Roller shades

Custom roller shades — manual, motorized, and made to spec.

Window Modes fabricates manual and motorized roller shades in-house — on Somfy, Lutron, and Rollease Acmeda platforms, in Signature, Mermet, and Coulisse fabrics, including sizes and shapes beyond standard design rules.
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The fabrication capability

We fabricate the shade, not just supply the parts.

Window Modes runs its own roller shade workroom. The shade is cut, assembled, and fitted to the motor platform it's going to run on — not pulled off a stock shelf and shipped to figure out on site.
  • Beyond standard design rules. Shades wider than a single motor's design rules allow — two or three panels on one tube, driven by a single motor, sized to the opening rather than the catalogue.
  • Non-rectangular openings. Triangles, trapezoids, slope-tops, arched tops, and skylights — built to the opening geometry.
  • Any motor protocol. The shade is built to match the control system the job specifies, so shade and motor agree before either ships.
Behind that: drawing approval before fabrication, and a tech team that answers the phone when a spec question comes up mid-project.See shaped and oversize conditions

Lift systems.

Every roller shade starts with how it's raised. Window Modes fabricates on the full range of manual and motorized lift systems, with a spec sheet for each.

Manual

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Chain Loop

Continuous-loop bead chain with tension device.
Spec sheet
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Cordless

No operating cord; spring-balanced lift.
Spec sheet
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Cordless with Tassel Lift

Cordless mechanism with a tassel pull.
Spec sheet
Product info for Dual Tassel Lift window shade with images of brackets and color options listed.

Dual Tassel Lift

Two-tassel lift for dual-shade configurations.
Spec sheet

Motorized

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Somfy

Quiet AC/DC and battery motors; multi-protocol.
Spec sheet
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Coulise

Built to Lutron's motor and control spec palladiaum and triathalon
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Lutron

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The full motor-platform range — including multi-protocol fabrication for AV-controlled jobs — lives on the motorization page.
Every cordless and motorized lift system Window Modes fabricates is built to the current ANSI/WCMA A100.1 standard. For dealers bidding schools, healthcare, hospitality, and multifamily work, the line is spec-ready where certified cordless operation is required.

Fabrics.

Three fabric lines, stocked and fabricated in-house — so a dealer can match light control, openness, and budget to the room without leaving the order.
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Our own line

Signature by Window Modes

Light-filtering, transparent/solar, and blackout fabrics across a curated set of colors.
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Solar & exterior

Mermet

Solar, light-filtering, blackout, and exterior fabrics for tensioned and zip systems — with published openness and solar-optical data for glare and heat-load specs.
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Sheer to blackout

Coulisse

A further range of on-trend fabrics, from sheer through blackout.

Durham Collection

Fan of fabric swatches in neutral tones for window decor labeled Premier Decorative.

Premier Decorative

Fan of window shades samples in natural shades labeled Premier Naturals from Window Modes.

Premier Naturals

Sample fan of window screen fabrics in various shades and textures with Premier Screens label.

Premier Screens

Physical sample decks and digital fabric books are available for dealer and designer reference.
Hardware

Cassettes, fascia, and hem bars.

The hardware that finishes the shade — how the roll is covered, and how the bottom of the shade is weighted and sealed.

Cassettes & roll covers — no visible screws, color-matched, side-channel compatible

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Small Bracket

Compact bracket cover for tighter reveals.
Spec sheet
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Medium Bracket

Standard bracket cover; metal or plastic caps.
Spec sheet
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Curved Cassette

Gently curved profile; fabric-insert option.
Spec sheet

Designer Fascia

Click-on fascia; single or dual shade.
Spec sheet

Ultimate Cassette / Skyline

Metal finishes — chrome, stainless, natural aluminum.
Spec sheet
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Square Cassette

Closed profile; bottom bar sinks fully when raised.
Spec sheet

Hem bars (bottom bars) - example options:

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Smooth

Multiple finishes (white shown).
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Contempo — Chrome

Exposed metal profile.
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Contempo - Natural Aluminum

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Heat-Sealed / Open

Sealed pocket, or open hem bar.
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Roller shade brackets.

