Lohas Shades Ottawa — Premium Vertical Sheer Blinds
Ottawa’s Only Source for Lohas Shades: The Softest, Clearest, Most Versatile Vertical Sheer on the Market — Now Available with Somfy Motorization
Discover Lohas Shades — A Revolution in Vertical Window Treatments
There is a moment, when you first see Lohas Shades installed in a room, when everything you thought you knew about vertical blinds changes entirely.
Gone is the stiff, institutional look of traditional vertical slats. Gone is the clunky plastic hardware, the rattling vanes, the dated profile that dominated window treatments for decades. In its place stands something that feels genuinely new — a premium soft-touch vertical shade that combines the flowing elegance of fine drapery with the precise, practical light control of a high-performance window treatment.
Blindstore Ltd is Ottawa’s premier source for Lohas Shades — and we carry the full collection with professional consultation, custom sizing, and expert installation across Ottawa, Orleans, Kanata, Nepean, Barrhaven, Carleton Place, Stittsville, Arnprior, Smiths Falls, Appleton, Manotick, Urbandale, Almonte, and Greenboro.
If you have been searching for a vertical shade that is genuinely exceptional — one that performs flawlessly, looks breathtaking, and does things no other vertical treatment on the market can do — you have found it.
What Are Lohas Shades?
Lohas Shades are a premium soft vertical sheer shade system — a sophisticated, next-generation window treatment that sits in an entirely different category from conventional vertical blinds.
Here is how they work: Instead of individual, separate fabric vanes hanging independently from a track — as you would find on a standard vertical blind or on comparable soft vertical products — Lohas Shades feature fabric panels that are connected and attached together as one continuous, unified piece. Every vane, every sheer panel, every fold moves as a single cohesive unit. The result is a window treatment of extraordinary visual consistency — no gaps, no misaligned vanes, no uneven spacing. Pure, seamless, unbroken elegance from one edge of the window to the other.
The fabric itself is constructed with premium soft-touch textile vanes integrated into a super-clear, crystal-transparent sheer layer — a sheer so exceptionally clear and luminous that the view through it is unlike anything else in the vertical shade category. When the vanes are rotated open, you look through Lohas Shades and see your world with extraordinary clarity — your garden, your view, your landscape — softly framed but never obscured.
And when privacy or darkness is required? Lohas Shades offer a feature found nowhere else: a dedicated blackout panel that inserts directly inside the fabric construction itself — between the vanes, within the shade — converting any Lohas installation to complete, total blackout performance without changing a single thing about the way the shade looks from inside your room.
This is not an add-on. This is not an afterthought. This is an engineering achievement — and it is exclusively available through the Lohas system.
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The Features That Make Lohas Shades Unlike Anything Else in Ottawa
1. Connected, Unified Fabric Construction — No Individual Vanes
This is the first and most fundamental distinction between Lohas Shades and every comparable vertical sheer product available in Ottawa.
In a conventional soft vertical shade, each fabric vane hangs independently from individual carriers on the track. Over time — and sometimes immediately — these individual vanes shift, gap, twist, and misalign. The result is an uneven, inconsistent appearance that undermines the elegance of even the finest fabric.
Lohas Shades are engineered differently. The fabric is connected and attached as a single, continuous unit. The vanes do not hang separately. They operate together, move together, and present themselves to the room as a single, perfectly unified surface. The visual effect is dramatically cleaner, dramatically more refined, and dramatically more consistent than any individual-vane system can achieve.
For Ottawa homeowners who have invested in beautiful interiors — in quality flooring, in premium furniture, in fine draperies — Lohas Shades are the vertical shade that belongs in those rooms.
2. Super-Clear Crystal Sheer — The Clearest View-Through in the Category
The sheer fabric used in Lohas Shades is not ordinary sheer material. It is not the slightly hazy, somewhat translucent sheer that you find in most soft vertical systems. It is a premium, ultra-refined sheer of exceptional optical clarity — so clear, so transparent, so perfectly constructed that looking through it feels like looking through lightly frosted air.
