Your existing remote should be part of the buying conversation before you choose new shades, not a detail you revisit after delivery. If you want motorized shades compatible with a Somfy remote you already own, start by confirming the exact remote model and the motor selected for your order.
World Wide Shades lets customers who already have a Somfy remote choose a Somfy motor paired with it. That is a specific ordering option, not a reason to assume every remote, motor, or smart-home accessory works together. Once the control choice is confirmed, you can focus on the details that make the shades feel right in your home: fabric, light control, mounting, and daily use.
Explore motorized shades to start planning your windows. Before submitting your configuration, contact World Wide Shades or call (844) 674-2716 to confirm your existing Somfy remote and the appropriate motor selection.
Start With Your Exact Somfy Remote
“I have a Somfy remote” is a useful starting point, but it is not enough information to finalize a custom order. Find the model information printed on your remote or in its documentation, and share that information before purchasing. A clear photo of the remote and its identifying label can help frame the discussion.
Describe how you want the new shades to behave, too. Do you want to operate one bedroom shade independently, move several living-room shades together, or add windows to an existing routine? Those are different control goals, even when the remote is already familiar.
Ask World Wide Shades to confirm the motor choice for your exact remote and intended setup. Do not rely on appearance, matching brand names alone, or the fact that your remote operates another shade.
Keeping a familiar handheld control can be a practical priority. However, keeping the remote does not automatically establish that an existing hub, app, voice assistant, or schedule will work with the new shades.
Separate those wishes when you speak with the team. Identify the remote you want to retain first, then list any additional control functions you consider essential. That makes the question concrete: which motor and control setup should be ordered for these particular windows?
Choose the Motor Before the Accessories
Automate is the default motor choice at World Wide Shades. Customers with an existing Somfy remote can instead choose a Somfy motor paired with it, after confirming the exact remote and order configuration.
Treat these as distinct control paths rather than interchangeable accessories. A motorized shade still requires a remote, and accessory selections should follow the confirmed motor choice. Do not add an accessory simply because it appears elsewhere in the motorized-shade range.
- Existing Somfy remote: Confirm the exact model and select the Somfy motor intended to be paired with it.
- Automate controls: If you choose Automate instead, plan the required remote as part of that setup; the Push 5 runs up to five shades.
- Automate smart-home functions: Automate Pulse 2 adds app control, voice control, and schedules only for Automate motors.
If retaining your remote is the priority, make that the starting requirement. If app-based routines matter more, explain that before the motor is finalized rather than assuming both goals are covered by one selection.
For broader planning, read the smart-home motorized shade setup guide. Then review the motorized options with your own remote model in mind.
Plan the Room, Not Just the Remote
A successful purchase combines the right controls with the right window coverage. Picture a normal day: opening shades in the morning, adjusting light while working, and closing them for the evening. Decide which windows you want to address separately and which you would prefer to operate together.
For example, a living room may have one window beside a television and another overlooking a patio. You might want different positions during the afternoon, even if both shades close together at night. Bring that preference into the control discussion rather than choosing accessories solely by the total number of windows.
When expanding over several rooms, keep a simple room-by-room order plan with the intended fabric, mount, and control choice. Our whole-home motorized shades planning guide can help organize that decision. Use it to define what you want, then confirm what your selected setup supports.
If voice operation is important, the Alexa and Google Home shade guide provides another planning reference. It does not replace confirmation of compatibility for your specific Somfy remote and chosen motor.
Select Fabric for the Light You Actually Want
The remote determines how you operate the shade; the fabric determines much of the experience when it is lowered. Choose around the room’s purpose rather than expecting motorization to solve glare, privacy, and appearance on its own.
World Wide Shades offers more than 500 colors across more than 40 fabric families, including Phifer, Mermet, Ferrari, Copaco, Senbesta, and Texstyle. Use the mill-published openness information and genuine swatch photography to compare the listed options. Consider those details together rather than choosing from a color name alone.
For a room where maintaining an outward view matters, compare the openness information of the fabrics you are considering. For a bedroom or a space facing neighboring windows, put your privacy and light-control requirements at the center of the conversation. Ask about the chosen fabric instead of assuming every material in a broad category performs identically.
Also consider how the shade will look against the surrounding finishes. A fabric that feels balanced with pale walls may create a different impression beside dark trim or richly colored upholstery. Look at the genuine swatch photo alongside your room’s palette and compare texture as carefully as color.
