades are no longer practical, so adding automation lets you group windows into zones that move together in response to pre-programmed scenes.

On a wall of glass, an automated shade lowers as the afternoon sun reaches the room and rises again when the light moves on, while a sheer layer keeps the view. Lutron also makes tensioned and cable-guided shades for skylights and angled glass, and we measure each window on site before we specify anything.

Window zones and scenes are planned so that an entire floor can move with one press.
Shade sizes and brackets matched to each opening.
Power by location, hardwired in some rooms and battery-powered in others as needed.
Keypad placement fits how the household moves throughout the house.

Motorized Shades for New Construction & Renovation Projects

If you are rebuilding or adding on, the window sizes are on the drawings, and the ceilings are still open, which is the moment when shades cost the least to plan. Pockets and power are inexpensive to settle on paper and more expensive to change after the walls close, so we ask to be brought in early.

Many older Wellesley homes are expanded or renovated rather than replaced, which puts new framing next to old plaster, and the right power choice depends on which one you are working with. We choose Lutron HomeWorks when wiring can be planned and RadioRA 3 for retrofits, and we explain the trade-off for your house at the on-site review. Our process starts with that review before any proposal is made.

Project	Power and wiring	What we settle, and when
New build or addition	Hardwired	Pocket depth, power, and shade locations are set before drywall
Renovating a finished room	Hardwired or battery-powered, depending on the walls	Fabric, controls, and how the new shades join existing scenes
Older home with plaster and trim	Battery-powered	Mounting with minimal disruption, leaving walls and trim in place

For Designers, Architects, and Builders

If you are specifying window treatments on a project with a schedule and a client, send us the plans early. We work from your drawings and your design-and-build team to plan the details, including power and control locations, while they are still on paper. Our trade partner program is the best place to start.

We Proudly Service Wellesley & the Greater Boston Area

We install motorized shades throughout Greater Boston, including:

Wellesley · Boston · Newton · Needham · Brookline · Weston · Chestnut Hill · Lexington · Concord

Motorized Shade Questions from Greater Boston Homeowners

How much do motorized shades cost for a house in the Wellesley area?

It depends on a variety of factors. The number and size of windows, the fabric, whether they are hardwired or battery-powered, and the control system behind them set the price. A single bedroom costs far less than a whole house, so we scope each project in a consultation and give you a number for your home.

Should I choose Lutron or Hunter Douglas motorized shades?

Either can be the right one, and we install both. Lutron shades share a platform with Lutron lighting, which suits homes where lighting and shading will be programmed together, while Hunter Douglas offers a broad range of fabrics and a PowerView app for scheduling and remote control. During the on-site review, we assess your windows and controls and recommend what we believe would work best.

Which windows should I add motorized shades to first?

Start with the rooms that cause you the most frustration: the ones with afternoon glare and the windows that face the street or sit too high to reach. Shades added later join the same scenes, and we plan the controls so the system can grow over time.

Can motorized shades work on very tall, arched, or oversized windows?

Yes, for tall and oversized windows, skylights, and angled glass. For arched or unusual shapes, we assess the window during the on-site review and let you know what fits.

When should I bring in a shading designer for a rebuild or addition in Wellesley?

As early as the drawings allow, and ideally before framing closes. We can plan pocket depth, power, and shade locations on paper while changes are inexpensive, and we work with your design and build team.

Do motorized shades work in Boston condos and high-rises, and can they help with privacy?

Yes. Motorized shades suit condos and high-rise homes, where large windows often face the street or neighboring buildings and privacy is a daily concern. We serve Boston neighborhoods from Back Bay and Beacon Hill to the Seaport. If your building has rules for window treatments, tell us at the start, and we will plan around them. Our page on motorized shades in Boston covers the Boston side in more detail.

Can I see fabrics and working shades before I decide?

Yes. We bring fabric and finish options to the on-site review, and you choose with your windows and your light in front of you. Our Wellesley Hills showroom is at 9 Forest Street, so ask us when you book what is on display.

What happens if a motor, battery, or remote stops working?

Call us at 781-237-2929 or use our service request page, and our team will help. Our service plans include proactive tech support after installation and keep everything running as your needs change.

Planning Shades for Your Wellesley-Area Home?

If you are choosing fabrics for a renovation or planning windows for a new build, tell us about the project. Elite Media Solutions designs and installs motorized shades from our Wellesley Hills office for homes in Wellesley and across Greater Boston. Our team will follow up to talk through your windows and schedule an on-site review.

Send us your details, and we will get back to you soon to schedule your consultation.