A west elevation bakes at four o'clock. A bedroom needs black, not dim. A lobby has to read the same across forty bays. Off-the-shelf shades answer none of that.
We measure the opening, model the sun on it, specify the fabric and the drive, and fabricate to that number. Then we install it and stand behind it.
Five interior treatments for how a room reads. Two exterior screens for what the sun does before it ever reaches the glass.
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Glare control at desk height, unified sightlines across an elevation, and motor groups that speak to the building system. Specified, scheduled, and installed floor by floor.
True blackout for guestrooms, sheer-and-blackout pairs on one headrail, and terrace screens that survive a season of weather. Rolled out room type by room type.
Tell us the room, the light you want, and who it's for. We'll name the system — and the runner-up worth seeing.
Enter a ZIP code or city and we'll point you to the franchise that measures, fabricates, installs, and services your windows.
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One point of contact from take-off to punch list. Sample boards, mock-up rooms, phased installs, and a service agreement that outlives the warranty.
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Lithium, hardwired, and solar motors under 32 dB. A hub that speaks to your home system, sun and wind sensors that act before you do, and scheduling tied to real sunrise — not clock times.
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Enter your address, point the house the way it actually faces, then move through the day and the seasons. The sun geometry is computed for your exact location, date and time — not a stock illustration.
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The percentage of open weave decides how much view you keep and how much glare you lose. Colour, texture and hand come after. Move through the scale and watch the room change.
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At Shades is a franchise of local window-covering specialists working from one catalogue, one fabrication standard, and one installation checklist. Your measure, your fabric, your motor — made to order and fitted by the people who quoted it.
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The same sequence on a single bedroom and on a two-hundred-room hotel. Nothing moves to the next step until the previous one is signed off.
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Window coverings are a tolerance business. A shade three millimetres too wide does not fit; one three millimetres too narrow leaks light for the next decade. These are the numbers every franchise is measured against.
Twelve locations across North America, each owned by the person who runs it, each working from the same catalogue, the same fabrication tolerances and the same installation checklist.
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Every fabric and every assembly we specify carries paperwork. Specifiers get the full submittal package — test reports, flame certificates, emissions data and wind classifications — before anything is ordered.
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Ratings vary by fabric and assembly. Ask your local franchise for the certificate set covering the exact specification on your project.
No call centre and no claim portal. Service runs through the franchise that measured and installed your shades, with parts held locally.
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At Shades offers franchises for custom window coverings. As an At Shades franchisee you run your own territory — the measures, the sales and the installs — under the At Shades name. We supply the range, the fabrication, the quoting tools, the training and the leads.
An At Shades franchise is a locally owned business that sells, measures and installs custom interior and exterior window coverings under the At Shades brand. Each franchisee is granted a defined territory and the right to operate using the At Shades name, marks and methods.
At Shades provides franchisees with initial and ongoing training, an operations manual, quoting and measuring software, product fabrication, marketing and lead generation, and field support. Franchisees provide the local presence: in-home consultations, measuring, sales and installation for residential, commercial and hospitality customers.
We are looking for owner-operators who want to build a trade business in their community. No prior window-covering experience is required — every new At Shades franchisee completes our training program before opening.
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Send an enquiry and the franchise development team will reply within two business days — or book a thirty-minute video call directly. No obligation either way.
Expect a reply from the franchise development team within two business days. Prefer to talk sooner? Book a call now.
A calendar invite with the meeting link is on its way. You'll meet a member of the franchise development team.
A specialist from your local franchise brings samples, measures every opening, and leaves a written quote. No deposit to book, no charge if you pass.
Your nearest franchise has the request. Expect a call or email within one business day, and samples in hand at the visit.