Serena by Lutron
Lutron's direct line: roller, Open Roll, honeycomb and wood-blind shades on D cells, sold with a published price, run from a Pico, the Lutron app and your voice through Caséta. Measured, installed, paired and serviced by our own Lutron-trained team from Miami to Palm Beach.
Lutron's direct line: the Triathlon chassis with a published price, for one room or a finished condo
Serena is the Lutron shade you can buy with a price on the screen. Roller, Open Roll, honeycomb and wood-blind shades on D-cell batteries or a 12 V plug-in supply, 19.5 to 108 in wide on Lutron's specification, 38 dBA at 3 ft, three to five years on a set of batteries at two cycles a day, controlled by a Pico remote, the Lutron app and a Caséta hub, and through it Alexa, Google Home and Apple Home. Lutron publishes one specification sheet for Serena and Triathlon: the shade is the same; what differs is how it is sold and which systems it joins.
For a bedroom, a first room or a condo that is already finished, Serena is usually the right answer and we say so. Once there is a RadioRA 3 or HomeWorks system, a keypad, a fascia specification or a window past the Serena store's 96 in, the same shade is ordered as Triathlon; once there is wiring, a wall of glass or a drapery track, it is Sivoia QS.
- Price: Lutron publishes Serena retail, from $822 for a 4 by 6 ft roller with fascia, $778 for the Open Roll and $699 for a 3 by 5 ft wood blind, shipped to the house; Lutron's own Caséta Smart Shades launched in January 2025 at $399 for any size under 48 in. We quote Serena per project after the free measure; the dealer twin is priced at Lutron's list in our Lutron Price Builder, about $1,293 for a 72 by 84 in Triathlon shade installed and programmed.
- What we do with it: measure before the order so the shade fits, mount it, set the limits, pair the hub and program the Picos, schedules and voice; and service Serena shades bought online, whoever supplied them.
- Who we are: Exotic Shades & Draperies holds a direct Lutron shading account with Lutron Residential Systems (September 2026) and Lutron's LCI Full Shades Qualification Training certificate (April 2026); the same in-house team measures, installs and programs every Lutron project and services Lutron systems installed by others.
Serena at a glance #
What Lutron publishes about its direct line and how it fits a project with us.
- PowerD-cell alkaline batteries, six to sixteen cells by width, Battery Boost above 37.5 in; or 12 V wired with a 15 ft power wire and a plug-in supply (120 to 240 V in, 12 V and 5 A out). Batteries do not ship with the shade.
- Battery lifeThree to five years at two cycles a day on the Serena roller, Lutron's figure; two years at one cycle a day on the Open Roll. Lutron's application note names alkaline D cells and no lithium, carbon-zinc or rechargeable D cells.
- Sizes19.5 to 108 in wide on Lutron's specification sheet; the Serena store sells 19 7/8 to 96 in wide and up to 120 in tall and refers anything wider to a professional installer. Wood blinds 20 to 72 in wide, or 40 to 96 in as two blinds under one valance, heights to 72 in online.
- Published noise38 dBA measured 3 ft from the drive, on the specification Lutron shares between Serena and Triathlon rollers.
- StylesRoller, Open Roll (the exposed roll, no fascia), insulating honeycomb, and 2 in basswood wood blinds with motorized tilt and a cordless lift in eight finishes.
- FabricOver a hundred fabrics on the Serena store; the full Lutron library of 921 colourways when the shade is ordered through us as Triathlon.
- ControlsPico remote and the 4-Group remote with no hub; the Lutron app, schedules, Alexa, Google Home and Apple Home through either Caséta hub (the standard L-BDG2-WH or the Pro). Lutron's specification lists Caséta and Pico for Serena; RA2 Select, RadioRA 3 and HomeWorks are listed for Triathlon.
- Mounting3.00 in of jamb for an inside mount, 3.50 in with the optional fascia; outside mount above the frame where the jamb is shallower, which many South Florida frames are.
- How it is boughtPublished price online or through us; most people mount it themselves, or we measure, install, pair and program it as part of a larger project.
- PriceLutron retail from $822 for a 4 by 6 ft roller with fascia, $778 Open Roll, $699 for a 3 by 5 ft wood blind; Caséta Smart Shades $399 under 48 in. Quoted per project with us.
- Where we use itA single bedroom, a condo that is already finished, a rental, a first project that will grow one room at a time, and a home already on Caséta.
What Serena is, and what it is not #
One specification sheet covers Serena and Triathlon rollers. The badge changes the route to the window, not the shade.
