Blindspace® recessed boxes and tracks
The Swedish concealment system we specify for recessed shades and draperies, as a Blindspace dealer and installer. Standard boxes, custom boxes and plaster-in track profiles with one aim: the ceiling shows a hairline and nothing else. Below, the range as Blindspace draws it, sized to the Lutron, Somfy and Crestron systems we are certified on.
A box in the ceiling, specified before the ceiling exists
Blindspace makes one thing well: aluminum boxes and profiles that go into a ceiling or wall while the building is open, so that a roller shade or a drapery track can be installed later from below and read as a hairline once the room is finished. Blindspace AB was founded in 2016 at the historic Nääs Fabriker cotton mill in Sweden and is based in Kungsbacka. It sells through dealers (we are one), and it publishes a technical drawing for every box and shade-system combination it has measured, in PDF and DWG, in millimeters and, for much of the range, in inches.
That library is why we specify it. A recessed shade is only as good as the match between the pocket and the shade that goes in it, and Blindspace has already drawn the Lutron R64 in an S100x100, the R100 in an S130x130, the R225 dual bracket in a C220x360 and the Somfy Glydea in a TrackTrim. We read the drawing, size the box, hand the same sheet to the framing contractor, and come back after paint with the shade. The pages below are that library, filtered to the systems we are certified on and written for the people who have to detail it: architects, designers, builders and the owners who notice a quarter inch.
What Blindspace makes, and where each one goes
S Series standard boxes
S100x100 and S130x130 head boxes for single rollers up to 173 inches wide, with side boxes, end caps and five cover widths: Blindspace's standard pocket.
C Series custom boxes
Any size, five flange types, covers to 200 mm: dual rollers stacked or side by side, blackout side channels, skylights, corners, gables and the shades the S Series cannot hold.
TrackTrim and TrackTrim Click
Plaster-in profiles with end sets molded for Lutron Sivoia, Somfy Glydea and Crestron tracks, in straight runs to 69 feet, dual spacings, corners and curves.
Drawing finder
The Blindspace drawings in one filterable table: 424 drawings by system, window type, maximum size, box and cover, with the PDF and DWG available for each.
The combinations for the systems we install
Blindspace's published maximum shade sizes for the systems we install, read from its drawings. Somfy-motorized shades use the unbranded standard and large roller rows: Somfy makes the motor, not the shade, and the Sonesse motor goes inside the tube of whichever roller it drives, so the box follows the roller.
| Box | Shade or track system | Configuration | Max width | Max drop | Cover width |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S100x100 S Series | Lutron R64 - roller shadePopular Lutron | Roller shade | 96 in (2,438 mm) | 118 in (3,000 mm) | 65 mm |
| S100x100 S Series | Lutron R20 - roller shade Lutron | Roller shade | 96 in (2,438 mm) | 94 in (2,400 mm) | 60 mm |
| S130x130 S Series | Lutron R100 - roller shadePopular Lutron | Roller shade | 120 in (3,048 mm) | 197 in (5,000 mm) | 85 mm |
| S130x130 S Series | Lutron R150 - roller shade Lutron | Roller shade | 120 in (3,048 mm) | 236 in (6,000 mm) | 85 mm |
| S130x130 S Series | Lutron R100 WIDR - roller shade Lutron | Roller shade | 173 in (4,400 mm) | 197 in (5,000 mm) | 85 mm |
| C130x130 C Series | Lutron R100 - roller shade with side channelsPopular Lutron | Roller shade with side channels | 120 in (3,048 mm) | 197 in (5,000 mm) | 75 mm |
| C150x230 C Series | Lutron R64 - dual roller shades dual bracket Lutron | Roller shade, dual bracket | 96 in (2,438 mm) | 118 in (3,000 mm) | 85 mm |
| C200x280 C Series | Lutron R100 - dual roller shades dual bracket Lutron | Roller shade, dual bracket | 120 in (3,048 mm) | 197 in (5,000 mm) | 125 mm |
| C260x130 C Series | Lutron R100 - dual roller shades side by side Lutron | Roller shade, side-by-side | 120 in (3,048 mm) | 197 in (5,000 mm) | 95 mm |
| C155x150 C Series | Lutron QS 100 - roof tensioned roller shade with side channels Lutron | Roller shade with side channels, skylights | 96 in (2,438 mm) | 144 in (3,658 mm) | 85 mm |
| S100x100 S Series | Crestron ARCH3 - roller shade Crestron | Roller shade | 96 in (2,439 mm) | - | 65 mm |
| C150x150 C Series | Crestron ARCH5 - roller shade Crestron | Roller shade | 168 in (4,268 mm) | - | 95 mm |
| S100x100 S Series | Standard roller shadePopular generic roller, any brand | Roller shade | 110 in (2,800 mm) | 118 in (3,000 mm) | 65 mm |
| S130x130 S Series | Large roller shadePopular generic roller, any brand | Roller shade | 157 in (4,000 mm) | 157 in (4,000 mm) | 95 mm |
| C200x100 C Series | Standard dual roller shades side-by-side generic roller, any brand | Roller shade with side channels, side-by-side | 110 in (2,800 mm) | 118 in (3,000 mm) | 75 mm |
| C260x130 C Series | Large dual roller shades side-by-side generic roller, any brand | Roller shade with side channels, side-by-side | 157 in (4,000 mm) | 157 in (4,000 mm) | 95 mm |
Full tables with side boxes, hem bar boxes and every drawn configuration: S Series, C Series, TrackTrim, all 424 drawings. Maximum sizes are Blindspace's figures for the box; the shade system's own limits still apply and we confirm both before ordering.
