Ask anyone about their smart blinds, and you’ll hear a variety of reasons why they love them. Some rave about the privacy benefits they offer, closing reliably every night. Others boast about the ...

ThirdReality’s inexpensive smart blinds feature Zigbee connectivity, but they fall short on aesthetics and options. Outfitting a home with smart window shades can be an expensive proposition, with ...

Owners of IKEA smart blinds that would like to control their shades using an infrared remote control may be interested in a new project published to the Instructable’s website by member Replayreb. “I ...

Three years ago we heard about SwitchBot Curtain, a system that allows users to open and close their curtains either on a programmed schedule or by remote control. Well, the SwitchBot company is now ...

Wrestling with tangled cords is frustrating for anyone. When you have mobility limitations, many common window treatment ...

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Ikea’s Tradfri line is currently limited to smart lighting products, but judging from these leaks, the company ...

[Chipsy] found himself with an interesting problem. The room that serves his home theater has a wall mirror which reflects part of the screen during viewing. In an otherwise dark room this was very ...

I was dredging my brain for interesting topics to cover and this vertical blind hack popped into my head. The page isn’t the prettiest, but it’s the hack that counts. The mechanism is constructed from ...