Lutron sells Serena on its own site with a price on the screen: pick the fabric from the store's hundred-odd options, enter the size, choose batteries or plug-in power, and the shade ships to the house with a Pico. It mounts on two brackets, pairs to the Pico in ten seconds from the Shade Button, and joins the Lutron app through a Caséta hub. That is the whole proposition, and for a bedroom or a finished condo it is a good one.
What the direct route leaves out is what a dealer project adds. The Serena store stops at 96 in wide and hands anything wider to an installer; Lutron's sheet runs the same chassis to 108 in, and the WIDR headrail to 144 in, as Triathlon. The architectural fascia in White, Black, Bronze or Silver, the full fabric library of 921 colourways, the Roman kit, and the places on RA2 Select, RadioRA 3 and HomeWorks with seeTouch, Sunnata and Palladiom keypads are all Triathlon. If the house will ever have a Lutron processor, or an integrator, or a keypad by the door, the shade should be ordered as Triathlon from the start; the fabrics and the radio are the same, but a shade does not change its system membership later, and a battery shade of either name cannot be re-powered as a 35 V Sivoia QS shade.
Lutron's simplest shade sits below both: the Caséta Smart Shades launched in January 2025 at $399 for any size under 48 in, set up in the Lutron app and paired with Caséta lighting. If a window fits its sizes and you are happy to install it yourself, it does the job, and we will say so at the consultation.
Batteries, power and the window #
The same D cells and the same three-to-five-year rating as Triathlon, with Lutron's assumptions spelled out.
3 to 5 years
Lutron's rating on the Serena roller at two full cycles a day; two years at one cycle a day on the Open Roll (Application Note 561 and the Serena store).
6 to 16
D cells by width, Battery Boost above 37.5 in. They do not ship with the shade. Alkaline only; Lutron names Duracell Coppertop.
38 dBA
Measured 3 ft from the drive, on the specification Lutron shares between Serena and Triathlon rollers.
3.00 in
Jamb depth for an inside mount, 3.50 in with the optional fascia; shallower frames take an outside mount above the glass.
The 12 V wired version takes a 15 ft power wire to a plug-in supply, which suits a window above a stair or a shade that will run several times a day. Low batteries show as one red blink every five seconds (replace within about three months), solid red while moving (about two weeks) and a shade travelling at half speed; on a Caséta hub the Lutron app also raises an alert. Five red blinks every four seconds on Serena and Triathlon shades mean high condensing humidity, which in a South Florida bathroom means ventilate and let the shade dry. Every step, from pairing to the hibernation reset after dead batteries, is on the Lutron programming guide.
No hub
Pico remote
Ships with the shade. Open, close, raise, lower and a favorite position, from 30 ft, on a battery of its own, mounted to the wall or a pedestal without wiring. The 4-Group remote runs four groups. Both keep working if the internet drops. Pico and keypads.
App and schedules
Caséta hub
Either Caséta hub supports Serena (Triathlon needs the Pro): the shades are added in the Lutron app, with schedules, sunrise and sunset events, scenes with Caséta lighting and control from anywhere. Each hub handles up to 75 devices.
Voice
Alexa, Google Home, Apple Home
Through the Caséta system: link it in the Alexa or Google Home app, or add the hub to Apple Home (a hub with a 2 in its model number and the current Lutron app). Wood blinds tilt from Apple Home but do not lift, as they lift by hand.
The next step
RA2 Select, RadioRA 3, HomeWorks
Not on Serena's specification. The same chassis ordered as Triathlon joins them, with keypads at the wall and the lighting scenes. If the house is going that way, order Triathlon. Lutron Triathlon.
What Serena costs, next to the dealer lines #
Two sets of figures that answer different questions, so here they are side by side with their conditions.