When the vanes of your Lohas Shade are in the open position, you see through the sheer panel with remarkable, almost startling clarity. Your garden is vivid. Your view is present. The light that enters the room is filtered into something warm, diffused, and deeply beautiful — but nothing is hidden, nothing is muddied, nothing is compromised.
For Ottawa homes with spectacular views — overlooking the Rideau River, the Gatineau Hills, a landscaped garden, a quiet cul-de-sac, or even simply a carefully designed outdoor space — the crystal-clear sheer performance of Lohas Shades is transformative. You preserve the view you designed your home around, while still having complete control over glare, UV radiation, and privacy.
This level of sheer clarity is unique to Lohas in the Ottawa market. No other vertical sheer system currently available through Ottawa retailers achieves the same optical quality.
3. The Lohas Blackout Panel System — Total Darkness, Zero Compromise
Here is where Lohas Shades achieve something that the window treatment industry has been attempting to solve for years — and that only Lohas has truly cracked.
The challenge: Homeowners want the beauty of a soft, elegant sheer vertical shade. They also want the option of complete, total blackout — for a master bedroom that needs true darkness, a home theatre that demands zero light intrusion, a nursery where a sleeping child cannot be disturbed by Ottawa’s brilliant summer mornings that arrive before 5am.
The traditional solution: Two separate window treatments. A sheer layer for daytime. A blackout layer for night. Two sets of hardware. Two sets of tracks. Double the cost. Double the complexity. Half the elegance.
The Lohas solution: A dedicated blackout panel that inserts directly inside the Lohas fabric construction — within the vanes themselves, inside the shade — that converts your Lohas installation to complete, total, professional-grade blackout performance at any moment. No second track. No separate treatment. No compromise in the way the shade looks, moves, or presents itself in the room.
By day, your Lohas Shade filters light through its crystal-clear sheer panel with breathtaking beauty. By night — or whenever complete darkness is required — the integrated blackout panel is engaged, and the room becomes as dark as you need it to be.
This is the most intelligent blackout solution available in any vertical shade system in Ottawa. And it is available exclusively through the Lohas system at Blindstore Ltd.
Perfect for:
- Master bedrooms where complete darkness is essential for quality sleep
- Nurseries and children’s bedrooms — Ottawa’s summer light arrives early and stays late
- Home theatre and media rooms requiring zero ambient light intrusion
- Shift workers and night-schedule households who sleep during daylight hours
- Any room where a single, elegant window treatment must perform double duty
4. Premium Soft-Touch Fabrics — A Tactile Experience Like No Other
Every Lohas Shade begins with fabric. And the fabric used in the Lohas system is not simply good — it is premium, soft-touch textile of the highest standard, selected specifically for its combination of visual refinement, tactile quality, structural performance, and long-term durability.
Run your hand across a Lohas vane and you feel the difference immediately. The fabric has a softness, a body, and a hand-feel that communicates quality in the most direct possible way — through touch. This is not a polyester commodity fabric. This is a premium textile engineered to drape beautifully, maintain its form through years of daily operation, resist fading under Ottawa’s strong sunlight, and look as extraordinary on day one thousand as it did on day one.
The soft-touch fabric construction also gives Lohas Shades their distinctive drape quality — the way the vanes hang with a gentle, almost fabric-like weight that moves softly in room air currents rather than swinging and clattering like conventional vertical slats.
5. Available Fabric Options — Light Filtering to Full Blackout
Lohas Shades are available across a complete range of opacity levels to suit every room, every need, and every Ottawa lifestyle:
Sheer / Ultra-Sheer The most open, most transparent fabric option. Maximum crystal-clear view-through. Maximum natural light. Ideal for living rooms, dining rooms, sunrooms, and any space where the view is a priority and privacy requirements are lower.
Light Filtering The perfect everyday balance. Filters and softens Ottawa’s natural light. Reduces glare without eliminating it. Maintains excellent outward visibility. The most popular Lohas fabric choice for living rooms, open-plan spaces, and home offices.
Room Darkening For rooms requiring significantly reduced light — bedrooms used for daytime rest, media rooms, or rooms receiving intense western afternoon sun — room darkening Lohas fabric delivers dramatic light reduction while maintaining the shade’s beautiful appearance.
