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A room-by-room approach to Lutron shading for Eastside homes

Finding the ideal window treatments for your home often starts with flipping through a binder full of fabric swatches. But beginning like that is often where many projects go astray. The same fabric that looks beautiful in the great room can leave the primary suite bright at dawn in June, when the Seattle sun rises before 5:30. A different option, however, might reduce the lake view your architect worked hard to frame. On the Eastside, expansive glass meets low winter sun and long summer evenings, so the right shade depends on room orientation and daily habits. Here is how our design team pairs Lutron shades and blinds to the specific needs of each room in a new build or remodel.

Lutron's Ketra keeps a sunlit rhythm indoors as the days shorten

As the days grow shorter across the Pacific Northwest, living spaces rely far more heavily on artificial illumination to stay bright and inviting. By late October, daylight across the Eastside fades rapidly. Clocks fall back in early November, and near the winter solstice, Seattle receives roughly eight and a half hours of daylight, much of it filtered through low gray clouds. Inside a beautifully finished home, standard lighting fixtures maintain a single color temperature at every hour. This often makes mornings feel dim, while evenings seem to arrive by midafternoon.

Circadian lighting from Lutron's Ketra collection helps bridge this gap by mimicking the natural progression of daylight indoors, shifting from crisp and bright at midday to warm and low after dark. Keep reading to see how Ketra brings a balanced, sunlit rhythm into your living space throughout the darkest months of the year.

Motorized shading for the outdoor rooms of Eastside homes

Outdoor rooms along the Eastside are often designed to make the most of their surroundings, especially when a pergola or covered patio opens toward Lake Washington. Overhead cover keeps the space comfortable when the sun is high, but the experience changes later in the day as lower western light begins reaching beneath the roofline. Reflected glare from the water can reach the dining table just as everyone is settling in. 

Motorized exterior shades driven by Lutron manage that exposure while preserving the open character of the space, all through the same control system as your lighting. Keep reading to see how these shades work outdoors and how we plan them into a new home.

Wireless RadioRA 3 controls that work with your existing wiring 

Many distinguished homes in Medina and Clyde Hill were completed before whole-home Lutron lighting control became part of the original design. Their architecture may have aged beautifully, but the lighting controls tell a different story: long rows of mismatched switches and an evening routine that still requires moving from room to room. 

Modernizing the system can seem difficult when the home includes plaster walls, custom millwork, and finishes chosen to last. Lutron RadioRA 3 offers another path. Its wireless controls use the wall openings already in place, bringing contemporary lighting control into the home while preserving the details that give each room its character. Elite Automation plans every Lutron retrofit for the residence as it stands today. Keep reading to see what that process can look like in your home.