Motorize your Silhouette® or Pirouette® shades with PowerView® Automation
Whether you're buying new or already own Hunter Douglas Silhouette or Pirouette shades, PowerView Automation lets you raise, lower, and schedule them with a tap, a voice command, or the sun — genuine Hunter Douglas hardware, fitted by people who answer the phone.
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Beautiful shades shouldn't mean a daily workout
"None of that is a Silhouette or Pirouette problem. It's a manual-operation problem — and it's the one thing PowerView Automation was built to fix."
Hard-to-reach or oversized windows that never get adjusted because they're a hassle to reach.
A house full of cords you have to explain to grandkids or pet-sitters.
Mismatched light levels because adjusting six windows by hand just doesn't happen every day.
UV fading your floors and furniture because nobody's home at 2pm to close them.
PowerView® Automation: the motorization system Hunter Douglas actually builds for these shades
PowerView isn't a third-party motor bolted onto your shades — it's Hunter Douglas's own automation platform, engineered specifically for Silhouette and Pirouette mechanisms. That matters, because a lot of "motorized shade" retailers online are selling their own house-brand motors on look-alike fabric, not genuine Hunter Douglas hardware.
With PowerView Gen 3, you control your shades by app, voice (Alexa, Google Home), remote, or automatic schedule tied to sunrise, sunset, or time of day. Multiple shades can be grouped into scenes — "Good Morning" opens the living room, "Movie Night" drops everything at once.
As an authorized Hunter Douglas dealer, we install and support:
- New PowerView Gen 3 orders on Silhouette & Pirouette shades
- Retrofits on shades you already own
- App, remote, and voice setup (Alexa + Google Home)
- Scenes and sunrise/sunset scheduling
- Battery and hardwired motor options
Silhouette or Pirouette — does it matter for motorization?
Both motorize equally well with PowerView. The difference is the look, not the automation.
Silhouette® Shades
Pirouette® Shades
Not sure which you have, or whether your specific model qualifies for retrofit? That's exactly what the free compatibility check is for — no guesswork, no obligation.
What actually changes once your shades are motorized
Get your mornings back
One tap opens every shade in the house — no more walking room to room before coffee.
Protect your fabric & furniture
Schedule shades to close automatically during peak sun hours, even when you're not home.
Kid- & pet-safe
Fully cordless — no dangling cords, no retrofitting needed for child safety.
Control from anywhere
Check and adjust your shades from work, vacation, or the couch, right from your phone.
It just fits your home
Genuine Hunter Douglas fabric and mechanism — the look you chose, now automated, not swapped out.
Four steps, start to finish
Free compatibility check
Tell us what you have (or want) — Silhouette, Pirouette, and roughly how old your shades are. We confirm what's possible first.
In-home or virtual consult
A specialist measures or inspects your existing shades and walks you through motor type and PowerView Gen 3 setup.
We build and fit it
New orders are made to your exact measurements; retrofits are fitted to your existing shades. [CONFIRM timeline]
You're live
We pair your Gateway, set up the app, and show your household how to use scenes and schedules.
Every PowerView consultation includes
Free in-home or virtual compatibility check
Free professional measurement (new orders)
Genuine Hunter Douglas PowerView Gen 3 hardware — no generic motors
App setup and walkthrough (Alexa/Google Home pairing included)
[CONFIRM: professional install included / priced separately]
Hunter Douglas manufacturer warranty on all motorized components
Direct phone/email access to a real specialist, not a call center
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Everything You Can Control with the PowerView® App
The PowerView® app gives you complete control over your Hunter Douglas shades, allowing you to organize rooms, create scenes, automate schedules, and manage your accessories—all from your smartphone.
Individual Shades
✔ What you can do
- Operate your shade
- Jog a shade to identify it
- Rename or edit shade settings
- Change room assignments
- Edit both Favorite positions
✖ Limitations
- Cannot slow-adjust a shade's position
Rooms
✔ What you can do
- Create new rooms
- Assign discovered shades
- Edit room settings
✖ Limitations
- Cannot add undiscovered shades directly to a room
Scenes
✔ What you can do
- Activate scenes
- Create new scenes
- Edit existing scenes
- Delete scenes
Schedules
✔ What you can do
- Create schedules
- Enable or disable schedules
- Edit schedules
- Delete schedules
Remote Controls
✔ What you can do
- View remote group configurations
- Rename remotes
✖ Limitations
- Cannot sync new remote group configurations
Gateway
✔ What you can do
- View room configuration
- View Gateway LED status
- Rename the gateway
✖ Limitations
- Cannot reconfigure the gateway network
- Cannot add a Wi-Fi connection
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Everything you're wondering before you call
In most cases, yes. Hunter Douglas Silhouette and Pirouette shades can typically be retrofitted with PowerView Automation, though exact compatibility depends on your shade's age and current mechanism. A certified dealer confirmation is the only way to know for certain — that's what our free compatibility check is for.
Silhouette shades use soft fabric vanes floating between two sheer facings for a diffused, glowing light effect. Pirouette shades use a single fabric vane attached to a sheer backing for more directional light and privacy control. Both are fully compatible with PowerView motorization.
[CONFIRM YOUR ACTUAL PRICING BEFORE PUBLISHING.] As a range framing only, motorization typically adds several hundred dollars per shade depending on motor type, plus a one-time Gateway for app/voice control. Get an exact quote with a free consultation.
PowerView Gen 3 is a full platform refresh, and older and newer PowerView generations don't fully interoperate on the same hub. If you already have an older system, tell us during your consultation so we can confirm the right upgrade path.
Yes. PowerView Gen 3 integrates with Alexa and Google Home for voice control, alongside the PowerView app, physical remote, and automatic scheduling.
Battery-powered PowerView motors are typically installed without an electrician. Hardwired setups may require one. We'll confirm which applies to your windows during your consultation.
Hunter Douglas does not sell directly to consumers — every genuine purchase goes through an authorized dealer. Curtain Avenue is an authorized Hunter Douglas dealer [CONFIRM DEALER STATUS LANGUAGE], serving Long Island in person and customers nationwide.
Battery life depends on shade size and how often you operate them, but most PowerView battery motors run for months between charges. Hunter Douglas's rechargeable battery wand replaces disposable batteries if you'd rather not swap them.
PowerView is Hunter Douglas's own automation system, built specifically for Hunter Douglas fabrics and mechanisms. Lutron Serena and MotionBlinds are third-party systems for other shade brands — not factory options for genuine Hunter Douglas shades.
Curtain Avenue vs. Generic Motorized Blind Retailers
| Feature | Curtain Avenue | Generic Online Motorized Blinds |
|---|---|---|
| Genuine Hunter Douglas Silhouette/Pirouette | ✔ | ✖ House-brand fabric/motor |
| PowerView Gen 3 factory automation | ✔ | ✖ Proprietary/generic motor |
| Free compatibility check before you buy | ✔ | ✖ Rarely offered |
| Real showroom + human specialist | ✔ Long Island, NY | ✖ Call center / chatbot |
| Hunter Douglas manufacturer warranty | ✔ | ✖ N/A |
| 5.0-star verified rating | ✔ | Varies |
Find out if your Silhouette or Pirouette shades qualify — free, no obligation
One short consultation tells you exactly what's possible, what it costs for your windows, and how soon you can stop walking across the room to close your shades.
If we confirm your shades are compatible during consultation and the fit isn't right once installed, we'll make it right — re-fit, adjust, or refund the motorization work.