Full Blackout (with Integrated Blackout Panel) The most extraordinary capability in the Lohas system. With the dedicated blackout panel inserted inside the fabric construction, any Lohas Shade — in any fabric — achieves complete, total, professional-grade blackout performance. Zero light intrusion. Total darkness. On demand.
6. A Colour & Texture Palette for Every Ottawa Interior
Blindstore Ltd carries the Lohas Shades collection in a carefully curated palette of colours and textures designed to complement the full spectrum of Ottawa interior design aesthetics — from the clean, modern lines of Kanata’s newest developments to the gracious traditional interiors of Rockcliffe Park heritage homes.
Neutral Tones for Maximum Versatility: Whisper White. Warm Ivory. Natural Linen. Warm Beige. Warm Stone. Soft Greige. Cool Oyster. These are the tones that work with everything — that recede gracefully into a room’s design and let the architecture speak.
Warm & Earthy Tones: Warm Taupe. Soft Camel. Natural Sand. Warm Mushroom. Rich Ecru. Tones that bring warmth, comfort, and a sense of considered luxury to any room.
Cool & Contemporary Tones: Cool White. Dove Grey. Silver Mist. Slate Blue. Soft Charcoal. For modern, minimal, and architecturally precise Ottawa interiors that demand a crisp, considered palette.
Dramatic Statement Tones: Graphite. Deep Charcoal. Rich Navy. Forest Shadow. For Ottawa interiors where the window treatment is a deliberate design statement — where darkness and drama are the point.
Every colour is available across Lohas’s full opacity range, giving Ottawa homeowners extraordinary flexibility in matching light performance to visual design direction.
Somfy Motorized Lohas Shades — The Ultimate Ottawa Smart Home Window Treatment
For Ottawa homeowners who want the absolute finest in window treatment performance, Blindstore Ltd offers Lohas Shades with full Somfy motorization — transforming already extraordinary shades into a fully automated, smart-home integrated window treatment system of the highest order.
Somfy is the world’s leading manufacturer of motorized window treatment systems — a French company with over 60 years of engineering excellence, trusted by more than 270 million installations worldwide. When Blindstore Ltd fits your Lohas Shades with Somfy motors, you are combining the finest vertical sheer fabric system available in Ottawa with the most reliable, most sophisticated motorization technology on earth.
How Somfy Motorized Lohas Shades Work
Your Lohas Shades open, close, and rotate their vanes silently, smoothly, and precisely — at the touch of a button, the sound of your voice, or entirely automatically on a schedule you define.
Somfy TaHoma® Smart Home App Control every Lohas Shade in your Ottawa home from a single, elegantly designed smartphone app. From your living room sofa. From your office in Kanata. From a hotel room in Europe. Your shades respond instantly, wherever you are.
Remote Control Operation Somfy’s Situo handheld remotes allow precise individual or group control of your Lohas Shades from anywhere in the room. Control a single shade. Control every shade on a floor. Control every shade in the house simultaneously. Effortless, instantaneous, silent.
Voice Control — Alexa, Google Home & Apple HomeKit “Alexa, close the living room shades.” “Hey Google, open the bedroom shades fifty percent.” “Siri, good morning.”
Somfy motorized Lohas Shades integrate seamlessly with Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomeKit — giving Ottawa homeowners the most natural, most intuitive window treatment control experience imaginable.
Sunrise & Sunset Automation Program your Lohas Shades to open automatically at sunrise — welcoming Ottawa’s morning light into your home — and close at sunset for complete privacy and warmth as the evening arrives. Adjust seasonally as Ottawa’s daylight hours shift dramatically between winter and summer.
Scheduled Scenes Create custom “scenes” — pre-programmed combinations of shade positions that suit different times of day or different activities. “Morning Coffee” opens the living room shades to 40% and rotates the vanes for soft, warm light. “Movie Night” closes every shade in the family room to full blackout. “Away Mode” simulates occupancy while you travel, opening and closing shades on a randomized schedule for home security.
Thermal Comfort Scheduling In Ottawa’s intense summers, program your Lohas Shades to close automatically during peak afternoon sun hours — dramatically reducing solar heat gain and cutting air conditioning costs. In winter, open south-facing shades during daylight hours to harvest passive solar warmth, and close them at dusk to retain heat. Smart automation that pays for itself.