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| Serena | Triathlon | Sivoia QS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Direct, with published prices, or through us | Through Lutron dealers, measured and quoted per window | Through Lutron dealers, engineered into the building |
| Chassis | The Serena and Triathlon roller: 19.5 to 108 in, 38 dBA, D cells or 12 V | The same, plus WIDR to 144 in, fascias, Roman kit | A separate wired platform: 35 V drives rated by fabric area, 20 in to 20 ft |
| Systems | Caséta and Pico on Lutron's specification; Alexa, Google Home, Apple Home | Caséta Pro, RA2 Select, RadioRA 2 and 3, HomeWorks; seeTouch, GRAFIK T, Sunnata, Palladiom keypads | RadioRA 3, HomeWorks, myRoom, Athena, Quantum; Crestron, Control4, Savant |
| Fabric | Over a hundred on the Serena store | The full Lutron library, 921 colourways | The full Lutron library |
| Price | From $822 (4 by 6 ft roller with fascia), $778 Open Roll, $699 wood blind, Lutron retail | About $1,293 for a 72 by 84 in shade at Lutron list, installed and programmed | About $2,287 for the same window, installed, with the RadioRA 3 processor |
| Where we use it | One room, a finished condo, a first project | Most residential projects without wiring | New construction, walls of glass, pockets, drapery tracks |
Lutron's retail figures are for the shade shipped to the house, to be mounted by the owner. Ours are for the dealer lines measured, installed, limit-set, paired and programmed, at Lutron's list price with that work included: about $1,293 for one 72 by 84 in Triathlon shade and about $2,287 on Sivoia QS wired, against about $933 for the same window on a Somfy WireFree motor and about $1,133 on wired Somfy. A bigger window, a fascia, a keypad and a programmed hub are most of the gap, not the badge. Serena is quoted per project after the free measure; for a Serena shade you have already bought, the install, pairing and programming are quoted as service.
Serena in our work #
We have no published Serena case study yet; the same chassis is on fourteen windows of a Boca Raton home as Triathlon, and both lines are installed systems on our credentials page.
The same Lutron chassis, ordered as Triathlon
One roller per room in Aura 5% Parchment behind a black architectural fascia, on its own Pico and the Lutron app through a Caséta Smart Bridge Pro.
Three rollers in Aura 3% Parchment across a tub window
No wiring at any window: the battery line in a finished house.
Fourteen battery rollers in one house
Pico remotes, the Lutron app and Siri; two repeaters covering the house. Read how it was specified.
Palladiom, Sivoia QS and Triathlon shades are installed and running in our Miami Beach showroom at 500 South Pointe Dr #150, by appointment; the Serena chassis is the Triathlon one. Our Lutron installed systems, Serena included, are listed with the documents behind them on credentials.
Wired whole-home line
Sivoia QS
Wired, 20 in to 20 ft, coupled banks, drapery tracks, the line behind HomeWorks estates and hospitality.
Battery dealer line
Triathlon
The dealer battery line: roller, honeycomb and wood blinds on D cells rated three to five years, to 144 in on WIDR.
Design line
Palladiom
The exposed roller: machined brackets meant to be seen, 20 to 144 in wide, under 35 dBA, wired or wire-free.
Controls
Pico & keypads
The Pico remote, the 4-Group remote, Palladiom, seeTouch and Sunnata keypads, and what a scene is.
All four Lutron shade lines compared · Serena vs Sivoia QS · Lutron vs Crestron · Lutron vs Somfy · All Lutron shading
Serena, asked and answered
How is Serena different from Triathlon? #
They share the chassis: Lutron publishes one specification sheet for Serena and Triathlon roller shades, 19.5 to 108 in wide, D-cell batteries or 12 V wired power, 38 dBA at 3 ft. Serena is sold direct with published prices and lists Caséta and Pico controls; Triathlon is the dealer version that adds RA2 Select, RadioRA 2 and 3, HomeWorks and their keypads, the WIDR headrail to 144 in, the architectural fascias, the Roman kit and the full fabric library. The fabrics and the radio carry over; the system membership does not. Read Lutron Triathlon.
How is Serena different from Palladiom or Sivoia QS? #
Serena runs on batteries or a 12 V plug-in and is sold with a published price; Sivoia QS runs on 35 V low-voltage wiring back to a supply or panel, is specified by a Lutron dealer, holds a bank of shades within 1/8 in, couples to 20 ft and runs the drapery tracks; Palladiom is the exposed roller with brackets meant to be seen, wired or wire-free. A battery Serena shade cannot be re-powered as a Sivoia QS shade later. If a whole-home system is two or three years away, the cheaper decision is usually to wire the windows now and put Serena or Triathlon only on the ones that cannot be reached. Serena vs Sivoia QS · Lutron Palladiom.
Does Serena work with Alexa, Google Home and Apple Home? #
Yes, through a Caséta hub, and either Caséta hub supports Serena. The shades are added in the Lutron app, then the Caséta system is linked in the Alexa or Google Home app or added to Apple Home, which needs a hub with a 2 in its model number and the current Lutron app. Wood blinds tilt from Apple Home but do not lift. The Pico remote works without the hub and keeps working if the internet drops.
