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Allesin Motorized Blinds Review

 Allesin Motorized Blinds Review

Allesin Motorized Blinds

Allesin Blinds

We bought our house about 4 years ago.  While the blinds inside were once very expensive and very nice, over time they became warped and dirty.  Some could be barely raised or lowered.  So imagine my surprise when I was contacted by Allesin to review their motorized blinds.

Alongside the Living/Dining/Kitchen area in our home are four windows with a double door in the middle.  The old Levelor blinds we had were looking kind of rough.  Also the size of the slats were large and stuck out in the room a bit giving the illusion that the space was much smaller.

Allesin allowed us (and by us, I mean my wife) to choose whatever style and color that we wanted.  We (my wife) chose the K130 Light Filtering Cellular shades.  Shortly after the exchange we were contact by Allesin and told they had an updated version of those shades and would I be willing to wait a bit for them.  I agreed and we were sent their new K230 shades.   As I write this I don’t see the K230 on their website yet.  So, I’m on the leading edge here with this blog.
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SmartWings Motorized Window Blinds

SmartWings Motorized Window Blinds

SmartWings

SmartWings Motorized Blinds

I love Tech things. Some years ago I jumped on the home automation bandwagon with a new program called Home Assistant.  I automated a huge chunk of my old house.   At that time I considered getting some smart blinds or curtains.  People were pioneering DIY solutions and I just never pulled the trigger.  Fast Forward to 2024 and the company SmartWings contacted me and asked me if I was interested in reviewing their smart blinds.

You betcha I was interested.  They told me I could build up one set of blinds in any configuration  and send them a screenshot and they would send me one.   So I did just that.  My wife picked out the fabric and style and I picked out the hardware configuration.

SmartWings

My Blind Configuration

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