Battery-Powered & Wired Options Somfy motors for Lohas Shades are available in both wired (hardwired) and wireless battery-powered configurations — making motorization accessible for Ottawa homes of every construction type, including heritage properties and rentals where running new wiring is not practical.
Somfy 5-Year Motor Warranty Every Somfy motor installed by Blindstore Ltd carries Somfy’s full 5-year manufacturer warranty — the strongest warranty in the motorized window treatment industry. This is engineering confidence backed by a global leader.
Why Ottawa Homeowners Choose Somfy Motorized Lohas Shades
For Large & High Windows Ottawa’s finest new construction features dramatic two-storey windows, panoramic glazing, and floor-to-ceiling glass that is simply impossible to operate manually with any comfort or consistency. Somfy motorization makes these windows effortless.
For Families with Children & Pets Somfy-powered Lohas Shades are completely cordless — eliminating the cord and wand hazards that make conventional vertical blinds a safety concern in homes with young children and pets. Complete peace of mind without any compromise in performance.
For Ottawa’s Smart Home Enthusiasts Somfy’s TaHoma® platform integrates with all leading smart home ecosystems — Control4, Crestron, Savant, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Apple HomeKit. For Ottawa homeowners building a connected, automated home, motorized Lohas Shades are the window treatment that belongs in that system.
For Accessibility For Ottawa residents with mobility limitations, arthritis, or other conditions that make manual operation of window treatments challenging, Somfy motorized Lohas Shades are a life-changing upgrade — full, effortless control of every shade in the home from a single remote or a smartphone.
Perfect Applications for Lohas Shades Across Your Ottawa Home
Living Rooms & Great Rooms
The connected fabric construction and crystal-clear sheer performance of Lohas Shades make them the perfect choice for Ottawa living rooms — particularly those with large windows, sliding glass doors, or patio door openings where a conventional vertical blind would look inadequate and a drapery treatment would be impractical. Lohas delivers the elegance of drapery with the functional precision of a vertical blind.
Master Bedrooms
With the integrated blackout panel option, Lohas Shades in the master bedroom give Ottawa homeowners total light control — sheer, filtered beauty during the day, and complete blackout darkness for the deep, restful sleep that Ottawa’s bright summer mornings would otherwise prevent. Combined with Somfy motorization, opening and closing the bedroom shades becomes a seamlessly integrated part of your morning and evening routine.
Sliding Glass Doors & Patio Doors
Lohas Shades are purpose-built for large, wide openings — and there is no more common or more demanding application than the sliding glass door or patio door that connects Ottawa living rooms to decks, gardens, and outdoor entertaining areas. The connected fabric construction means the shade stacks compactly when open, clearing the entire doorway. The premium soft-touch fabric means the treatment looks beautiful from both inside and outside.
Floor-to-Ceiling Windows
Ottawa’s most architecturally ambitious homes feature floor-to-ceiling glazing that demands a window treatment of equivalent ambition. Lohas Shades — custom made to any height, any width — rise to that challenge with a presence and performance that no standard vertical product can match.
Home Offices & Studies
For Ottawa’s growing population of professionals working from home, Lohas Shades solve one of the most persistent home office problems: glare on screens. The light-filtering fabric option eliminates screen glare while maintaining the soft, natural light that makes a workspace feel human and comfortable rather than artificially lit. And with Somfy motorization, adjusting the light as the day progresses requires zero interruption to your workflow.
Nurseries & Children’s Bedrooms
Ottawa’s summer sun rises before 5am and sets after 9pm. For parents trying to maintain a child’s sleep schedule, that is a serious problem that ordinary window treatments cannot solve. Lohas Shades with the integrated blackout panel turn a nursery or child’s bedroom into a true sleep sanctuary — complete darkness whenever it is needed, beautiful soft light at every other moment.
Dining Rooms
For Ottawa dining rooms where the atmosphere of a meal matters — where the quality of light during dinner is part of the experience — Lohas Shades in a warm, rich fabric tone with a light-filtering opacity create exactly the soft, flattering, ambient glow that makes food look beautiful and conversation feel easy.
