Somfy Motorization
Exotic Shades & Draperies is a certified Somfy Expert in Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach. We build Somfy Sonesse motors into our own roller, Roman and sheer shades, Glydea and Irismo tracks into our draperies, and control them by remote, TaHoma app or voice, from about $933 for a 72 by 84 inch WireFree roller shade.
The world's most trusted shade motors, fitted by experts
Somfy powers more motorized window treatments than any other name in the industry - and as a certified Somfy Expert, we put that engineering inside our own couture treatments: quiet Sonesse motors in roller and Roman shades, Glydea tracks gliding floor-to-ceiling drapery, and WireFree battery motors that retrofit any condo without an electrician.
Somfy's strength is fit: a motor for nearly every treatment, power option, and budget, controlled by remote, app, or voice through TaHoma. It delivers most of the premium motorized experience at a friendlier price than Lutron - read our honest comparison.
Recently: Landmark Ranch Estates, Southwest Ranches - Somfy Sonesse 50 dry-contact motors on every roller and Glydea 60 wired tracks on every drapery of a new estate, hard-wired into the home's Lutron system with a keypad in every room and not one remote in the house.
Somfy motorization by the numbers
Sonesse ULTRA 30 WireFree
Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion, 2 Nm of lift, rated 42 dB, the current version of the Sonesse 30 WireFree.
Radio
RTS at 433.42 MHz, 656 ft range in open field, 12 channels on the original Sonesse 30 WireFree remote family; TaHoma adds app, schedules and voice.
Wired option
Sonesse 50 on 24 V low voltage with a power supply per shade, for larger projects and new construction; the power supply is a line item in our figures.
Price
One 72 by 84 in roller shade on Somfy WireFree is about $933; on wired Somfy with its power supply about $1,133. A 12-foot Somfy drapery track with rechargeable motor, remote and installation about $1,452.
The motor moves the shade. The fabric decides the light.
On a Somfy shade the fabric is the same Mermet or Phifer screen we put on any tube, and its published numbers do the real work. Openness, 1% to 10%, sets the view and the daylight. Colour sets what happens to the sun's energy: a white 3% E Screen reflects 73% of it and passes 13% of daylight, the same weave in Charcoal/Grey reflects 10%, absorbs 85% and gives a far sharper view (Lutron rates them 17% and 42% view-through). A blackout passes nothing, and its street-side colour still decides the heat. Somfy motors take any of them, so the fabric is chosen for the window and its exposure, never for the motor.
Read next: Openness 1% vs 3% vs 5% vs 10% · Dark or light solar shade fabric? · The shade fabrics we stock
The Somfy range we install
Sonesse Shade Motors
The quiet interior motor family for rollers and Romans - explore Sonesse.
Glydea Drapery Tracks
Powerful, silent tracks for couture drapery - explore Glydea.
WireFree Battery Motors
Rechargeable motorization with zero wiring - explore WireFree.
TaHoma & Controls
App, voice, remotes, and schedules - explore TaHoma & controls.
Smart-Home Friendly
Works with Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and leading control systems.
Exterior & Specialty
Awning, screen, and specialty motors for outdoor projects. Explore outdoor shades.
Somfy Digital Network: the wired backbone for serious projects
SDN is Somfy's commercial-grade wired network. Instead of radio signals, every shade motor sits on a digital bus cable and has its own address, so a whole facade of shades can be commanded individually, in groups, or all at once, and every motor confirms it received the order. The result: perfect alignment across dozens or hundreds of shades, zero radio interference, and control that scales from a penthouse to an entire office tower.
We are SDN Specialist certified, one of the few window treatment companies in South Florida trained to design, wire, address, and program full SDN systems, and to integrate them with Crestron, Control4, and building management systems.
Where commands come from
One low-voltage digital line linking every device
Feed and address each motor on the network
Each with its own digital address and position feedback
Recent installations
Canal-View Shades
Drapery Track
Blackout Rollers
Frequently asked
What does 'Somfy Expert' certification mean?
Somfy's dealer certification for trained specification, installation, and programming.
Is Somfy cheaper than Lutron?
Generally yes - see Lutron vs. Somfy.
Battery or wired Somfy motors?
Both - WireFree for retrofits; wired Sonesse for new construction.
Does Somfy work with Alexa and Google?
