Luxury Home, Boca Raton
Complete dark, complete privacy - blackout drapery on two bent motorized tracks around the master bedroom's angled windows, and Lutron Sivoia QS Triathlon battery rollers in Aura Parchment through the rest of the house.
Two bent tracks, one dark room
A minute through the house: the Triathlon rollers rising over the terrace slider, the blackout drapery gliding closed around the bend until the master bedroom is truly dark, and the screen rollers in the master bath and guest bedroom.
Designer, builder, or integrator? Download the two-page case study (PDF) →
Complete dark, complete privacy
A new luxury home in Boca Raton, with a master bedroom whose windows sit at angles - a bay of three over the water, and a slider onto the terrace with two more windows beside it. The brief was personal: the owners have a hard time sleeping and needed a completely dark room. On angled glass a blackout roller shade alone cannot get there - light finds the gaps at every edge - and blackout shades leave a second problem in a bedroom: whenever they are up, the room is open to view.
The answer was blackout drapery on two bent motorized tracks. Each track follows the angle of its wall, so the drapery closes as one continuous line around the corners and, just as important, stacks completely clear of every window when it opens - the whole view by day, darkness and privacy by night. The fabric is Villa Nova Toronto FR in Chalk, a 290 cm wide-width recycled FR plain with a relaxed linen look, made up as blackout drapery in our Fort Lauderdale workroom.
Everywhere else, fourteen Lutron Sivoia QS Triathlon battery-powered roller shades in Lutron's Aura screen - 5% Parchment in the master bedroom and on the terrace slider, in the guest bedroom, office, nursery and loft, and 3% Parchment in the master bathroom and on the stairs - inside-mounted behind a black architectural fascia with a designer bottom bar. Pico remotes in the rooms, whole-house scenes from the Lutron app, and Siri through the Caséta Smart Bridge Pro; the Lutron system was supplied and programmed with our smart-home partner, Adom Smart Home of Pompano Beach.
Project at a glance
Location
Private residence · Boca Raton, FL - Palm Beach County.
Master bedroom
Blackout drapery in Villa Nova Toronto FR Chalk on two bent motorized tracks, stacking clear of the glass, with six Triathlon rollers in Aura 5% Parchment behind them - including the terrace slider.
Master bath & stairs
Triathlon rollers in Aura 3% Parchment - three across the tub window, one on the stair window.
Guest bedroom, office, nursery, loft
One Triathlon roller in Aura 5% Parchment per room, inside-mounted behind a black architectural fascia with a designer bottom bar - see how we build a roller shade.
Motorization & control
Lutron Sivoia QS Triathlon battery motors with intelligent hembar alignment - no wiring, and Lutron estimates roughly two to four years between battery changes. Pico remotes, the Lutron app and Siri through the Caséta Smart Bridge Pro, with two repeaters covering the house.
Partners & fabrication
Lutron system supplied and programmed with Adom Smart Home, Pompano Beach. Drapery measured, sewn and installed by our own team - no subcontractors.
Fabric schedule
Villa Nova · Toronto FR Chalk - Master Bedroom Drapery
Lutron · Aura 5% Parchment - Rollers Through the House
Lutron · Aura 3% Parchment - Master Bath & Stairs
Tap a fabric for its full specification - the Lutron screens link to their page in our Lutron fabric library.
Villa Nova · Toronto FR Chalk - Master Bedroom Drapery
| House | Villa Nova · Toronto FR collection |
| Pattern · Colour | Toronto FR · Chalk |
| Code | V3637/32 |
| Type | Wide-width recycled FR plain with a textured slub - a relaxed linen look |
| Width | 290 cm · approx. 114 in |
| Composition | 100% PLF, made entirely from recycled yarns |
| Certifications | Oeko-Tex Standard 100 · REACH compliant · PFAS free · Wyzenbeek 100,000 |
| In this project | Master bedroom blackout drapery on two bent motorized tracks |
| More | Our blackout draperies · The drapery lining guide · Toronto FR Chalk at Villa Nova |
Lutron · Aura 5% Parchment - Rollers Through the House
| House | Lutron · The Gallery Collection |
| Pattern · Colour | Aura · Parchment |
| Code | RF-AUR5-1 |
| Type | Solar screen roller fabric |
| Openness | 5% · 12% visible light transmittance |
| Composition | 36% fiberglass, 64% vinyl |
| Width | 96 in maximum usable width |
| Certifications | GREENGUARD · lead free · RoHS · NFPA 701 |
| In this project | Ten Sivoia QS Triathlon rollers - master bedroom (five) and terrace slider, guest bedroom, office, nursery, loft |
| More | Our Lutron Aura page · Lutron solar screen fabrics · Aura Parchment 5% at Lutron Fabrics |
Lutron · Aura 3% Parchment - Master Bath & Stairs
| House | Lutron · The Gallery Collection |
| Pattern · Colour | Aura · Parchment |
| Code | RF-AUR3-1 |
| Type | Solar screen roller fabric |
| Openness | 3% · 12% visible light transmittance |
| Composition | 36% fiberglass, 64% vinyl |
| Width | 96 in maximum usable width |
| Certifications | GREENGUARD · lead free · RoHS · NFPA 701 |
| In this project | Four Sivoia QS Triathlon rollers - three across the master bathroom's tub window, one on the stairs |
| More | Our Lutron Aura page · Lutron solar screen fabrics · Aura Parchment 3% at Lutron Fabrics |
What Aura in Parchment does with the sun
Aura in Parchment is a light mid-tone, and Lutron's figures show what that buys: the fabric reflects 63% of the sun's energy and lets 16% through, at either openness. Openness here was chosen for the room rather than for heat. Five percent through the house keeps the bedrooms, the office and the loft bright behind the black fascia; 3% at the tub window and on the stair, where a tighter weave gives more daytime privacy. In the master the Aura layer sits behind a blackout drapery, which is what takes the room dark.