Condominiums & High-Rise Ottawa Living
For Ottawa condo dwellers in the ByWard Market, Centretown, Westboro, or any of the city’s growing high-rise residential areas, Lohas Shades are an ideal solution for floor-to-ceiling condo windows. The clean, minimal profile, the crystal-clear view-through, and the Somfy motorization option make them the perfect window treatment for modern, design-conscious urban living.
Why Blindstore Ltd Is Ottawa’s Premier Lohas Shades Source
Exclusive Ottawa Access to the Full Lohas Collection
Blindstore Ltd carries the complete Lohas Shades collection — every fabric, every opacity level, every colour — making us the most comprehensive Lohas source available to Ottawa homeowners. We do not stock a limited selection. We do not offer a watered-down subset of the range. We bring the full collection to Ottawa.
Every Shade Custom Made to Your Exact Measurements
Not a single Lohas Shade we install is a standard size adapted to fit your window. Every panel is custom manufactured to the precise dimensions of your specific opening — your exact width, your exact height, your chosen fabric, your chosen opacity, your chosen colour. The result fits perfectly, hangs perfectly, and performs perfectly. Every time.
Free In-Home Consultation Across Ottawa
Our Lohas Shades consultation is a design and planning session, not a sales call. Our specialist brings the full fabric collection, assesses your windows and rooms, discusses your light control goals and design preferences, and provides a detailed, transparent, no-obligation quote. We serve every community in Ottawa and the surrounding region — including Orleans, Kanata, Nepean, Barrhaven, Carleton Place, Stittsville, Arnprior, Smiths Falls, Appleton, Manotick, Urbandale, and Greenboro.
Professional Somfy-Certified Installation
Somfy motorization requires precision installation to perform at its best. Our installation team is trained and experienced in Somfy motor systems — from hardware mounting to motor programming to smart-home integration. We configure your system completely before we leave, and we make sure you are fully comfortable operating every feature.
Warranty & After-Sales Support
All Lohas Shade installations come with product warranty coverage and our own workmanship guarantee. Somfy motors carry Somfy’s industry-leading 5-year manufacturer warranty. If anything is ever not right, we come back and make it right.
Ottawa’s Trusted Local Window Treatment Specialists
Blindstore Ltd is a locally owned Ottawa business. We are not a national chain. We are not an online retailer shipping commodity products from a warehouse. We are Ottawa window treatment specialists who live here, work here, and are invested in the reputation that every installation we complete either builds or diminishes. We take that seriously.
Lohas Shades Compared — Why They Stand Apart
| Feature | Lohas Shades | Standard Vertical Blinds | Typical Soft Vertical Shades |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fabric construction | Connected, unified | Individual PVC/fabric slats | Individual separate vanes |
| Sheer clarity | Super-clear crystal sheer | None | Standard sheer |
| Blackout capability | Integrated blackout panel — inside fabric | Not available | Separate treatment required |
| Soft-touch premium fabric | Yes — premium quality | No | Varies |
| Somfy motorization | Available | Rarely | Sometimes |
| Custom sizing | Any dimension | Limited | Limited |
| Visual consistency | Perfect — no gaps or misalignment | Variable | Variable |
| Suitable for large openings | Yes — ideal | Yes | Yes |
Lohas Shades: Blindstore Ltd brings Lohas Shades to homes and businesses across the Ottawa region — serving Kanata, Orleans, Nepean, Barrhaven, Westboro, Glebe, Rockcliffe, Manotick, Carleton Place, Stittsville, Arnprior, Smiths Falls, Appleton, Urbandale, Greenboro, and all points in between.
Lohas Shades FAQ — Ottawa Homeowners Ask
Q: What exactly makes Lohas Shades different from regular vertical blinds? A: Everything. Conventional vertical blinds use rigid PVC or basic fabric slats hanging individually from a track. Lohas Shades use premium soft-touch fabric panels that are connected together as a unified piece — delivering a completely different visual quality, a dramatically softer appearance, and a level of performance and versatility that rigid vertical slats simply cannot approach.