Yes - through TaHoma.
Woven in the USA. Specified by the numbers.
A Somfy motor deserves the same fabric as a Lutron one. We source Mermet and Phifer directly, so every Sonesse, Glydea or WireFree shade we build carries US-woven, certified screen with a published spec - not the anonymous fabric that ships with most "motorized shade" packages.
Mermet
E Screen, M Screen, T Screen, Satiné and the GreenScreen weaves, with KOOLBLACK for dark screens that reflect heat - woven by Mermet USA in Cowpens, South Carolina and listed by the mill as Made in USA. Mermet fabrics
Phifer SheerWeave
The SheerWeave family, including PVC-free styles and Microban-protected weaves that resist mildew in Florida humidity - woven by Phifer in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where the mill has made fabric since 1952. Phifer fabrics
Best grade only
A core chosen for the window - fiberglass-core screens that stay flat on 10-foot glass, polyester where its lighter weight or PVC-free construction serves the room - an openness woven to tolerance, and a published spec sheet for UV, heat and light in every colour, with GREENGUARD Gold and NFPA 701 listings behind it. Never anonymous screen.
On any system
The same fabric on a Lutron, Somfy or Crestron motor, or a manual chain. Both mills sell through distributors, and the ranges we specify are kept on the shelf by our authorized South Florida distributor, so the fabric is chosen for the window and its exposure, not for the motor brand - and it is ready to cut when the measurements are. Our shade fabrics
Discerning homeowners, designers, and developers across South Florida trust Exotic with their most important spaces.
“I just got new somfy motorized shades from exotic shades and everything was smooth. The installation was flawless highly recommend”
“Honestly can’t recommend these guys enough. We just move into a place in Miami Beach and they install somfy motorized drapes. Staff is super knowleadgable and flawless install. Good job”
“We had roller shades before, but too much light was still coming in from both sides. Exotic Shades & Draperies recommended adding motorized blackout drapes with Sonfy motor, and it was the perfect solution. They made the drapes wide enough so they could fully clear the window when opens. Very happy with the recommendation, the installation and the final result!!”
Control systems these shades answer to
Every motorized system we install runs from a remote, an app or the home's control system. Which one depends on the motor family, so we settle it before the shade is made.
Lutron
Sivoia QS, Triathlon, Serena and Palladiom shades: Pico remotes and the Lutron app, with native integration to Crestron, Control4, Savant, Apple Home, Amazon Alexa and Google Home through Caseta, RadioRA 3 or HomeWorks. Lutron motorized shades.
Somfy
Sonesse, Glydea and WireFree motors on Somfy RTS or Zigbee: Telis and Situo remotes, the TaHoma app for scenes and schedules, Amazon Alexa and Google Home through TaHoma, and Control4, Crestron and Savant through the TaHoma integration. Somfy motorization.
Crestron
Crestron shade motors and drapery tracks commissioned into the home's Crestron processor and keypads with your integrator, with the fabric, hems and hembars still made in our workroom. Crestron shades.
Somfy motorized shades in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton & Palm Beach
Somfy motorization from a certified Somfy Expert - Sonesse motors in roller and Roman shades, Glydea drapery tracks, WireFree battery motors and TaHoma control - inside our own couture treatments. Our workroom and showroom are at 4539 Powerline Rd in Fort Lauderdale, our second showroom is South of Fifth in Miami Beach, and the same in-house team measures and installs from Miami to Palm Beach.
Every Somfy product, with 2026 prices
The full Somfy catalogue has its own pages with 2026 retail prices for every model, specifications, Somfy's documents and the replacement for each discontinued motor: see all Somfy products and prices.
Shade and blind motors
Sonesse 28, 30, 40, 50 and ULTRA, Altus RTS, LT50, Roll Up, Tilt and Cord Lift.
Drapery motors and tracks
Glydea ULTRA and Irismo motors and every track part.
Remotes and wall switches
Situo, Telis, Ysia, Smoove, DecoFlex and SDN keypads.
TaHoma, SDN and integration
TaHoma switch, Somfy Digital Network, URTSI II and controllers.
Batteries and power
Li-ion batteries, chargers, solar panels and power supplies.
Installation parts
Crowns, drives, tubes, brackets and cables.
Somfy power, Exotic craft
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.