Browse the fabric collection and use our roller-shade fabric guide to narrow your choices. World Wide Shades can help connect those preferences to your motorized order without letting the control decision overshadow the design.
Match the Mount to Your Window
Decide whether the shade belongs inside the opening or outside the frame before entering dimensions. For expansive condo glazing, also read our guide to motorized shades for high-rise condos as you consider coverage and placement.
For an inside mount, World Wide Shades requires at least 1.5 inches of frame depth, with 2.5 inches recommended for motorized shades. If the opening is shallow, choose an outside mount rather than forcing an inside-mounted design into insufficient space.
For inside-mount dimensions, measure the width at the top, middle, and bottom, then use the narrowest width. Measure the height at the left, center, and right, then use the tallest height. Enter the exact opening dimensions; the factory makes the necessary deductions.
For an outside mount, plan coverage extending 2–3 inches beyond each side and 3 inches above the frame. Consider that coverage alongside nearby trim and the placement you want, rather than copying an inside-opening dimension into an outside-mount order.
Have an unusually tall opening? The companion guide to motorized shades for floor-to-ceiling windows offers a useful next planning topic. Ask about your mounting choice or call (844) 674-2716 before ordering if the available depth or surrounding space is unclear.
Account for Charging and Everyday Access
World Wide Shades offers rechargeable battery motors with no wiring required. That makes charging access a practical part of the purchase decision, especially when the shade will sit above furniture or on a high window.
Think about how you will reach the charging connection once the room is furnished. Consider both initial installation and later charging access.
A charger is not included in the box. You can use any USB-C charger or add a Motor Charger to the order, so make that choice before checkout rather than assuming a charger will arrive with the shade.
For more on this purchasing approach, see battery-motorized shades without an electrician. Keep the power decision and the control decision separate: rechargeable operation does not establish compatibility with a particular remote.
Know What Your Custom Order Includes
World Wide Shades shades are hand-made in the USA, with free US shipping. Delivery is generally 2–4 weeks from order; limited-stock fabrics and specialty orders take 3–4 weeks. Consider that timing when coordinating the purchase with a move or room redesign.
If you are evaluating more than one custom-shade provider, our guides to The Shade Store alternatives and Hunter Douglas alternatives explain how to compare fit, fabric, motor options, lead time, and written terms without assuming providers are identical.
Use the builder for live pricing based on your actual configuration, rather than planning around a generic shade estimate. Dimensions, fabric, and control selections belong in the same purchase decision. The guide to custom roller shade costs can help you think through the order, while the builder shows your selected configuration.
Custom orders are nonreturnable. The fit policy includes a free remake for defects within 30 days, with motors covered for one year; a mismeasurement qualifies for a one-time free recut, with the customer paying shipping. Read those terms alongside your final dimensions and confirmed motor choice before submitting.
Build your shade configuration once those decisions are settled. Review the complete order, not just the promise of retaining a remote.
Questions Before Ordering With a Somfy Remote
World Wide Shades lets existing Somfy remote owners choose a Somfy motor paired with their remote. Confirm the exact remote model and intended motor before ordering; do not assume compatibility from the brand name alone.
Automate is the default motor option. If you intend to keep your Somfy remote, discuss that requirement and confirm the Somfy motor selection before checkout rather than leaving the default unchanged.
No. Automate Pulse 2 adds app control, voice control, and schedules only for Automate motors, so it should not be treated as a smart-home accessory for your Somfy-motor order.
The rechargeable battery motors require no wiring, but you do need a way to charge them. No charger comes in the box; use any USB-C charger or add a Motor Charger.
Enter the exact opening dimensions using the narrowest measured width and tallest measured height. The factory makes the deductions, so do not subtract your own allowance.
Ready to Order?
Keep the sequence deliberate so your new shades suit both the windows and the control you want to retain. Complete these decisions before submitting your custom order:
- Measure: Choose inside or outside mounting, confirm depth, and record the appropriate dimensions.
- Choose fabric: Compare fabrics, genuine swatch photos, and openness information for each room.
- Confirm controls: Give World Wide Shades your exact Somfy remote model and confirm the Somfy motor selection.
- Review live pricing: Enter your confirmed configuration in the shade builder.
- Place your order: Review the custom-order terms, charging plan, and delivery timing before submitting.
Ready to keep a familiar remote while choosing new shades for your space? Contact World Wide Shades or call (844) 674-2716 to confirm the control details, then finalize your order in the builder.