What the box is made of
How a Blindspace project runs with us
Design stage
We take the window schedule and the shade or drapery system for each opening, choose the box from the Blindspace drawing for that system and issue the drawing set to the architect.
Framing
The boxes and profiles arrive before the ceiling closes. We coordinate the blocking, the power and control wiring at the motor end and the cover orientation with the framing contractor.
Plaster and paint
The skim-coat flanges are feathered in and the cover is painted with the ceiling. Nothing of ours is in the way; the pocket is closed and protected.
Shades and draperies
After paint we come back with the shades, tracks and draperies, install from below, program the motors and align every hem bar across the room.
The full specification section on the recessed treatments page
Blindspace: frequently asked
What is Blindspace?
Blindspace is a Swedish manufacturer (Blindspace AB, founded in 2016) of aluminum concealment boxes and plaster-in track profiles. The boxes are installed during construction, above or around the window, and are closed by a hinged cover; the shade or the drapery track is installed after paint, from below. The company sells through dealers, and it publishes a technical drawing for every box and shade-system combination it has measured, which is what the tables on these pages are built from.
Which Blindspace products do you install in South Florida?
The S Series standard boxes (S100x100 and S130x130), the C Series custom boxes for dual, blackout, skylight, corner and oversize shades, and the TrackTrim and TrackTrim Click profiles for recessed drapery tracks. We specify the box from the shade system that will go in it, coordinate it with the framing contractor, and install the shade or drapery once the room is finished.
Which shade systems fit a Blindspace box?
Any roller, zip, cellular or tensioned shade whose roll-up fits the box. Blindspace publishes the maximum width and drop for each system it has drawn: for the systems we install, that is Lutron R20, R64, R100, R150 and R225 rollers, Lutron QS 100 roof shades, Crestron ARCH3 and ARCH5, and standard and large rollers for Somfy-driven shades. The S Series and C Series pages list every one with its figures.
Do I have to decide on Blindspace before the drywall?
Yes. The box is framed in and the flanges are skim-coated, so the decision belongs at the design stage and the box arrives before the ceiling closes. A future-proof box with a closed cover costs a fraction of opening a finished ceiling later; the S Series and C Series both offer that configuration.
Does a motorized Lutron or Somfy shade need a bigger pocket than a manual one?
No. The motor sits inside the shade tube in every system we install, so the pocket is sized by the tube and fabric roll, not by the motor; Blindspace's drawing for a chain-operated standard roller gives the same box and the same maximum size as the motorized one. What changes between systems is the bracket and hem bar, which is why Blindspace draws each one separately and we size the box from that drawing rather than from a rule of thumb.
Can a drapery track and a roller shade share one recess?
Yes. Blindspace draws the S100x100 and S130x130 boxes combined with a TrackTrim profile (the S100x100+TT and S130x130+TT drawings) so a roller shade and a drapery hang from the same ceiling slot, with the corner versions for butted and mitered boxes. It suits a bedroom that wants a blackout roller behind a sheer drapery.
Who owns the drawings and where do they come from?
Blindspace does; it publishes them for free download on its own site, in PDF and DWG, in millimeters and inches. The figures on our pages are read from those drawings and from the Blindspace product sheets. For a project, we send the drawing of the exact box and system combination, and we confirm every combination against the current Blindspace and shade-system drawings before anything is ordered.
Where do you install Blindspace systems?
Across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties: Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Miami Beach, Sunny Isles, Aventura, Hollywood, Pompano Beach, Boca Raton, Delray Beach and West Palm Beach, in new construction and major renovations where the ceiling is still open.
Specify the pocket before the drywall
Send us the window schedule and the shade system you have in mind. We return the Blindspace drawing for each opening and a quote for the boxes, the shades and the installation. One free hour with our team routinely saves owners thousands in avoidable mistakes.