How long do Serena batteries last, and how many does it take? #
Lutron rates the Serena roller at three to five years at two full cycles a day, and the Open Roll at two years at one cycle a day. A roller takes six to sixteen D cells by width, with Battery Boost above 37.5 in; they are not in the box. Alkaline only, per Lutron's battery note. The shade blinks red every five seconds when they are low, about three months before the end, and moves at half speed. Steps and codes: the Lutron programming guide.
Can Serena shades be hardwired? #
Yes, on 12 V: Lutron's specification lists wired power models with a 15 ft power wire and a plug-in supply of 120 to 240 V in, 12 V and 5 A out. That is a different thing from Sivoia QS, which is wired at 35 V and can be fed from a central power panel so there is no transformer at any window.
How wide can a Serena shade be? #
Lutron's specification covers 19.5 to 108 in wide on battery and wired power, and 19.5 to 63 in for the cordless manual version. The Serena store itself sells 19 7/8 to 96 in wide and up to 120 in tall and says anything wider needs a professional installer. Past 108 in the same chassis goes to 144 in on the Triathlon WIDR headrail, and past that a wired Sivoia QS shade couples to 20 ft. Every maker's limit: how wide can a roller shade be.
What does Serena cost? #
Lutron publishes Serena retail: from $822 for a 4 by 6 ft roller shade with fascia, $778 for the Open Roll and $699 for a 3 by 5 ft wood blind, shipped to the house; its Caséta Smart Shades start at $399 for any size under 48 in. We quote Serena per project after the free measure. The dealer twin, Triathlon, is about $1,293 for a 72 by 84 in shade at Lutron's list price, installed and programmed, in our Lutron Price Builder. Lutron Price Builder · published pricing.
Can you install and service a Serena shade I bought online? #
Yes. We measure before the order so the shade fits the frame, then mount it, set the limits, pair the hub and program the Pico remotes, schedules and voice assistants. For a Serena shade already in the house, our Lutron service page covers batteries, pairing, reprogramming and motor replacement, whoever supplied it. Lutron service and repair.
Does Serena make wood blinds and honeycomb shades? #
Yes. Serena wood blinds are 2 in basswood with a motorized tilt and a cordless manual lift, 20 to 72 in wide or 40 to 96 in as two blinds under one valance, in eight finishes with Easton or Morgan valances, with heights to 72 in on the Serena store; Lutron covers Serena and Triathlon wood blinds with one chassis specification. Serena honeycomb shades are the insulating version of the same battery drive. Read Lutron wood blinds.
Do you install Serena in Miami Beach, Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Palm Beach? #
Yes, usually as part of a larger project, or as Triathlon when the house has a Lutron system or the windows need fascias and keypads. One team covers Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach County from showrooms in Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach; battery Lutron shades go into finished condos from Brickell to Bal Harbour without opening a wall. Miami Beach · Boca Raton · Palm Beach · all areas.
Can I start with Serena and move up later? #
Partly. The fabrics carry over and the radio is the same, so the look does not change when the rest of the house goes on a Lutron system. The shades themselves do not convert: Serena is listed for Caséta and Pico, the processor lines take Triathlon, and no battery shade becomes a 35 V Sivoia QS shade. If a RadioRA 3 or HomeWorks system is coming, order the first shades as Triathlon so they join it. Read all four Lutron lines compared.
Where the figures come from #
Every figure above is Lutron's, from the specification sheet, the Serena store or the application note linked here, or ours, from our published price list.
