How to choose opacity for Colorado light

Colorado daylight sits higher and harder than most coastal climates. The right openness percentage is the fastest way to balance glare, heat, and the view you moved here for.

Start with the room’s job

Sleep, living, and work each ask for a different relationship with the sun. Pick the job first — then choose fabric families inside the configurator.

• 1% blackout — bedrooms, nurseries, and media rooms that need darkness without a heavy drapery look.
• 3% semi-sheer — living rooms and offices that want glare control with a filtered mountain outlook.
• 5% sheer — spaces where daylight and skyline matter most, with a soft privacy veil.

Match fabric families

Once openness is clear, browse families like Aurora, Mesa, Apex, or Antero. Color temperature changes how “bright” a room feels even at the same openness — warm bone tones soften, cool grays sharpen contrast.

Configure a shade room by room, or book a consult if you want opacity guidance across an open floor plan.