Window Modes supplies the full range of roller shade brackets and mounting hardware for the systems we fabricate. The right bracket depends on how the shade meets the opening.
Inside-mount bracket seat the shade inside the window reveal, for a recessed look where the opening has the depth for it. Outside-mount brackets for roller shades carry the shade on the wall or trim above the opening — used where the reveal is too shallow for an inside mount, or where the shade needs to overlap the opening to control light at the edges.
Roller shade mounting brackets are matched to the operating system and tube size — a chain-loop clutch, a cordless mechanism, and a motor each call for their own bracket. For two shades sharing one opening — a solar shade and a blackout shade on the same window, for example — dual brackets carry both rollers from a single mount. Ceiling-mount brackets hang the shade from the soffit or finished ceiling where a wall mount isn't available.
Bracket covers conceal outside-mounted brackets for a cleaner finished edge, in colors matched to the cassette and hem bar. As with our roll-up blind brackets and top-treatment hardware, the bracket ships matched to the shade it carries — so the dealer isn't sourcing parts from a second supplier.

Side channels.

Side channels close the light gap at the edges of a roller shade. A blackout fabric stops light through the shade, but light still leaks down the sides between the fabric and the wall — for a true blackout, the shade edges have to run inside a channel.
Window Modes fabricates light-blocking side channels in 1.5-inch and 2.5-inch profiles. The 2.5-inch profile carries a deeper return for larger shades and wider light gaps; the 1.5-inch profile suits tighter reveals.Interlocking side channelsjoin across a center mullion so two shades on a shared opening read as one continuous run, andcorner configurationsturn a channel around an inside or outside corner.
Side channels are available incustom powder-coat and anodized finishesto match the rest of the hardware, and in Lutron-compatible configurations for shades running on Lutron motors.
The condition to specify them is straightforward: when the project needs a real blackout — bedrooms, media rooms, conference rooms — the fabric alone won't get there. Pairing a room-darkening fabric with side channels is what closes the gap. This is also where blackout roller shades with side tracks earn their place over a standard outside mount.
Side channel brochure (1.5″ & 2.5″) →
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Shaped and oversize openings.

Most roller shades are rectangles. The ones that aren't are where Window Modes' workroom does its most distinctive work — triangles, trapezoids, slope-tops, arched tops, and skylight shades, plus openings wider than a single fabric width or a single motor's design rules.
The full treatment of shaped and sloped conditions lives on the window-types pages.
frequently asked questions

Roller shades, answered.

What motorization options work with roller shades?

Window Modes fabricates motorized roller shades on Somfy, Lutron, and Rollease Acmeda platforms, plus additional platforms covered on itsmotorization page. Because the shade is built in-house to the motor's spec — including multi-protocol fabrication for AV-controlled projects — the shade and control system are matched before either ships, rather than reconciled on site.

What roller shade fabrics does Window Modes offer?

Window Modes fabricates across three lines: Signature by Window Modes (its own light-filtering, solar, and blackout fabrics), Mermet (solar, light-filtering, blackout, and exterior fabrics for tensioned and zip systems, with published openness and solar-optical data), and Coulisse (sheer to blackout). Physical sample decks and digital fabric books are available for dealers and designers.

What bracket options are available for roller shades?

Window Modes supplies inside-mount, outside-mount, dual, and ceiling-mount roller shade brackets, matched to the operating system and tube size. Outside-mount brackets carry the shade on the wall or trim above shallow reveals; dual brackets carry two shades from one mount; ceiling-mount brackets hang from the soffit. Bracket covers conceal outside-mounted hardware in colors matched to the cassette and hem bar.

What are side channels for roller shades and when are they needed?

Side channels close the light gap at a roller shade's edges, where light leaks between the fabric and the wall. Window Modes fabricates light-blocking channels in 1.5-inch and 2.5-inch profiles, interlocking for center mullions, with corner configurations, custom powder-coat and anodized finishes, and Lutron-compatible options. Specify them whenever a project needs a true blackout — bedrooms, media rooms, conference rooms.

Can roller shades be fabricated for shaped or non-rectangular windows?

Yes. Window Modes is one of the few fabricators that builds roller shades for non-rectangular openings — triangles, trapezoids, slope-tops, arched tops, and skylights — and for openings wider than a single fabric width or motor design rule. The full treatment of shaped and sloped conditions is on thewindow-types pages.

Work with our workroom

Buy direct from the workroom that builds the shade.

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Window treatment dealers, drapery workrooms, and design-led studios buy direct from Window Modes — fabrication, drawing approval, and a tech team on the phone.
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