Q: What makes Lohas Shades different from other soft vertical shades? A: Two things, primarily. First, the Lohas fabric panels are attached and connected together — they operate as a single unified piece, not as individual hanging vanes. This gives Lohas a visual consistency and cleanliness that individual-vane systems cannot match. Second, Lohas’s sheer fabric is super-clear — delivering exceptional, crystal-quality view-through that is noticeably superior to the sheers used in comparable products. And third — the unique integrated blackout panel system, which is exclusive to Lohas and found nowhere else.
Q: Can Lohas Shades really achieve full blackout? A: Yes — completely and uniquely. The Lohas blackout panel inserts inside the fabric construction itself, between the vanes. When engaged, it delivers complete, total, professional-grade blackout with zero light intrusion. This is achieved without a second track, without a separate treatment, and without any change to the beautiful external appearance of the shade. It is one of the most genuinely innovative features in the vertical shade category.
Q: Are Somfy motorized Lohas Shades available in Ottawa? A: Yes. Blindstore Ltd offers Lohas Shades with full Somfy motorization — including remote control, TaHoma® smart app, voice control via Alexa/Google Home/Apple HomeKit, scheduling, and automated scenes. We handle the full installation including motor programming and smart-home integration.
Q: Are Lohas Shades good for large windows and patio doors? A: They are exceptional for large openings. The connected fabric construction stacks compactly when open, the custom manufacturing accommodates any width or height, and the Somfy motorization option makes operating large or high installations completely effortless.
Q: How do I clean Lohas Shades? A: Lohas Shades are easy to maintain. Regular light vacuuming with a soft brush attachment keeps the fabric clean and fresh. The premium soft-touch fabric is durable and resistant to daily wear. For deeper cleaning, we will advise you on the appropriate method for your specific fabric selection during your consultation.
Q: Do Lohas Shades work with Ottawa’s climate — the cold winters and hot summers? A: Absolutely. Lohas Shades are indoor window treatments designed for year-round use in any climate. In Ottawa’s winters, the soft-touch fabric adds a layer of thermal comfort to rooms by softening the cold zone at the window surface. In summer, the light-filtering and room-darkening fabric options significantly reduce solar heat gain. With Somfy automation, your shades can be programmed to respond automatically to Ottawa’s seasonal light and temperature extremes.
Q: How long does installation take? A: A typical Lohas Shades installation for a single room takes 2 to 4 hours. Whole-home installations with Somfy motorization take longer and will be scoped precisely during your consultation. We work cleanly and efficiently and leave your home exactly as we found it — except with extraordinary window treatments in place.
Q: What is the lead time for custom Lohas Shades? A: From confirmed order, custom Lohas Shades are typically ready for installation within 3 to 6 weeks, depending on fabric selection and order complexity. We provide a precise timeline during your consultation.
Q: How do I get started? A: Simply contact Blindstore Ltd to schedule your free in-home consultation. We will bring the full Lohas collection to your Ottawa home, assess your windows, and provide a complete, detailed, no-obligation quote. There is no pressure and no cost — just expert guidance toward the finest window treatment decision your home deserves.
Ready to Experience Lohas Shades? Book Your Free Ottawa Consultation
The best way to understand what Lohas Shades can do for your Ottawa home is to see them — and to have our specialist walk you through the full collection in your own space, against your own walls, in your own light.
Step 1 — Contact Blindstore Ltd Call, email, or fill out our contact form. We will schedule your free in-home consultation at a time that works for you.
Step 2 — Your In-Home Lohas Design Session Our specialist arrives with the complete Lohas fabric collection — every opacity, every colour, every texture. We measure your windows precisely and discuss your light control, privacy, design, and motorization goals.
Step 3 — Your Detailed Custom Quote We provide a complete, itemized, transparent quote covering fabric, custom fabrication, Somfy motorization (if selected), hardware, and professional installation. No surprises.
Step 4 — Fabrication & Professional Installation Your Lohas Shades are custom manufactured to your exact specifications and installed by our experienced team to the highest standard. From the moment installation is complete, your windows are transformed.
Contact Blindstore Ltd — Ottawa’s Lohas Shades Specialists
Blindstore Ltd Ottawa, Ontario
- (613)-627-3032
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