Figures: Lutron fabric specifications for Aura Parchment RF-AUR5-1 and RF-AUR3-1, retrieved September 2026.
Read next: Openness 1% vs 3% vs 5% vs 10% · Dark or light solar shade fabric? · Aura colourways
Inside the house
Around the Bend
Lights Out
Everything Open
The Master Bath
The Guest Bedroom
The Bent Track
The components on this project
Lutron Sivoia QS Triathlon
Battery-powered Lutron roller shade
The Triathlon rollers in Aura Parchment run on batteries, so nothing had to be wired into finished walls - the six behind the master-bedroom drapery, the tub and stair windows, and one in each of the guest bedroom, office, nursery and loft. Pico remotes in the rooms, the Lutron app and Siri through the Caséta Smart Bridge Pro.
| Type | Wire-free motorized roller shade - no wiring into the walls |
| Power | D batteries in the headrail - years between changes by Lutron's estimate |
| Sound | Near-silent |
| Alignment | Intelligent Hembar Alignment |
| Protocol | Lutron Clear Connect RF |
| Control | Pico remotes, keypads, the Lutron app and voice assistants |
| Hardware | Inside-mounted behind a black architectural fascia with a designer bottom bar |
| In this project | Fourteen rollers through the house |
Bent motorized drapery tracks
Two tracks that follow the walls
Each motorized track was bent to follow the angle of its wall - one for the three-window bay over the water, one for the terrace slider and the two windows beside it - so the blackout drapery closes as one continuous line around the corners and stacks completely clear of every window when it opens.
| Type | Motorized drapery tracks, bent to the angles of the bay and the terrace wall |
| Drapery | Villa Nova Toronto FR Chalk, made up as blackout drapery in our workroom |
| Why | A blackout roller on angled glass leaks at its edges; the drapery closes the corners and gives privacy when the rollers are up |
| In this project | The master bedroom - two tracks |
Lutron Pico remotes
The remote in every room
A slim wireless Lutron remote that runs about a decade on one battery and mounts anywhere - bedside, wall, tabletop - so each room moves its own shades without an app, with the favourite position one tap away.
| Type | Lutron Pico wireless remote - Clear Connect RF |
| Power | About ten years on one battery |
| Mounting | Wall plate, tabletop pedestal or in hand |
| In this project | One in each room with shades |
Lutron Caséta Smart Bridge Pro and repeaters
The app, the scenes and Siri
The Pro hub is what lets Triathlon shades join the Lutron app: whole-house scenes and schedules, and voice through Siri. Two repeaters carry the Clear Connect radio across the house. The system was supplied and programmed with our smart-home partner, Adom Smart Home of Pompano Beach.
| Type | Lutron Caséta Smart Bridge Pro (L-BDGPRO2-WH) - the hub Triathlon requires for app control |
| Coverage | Two Lutron repeaters covering the house |
| Control | Lutron app scenes and schedules; Siri through Apple Home |
| Partner | Supplied and programmed with Adom Smart Home, Pompano Beach |
| In this project | Whole house |
How Lutron shades are programmed · Lutron systems explained · Adom Smart Home
Request a similar design for your home
Tick what you would like quoted for your own windows. Your rooms are not these rooms, so this is a similar design, not a copy: we confirm the fabric, the colour and the system at the free measure.
The details arrive in the contact form as a list you can still change before you send it. Pricing note: Triathlon battery shades like these are priced at Lutron's list price, about $1,293 for a 72 x 84 in shade installed and programmed; see the pricing page and the Lutron price builder.
Frequently asked
Why drapery instead of blackout shades in the master bedroom?
The windows are set at angles. A blackout roller on angled glass leaves light at its edges, and while blackout shades are up a bedroom is open to view. Drapery on tracks bent to follow the walls closes as one line around the corners and stacks clear of the glass when open - true dark and privacy at night, the whole window by day. Blackout draperies.
What is a bent drapery track?
A motorized track shaped to follow the angle of a wall or bay, so the drapery travels around the corner instead of stopping at it. This bedroom has two - one for the three-window bay, one for the terrace slider and the windows beside it. More on motorized tracks · Motorized drapes.
How are the shades powered and controlled?
Lutron Sivoia QS Triathlon rollers run on batteries - no wiring, and Lutron estimates roughly two to four years between changes. Pico remotes in the rooms, scenes and schedules in the Lutron app, and Siri through the Caséta Smart Bridge Pro. Lutron Triathlon · Pico remotes · How Lutron shades are programmed.
Why Triathlon and not a wired Lutron shade?
The house was finished, so wiring fourteen openings was not an option and battery motors were the right call. Triathlon takes Lutron's wider fabric collections and joins a Lutron system properly - here through the Caséta Smart Bridge Pro with two repeaters covering the house - which is where it differs from an entry-level smart shade. Sivoia QS vs Triathlon vs Serena · Battery vs wired motors.
Do you work in Boca Raton and the rest of Palm Beach County?
Yes - we measure, fabricate and install across Boca Raton and up the coast to Palm Beach, with the drapery sewn in our own Fort Lauderdale workroom. Boca Raton · Talk to us.
A bedroom that needs to be truly dark?
One free hour with our team routinely saves owners thousands in avoidable mistakes - wrong fabrics, bad mounts, missed motorization. Book a private, complimentary consultation - we bring the fabrics, the samples, and honest answers. Start with the free guide: 10 costly window treatment mistakes.