Yoolax Motorized Blinds with Remote, Blackout Smart Blinds for Windows Motorized Roller Shades, Automatic Window Shades Work with Alexa for Bedroom Living Room, Custom Size (Linen Beige)

This is yet another product that I did a lot of research on based on reviews mostly. We use motorized blinds at work a lot, so I had a lot of history concerning features and what's important to choose. Having said that, you are just blindly (pardon the pun) buying these blinds without even touching them or seeing how they operate. In the case of these particular blinds, they have turned out to be extremely well-valued, well-made, durable, and attractive. So far, no disappointments! Sort of...They claim it integrates easily with Alexa, but I have not been able to get this part fully integrated. I think it's mostly I haven't spent that much time trying. With all of my other smart devices in my home that integrate with Alexa, this one has not been easy to figure out. Again, don't let this influence your decision because the blinds themselves are extremely nice!I did not do the installation, but I watched them being installed by my brother-in-law and sister and they had them done in probably an hour and a half. The key, as always, is to get your order Dimensions perfect when you're ordering. I chose a blind that will go over my window instead of trying to fit within the window frame. I just felt like that would be a safer way to make sure this thing fits right. I really enjoyed the ordering process that this particular seller uses. It was very easy to follow! Again, when you're buying things unseen, it feels very daunting to make sure you got all of your measurements perfect. If I can get all of the measurements perfect, you can too! Measure a lot! Get others to help confirm your measurements. It pays off to receive these custom blinds and have them fit exactly as you want to!THE REMOTE: The blinds come with a funky little round remote and I find that it never seems to do what you want on the first attempt when pushing the little symbols on the round dial. Instead of it having actual buttons, the remote uses little symbols like the sun, the Moon, a heart, a pause... Sounds kind of weird, but it's kind of a cool layout and Design.The problem is, let's say that your blind is fully closed and you want to open it. Logic says you would just click on the Sun and it would just open the blind. Well, this part is true except for the fact that I usually have to hit the sun symbol as many as three to four times before it finally engages. Just so you know, this is literally the only negative that would justify any mention.BACK TO ALEXA INTEGRATION: I know I said that the Alexa integration is not smooth and logical, but again, that might just be my lack of effort. I'm sure I'm doing something wrong.THE MOTOR/CHARGING: The other thing about these blinds that I like is that the battery for the motor seems to last a really long time. I think they claim one charge can last up to 6 months. I have not had been long enough to test that, but I believe it. These blinds have a motor at the top Under the balance... If you choose to have a balance, that is. Regardless, it's either right at the top on the left or on the right. Mine is on the very top left so that I could charge the motor from my desk below my window. You can simply charge this blind motor with one cable from the motor itself down to a USB port on a laptop for instance or a powered USB hub. The blind does not come with the cable, but you can easily just buy one. Depending on the distance from the motor to wherever you're going to charge from, you just have to take that into account. My distance is probably 6 ft and I have plenty of USB cables to accommodate. I want to say that the cable is a USB-C (motor) to a regular USB 3.0 (charge source).I hope this helps as I have yet to see anyone going to this much detail about charging the motor.Overall, I could not recommend this blind more!

I purchased the Jacquard Foggy Grey roller shade with the white valence, the light blockers, and the remote. Product: In regards to the shade itself, I won't lie I was hesitant at first! It is always hard buying something online without touching/feeling it etc.. (I did not get the sample of the fabric beforehand, I just went YOLO and gave it a shot). I was additionally worried because I know someone that has purchased motorized roller shades but for 3 times the amount charged here, so obviously you wonder were they overcharged or is this one just low quality? Luckily, when it came in it was EXACTLY what I was hoping for! I went with the Jacquard because I did a search and found out this type is a textured fabric vs a printed one and in my opinion that just made it more elegant. I additionally added the lightblockers on each side - I'm too crazy to be able to do an outside mount so i had a feeling these lightblockers would come in handy for an inside mount and i do think they are worth it! Lastly, I also ordered the remote and I have to say it feels very nice and even comes with a magnetic mount. In regards to the product itself, I am very happy! Shipping: Shipping does take a bit, due to it being shipped from China, but it actually arrived one week prior to the latest possible delivery date Amazon told me, so I was surprised when it arrived on my porch earlier than expected! Customer Service: I was contacted almost immediately to confirm my order, everything was great. In addition to confirming my order, I had some follow up questions in regards to mounting the shade. Unfortunately I have a complicated window; in order to do an inside mount with the valence you are supposed to drill into the "ceiling" of the window. With my arched window, that was not an option. Michael was very pleasant and exchanged several emails with me to try and find a solution. While Michael wasn't able to help me with this, the various suggestions he gave me did lead me to the right solution! I simply bought some mounting brackets, mounted those to the side, and bolted the brackets that come with the roller shade to that bracket! You can find a video on how to do this online but here is the link for the bracket you would need to do something like this (also make sure you shave off a tad (i'd say about 1/8" but probably safer to order the brackets first, measure how much space they will take, and deduct that from the width) from the width of the shade to make room for this additional bracket if you are having to do this): https://www.amazon.com/Blinds-Clamp-Brackets-Roller-Blinds/dp/B08X7DC2H8?pd_rd_w=clwZ0&pf_rd_p=7c972350-45f4-43ff-9433-5ee9d9d7de6c&pf_rd_r=Q01P27V8QBR9BBZ1BV1Z&pd_rd_r=37ab28db-6b55-40cb-99d1-a7d0567d9f0b&pd_rd_wg=zLELf&pd_rd_i=B08X7DC2H8&ref_=pd_bap_d_rp_1_dv_pb_allspark_BIA_6_t&th=1 - The only other issue I had is that the shade is just a tad too short (approximately 1/4 of an inch) - I have a feeling this is actually the fault of my window type though because I bet they subtract a small portion from the length to accommodate the mounting bracket but because i do not have a "ceiling" per se, that wasn't necessary for this window. For my future arched windows I will likely add an inch to be safe. I do plan to reach out to Michael to see if maybe he can send me a "lightblocker" for the bottom in my next order (YES, there will be a next order :) ) to fix this for this window. Alexa Capabilities: The reason I went with this product is the ability to connect with Alexa. I purchased the regular motorized shade that you can connect to a smart hub. I selected the Bond smart hub that is listed to work with these shades (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071GVGVVH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1). It definitely works but I will say this capability i think is still in beta mode for the Bond so improvements will likely be made in the future (it seems to sometimes be unsure of what state the shade is in, open or closed, so when i ask Alexa it wont work because she thinks its already open when really its closed). I definitely think this issue is with the Bond hub though and not with the shades. Conclusion: I love these shades and will be ordering more!