- Lutron, Serena and Triathlon roller smart shades specification submittal 085312: 19.5 to 108 in wide, D-cell alkaline counts by width, Battery Boost above 37.5 in, 12 V wired power with a 15 ft power wire, 38 dBA measured 3 ft from the drive, 3.00 in inside-mount depth (3.50 in with fascia). assets.lutron.com
- Serena Shades by Lutron, roller shades (serenashades.com): sizes to 96 in wide and 120 in tall, wider openings referred to a professional installer, three to five years of battery life at two cycles a day, over a hundred fabrics, prices from $822 for a 4 by 6 ft roller with fascia and $778 for the Open Roll. www.serenashades.com
- Lutron Application Note 561, Optimizing Battery Life in Lutron Shades, rev. F (October 2024): battery-life ratings assume two full cycles a day on Serena and Triathlon rollers, honeycombs and Palladiom Wire-Free, one a day on Triathlon Select; alkaline D cells (Duracell Coppertop recommended), lithium AA where AA cells are used; one red blink every 5 seconds means replace within about 3 months, solid red while moving within about 2 weeks; sensors and heavy radio traffic shorten battery life. assets.lutron.com
- Lutron support, Using Serena shades with the Caséta system: Apple HomeKit, Google Home and Amazon Alexa through the Caséta app. support.lutron.com
- Lutron, Caséta smart shades and blinds specification 085814c. assets.lutron.com
- AppleInsider, 6 January 2025: Lutron's Caséta Smart Shades at $399 for any size under 48 in. appleinsider.com
- Lutron, Triathlon shades and blinds (lutron.com): replaceable D batteries, three to five years. www.lutron.com
- Lutron, Sivoia QS Triathlon Shading Solutions brochure, P/N 367-2208 rev. M (12/2020): roller shades as wide and as tall as 144 in, the WIDR headrail for shades wider than 8 ft, Battery Boost extending battery life by up to 80% or up to 6 years, honeycomb shades to 96 by 96 in, wood blinds 20 to 72 in wide single and 40 to 96 in as two blinds under one valance in North American basswood with 12 stained and 6 painted finishes, Caséta (Smart Bridge PRO required), RA2 Select, RadioRA 2 and HomeWorks QS, Pico, seeTouch, GRAFIK T and Palladiom keypads, plug-in supplies and 10-shade power panels. assets.lutron.com
- Lutron, Sivoia roller shades (lutron.com): 35 V Class 2 low voltage, QS Wired and QS Wireless, less than 44 dBA at 3 ft, Intelligent Hembar Alignment within 1/8 in, RadioRA 3, HomeWorks, myRoom XC, Quantum, Athena and Caséta PRO. www.lutron.com
- Lutron, Pico Wireless Programming Guide for Serena and Triathlon Shades and Blinds, P/N 367-2428 (05/2023): pairing, limits, favorite and reset from the Pico. www.serenashades.com
- Lutron, battery-powered wood blinds brochure (PDF). assets.lutron.com
- Exotic Shades & Draperies, published pricing: Lutron at Lutron's list price (MSRP), installed and programmed, budgetary and before tax, October 2026. /pricing
- Exotic Shades & Draperies, Lutron Price Builder: Lutron's list prices for every roller fabric, drive, fascia, pocket, bottom bar, side channel, Pico, hub, processor and power supply, read from Lutron's dealer configurator on 14 October 2026. /lutron-price-calculator
- Exotic Shades & Draperies, Serena vs Sivoia QS: Lutron's own figures for the two ends of the range. /lutron-serena-vs-sivoia-qs
- Exotic Shades & Draperies, Lutron shade programming guide: Pico pairing, the Shade Button, hubs, Lutron Designer and the blink codes, from Lutron's installation documents. /lutron-shade-programming
- Exotic Shades & Draperies, credentials: direct Lutron shading account with Lutron Residential Systems (September 2026), Lutron LCI Full Shades Qualification Training certificate (April 2026), Crestron Residential Consultants program member since April 2025, not a Crestron dealer. /recognition
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Exotic Shades & Draperies, Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach
Exotic Shades & Draperies is a South Florida window-treatment company that designs, sews and installs its own work: Lutron and Somfy motorized shades, custom draperies sewn in our Fort Lauderdale workroom by five in-house seamstresses, plantation shutters and blinds. Established in South Florida in 2024, backed by more than 20 years of window-treatment manufacturing and installation experience. Lutron certified dealer, Somfy Expert, Crestron and Control4 integration. The same in-house team measures, installs and programs every project; when shading has to integrate with another control system, we bring in our smart-home partner Adom Smart Home.
Fort Lauderdale workroom and showroom
4539 Powerline Rd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 · 954-881-9331
Miami Beach showroom
500 South Pointe Dr #150, Miami Beach, FL 33139 · 954-872-9007
Where we install
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties: Miami Beach, Sunny Isles and Aventura through Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach to Boca Raton, Delray Beach and West Palm Beach, with projects in the Caribbean and New York.
How a project runs
Free in-home measurement, a written quote from the same engine as our published prices, fabrication in our own workroom, installation and programming by our own team, and service on the systems we install.
Serena by Lutron in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton and Palm Beach
Lutron shades in Miami Beach and Miami, in Palm Beach and Boca Raton, in Delray Beach and Sunny Isles Beach, and in our home town of Fort Lauderdale: one certified team covers the whole coast from two showrooms, 4539 Powerline Rd in Fort Lauderdale and 500 South Pointe Dr #150 in Miami Beach (by appointment), where Palladiom, Sivoia QS and Triathlon shades are installed and running.
One room now, the house later
Bring a photo of the window or a short list, or book the free in-home measure: we tell you whether Serena, Triathlon or a wired Lutron shade is the honest answer for each window, and price it at Lutron's list.