The Best Custom Window Treatments in Sarasota FL
In Sarasota, your windows do real work. The intense sun pours heat and glare through the glass nearly year-round, strong UV fades floors and furniture, and the long cooling season drives up energy bills. From homes in Sarasota and Bradenton to Lakewood Ranch and Osprey, we bring the showroom to you, measure every window precisely, and install it with our highly trained team.
- Free In-Home Design Consultations: serving Sarasota, Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, Osprey, and surrounding areas.
- Beat the Florida Sun: solar shades that block the sun’s heat and up to 99% of UV to lower cooling bills.
- Protect Your View and Interiors: block up to 99% of UV while keeping your natural light and your view.
- Alexa, Raise My Shades: smart motorization that works with all major smart-home devices, by voice, app, or schedule.
- Locally Owned: a mobile showroom with no storefront, 5-star rated, with savings passed on to you.
- Precise Install: precise measuring and professional installation for a flawless fit, with a worry-free limited lifetime warranty on most products.
Why Sarasota Homeowners Choose Made in the Shade
At Made in the Shade Sarasota, we understand what Sarasota-area windows are up against. Your window treatments have to tame the intense sun, protect your interiors from strong UV, cut heat and glare, and help with energy bills through a long cooling season. We bring the showroom directly to your door, with solutions that keep your home cooler and more efficient and protect it from fading.
Our free in-home consultations are built for the way Sarasota lives. We help you select heat-blocking solar shades for your bright windows, roller shades for everyday style and smart control, insulating cellular shades, or timeless plantation shutters with moisture-tough faux wood for humid rooms. We measure precisely and install it right. As a locally owned and 5-star-rated business, we treat our clients like neighbors, from the first sample to the final install.
Sarasota’s Most Trusted Window Team
Book Your Free In-Home Window Treatment Consultation Now
See how our fabrics perform against the Florida sun. Get expert advice on heat and UV control, energy savings, and smart automation, view premium samples in your own home and light, and receive a no-obligation quote. Locally owned service, and we bring the showroom to you.
Our Professional Process
Just a Few Steps Away
Schedule Your Free Local Design Visit
Contact us to book an appointment that fits your schedule. We serve Sarasota, Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, Osprey, and surrounding areas, and we come to you.
See Samples in Your Own Home
Do not guess how a color looks in a store. We bring the samples to you so you can choose materials that block heat, protect your view, and match your home’s finishes perfectly, in your own Sarasota light.
Precision Measuring for a Perfect Fit
A tight fit maximizes heat and UV blocking and looks flawless. We measure every window precisely so your treatments fit perfectly and perform through the long Florida cooling season.
Professional Installation
We install the work with genuine care, set up any smart automation, and make sure you love the result before we leave.
Don’t Let the Florida Sun Work Against Your Home
Heat and Glare Pouring Through the Glass
The long Florida cooling season means months of running the AC, and bare or thin window coverings let the sun’s heat flood straight in. Solar shades reject the heat and glare at the window, keeping your home cooler and your cooling bills lower all season.
Faded Floors and Furniture from Strong UV
The Florida sun bleaches floors, rugs, and furniture fast, especially on bright, sun-exposed windows. Our solar shades block up to 99% of UV while preserving your view, protecting your interiors and your investment.
Big-Box Blinds Don't Fit a Florida Home
Standard, off-the-shelf sizes rarely fit the large, tall, and specialty windows of a Sarasota home, and they do little against the heat. We custom-measure and craft every treatment to your exact windows, so the fit, the fabric, and the smart motorization are flawless.
blinds, shades, shutters, draperies & More!
The Smart Choice for Sarasota
Made in the Shade brings the showroom to you, serving Sarasota, Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, Osprey, and surrounding areas, so you get products built for the Florida sun, real expertise, and a perfect fit every time.
Solar & Roller Shades
Beat the Heat, Keep Your View
The smartest upgrade for a Sarasota home. Solar shades block the sun’s heat and up to 99% of UV to keep rooms cooler and protect your interiors, while roller shades add clean, everyday style and smart control. Both keep your view and daylight.
Smart Motorized Shades
Alexa, Raise My Shades
Your brightest windows are often the tallest and hardest to reach. Our motorized shades work with all major smart-home devices, so you can raise and lower them by voice, app, or schedule, which adds convenience and security to any Sarasota home.
Shutters
Timeless Style, Heat Control, and Value
Custom plantation shutters add a timeless, upscale look, a solid second layer of heat control, and permanent home value. Real wood suits refined, climate-controlled rooms, and durable faux wood handles humid baths, kitchens, and high-moisture rooms beautifully.
Custom Window Fashions for Every Style
Choosing the best window treatment is essential in showcasing your unique style. Our solutions for all types of windows will blend seamlessly with your overall interior design. Window treatments improve the look of your space and provide privacy, control light, and save on energy efficiency. We carefully craft each custom treatment to your specific measurements and desired decorative and functional features, including motorization options.
Shades
Beat the Sun, Keep Your View
The Florida sun heats your home and fades your furnishings. Solar shades block the heat and up to 99% of UV before it enters, cutting glare while keeping your view. Cellular shades add insulation for the long cooling season, and roller shades go smart with ‘Alexa, raise my shades!’. Cordless and motorized options for every room.
Shutters
Timeless Style, Real Value
Plantation shutters add timeless, upscale curb appeal and permanent home value. Their solid louvers help block the Florida sun and add an insulating layer, and durable faux wood resists moisture in humid kitchens and baths. Real wood brings classic warmth to refined, climate-controlled rooms.
Blinds
Classic Style, Custom-Fit for Florida Homes
From rich real wood to durable faux wood, our custom blinds deliver precise light control and a tailored fit that big-box sizes cannot match, including large and specialty windows. Faux wood resists moisture and will not warp in humid kitchens and baths, and vertical blinds.
Outdoor Shades
Reclaim Your Patio from the Florida Sun
The Florida sun can make a patio or lanai too hot by mid-afternoon. Exterior patio shades and retractable awnings mitigate harmful UV, regulate temperature, cut glare, and add privacy, turning a sun-baked patio or lanai into a comfortable space. Manual or motorized, built for the Sarasota climate.
Drapery
Softness, Texture & Designer Style
Custom drapery adds the finishing designer touch: softness, texture, and an extra layer of light control against the bright Florida sun. Layer drapes over shades to frame tall great-room windows with elegance. Tailored to your exact windows from a wide range of premium fabrics, with motorized tracks available.
Decorative Grilles
Architectural Character for Your Home
Decorative faux-iron grilles add instant architectural character to arched windows, entryways, and bare walls, a distinctive touch that complements Mediterranean, Spanish, and modern Florida architecture. They deliver the timeless look of hand-forged wrought iron without the weight, adding custom curb appeal that stands out.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should I choose Made in the Shade Sarasota over a big-box store?
Made in the Shade Sarasota is locally owned and 5-star rated. We bring the showroom to you, measure every window precisely, and install it with our highly trained team. Big-box stores sell standard sizes off a shelf; we design custom treatments built for the Florida sun and your home.
You see samples in your own light and get a no-obligation quote, with a worry-free limited lifetime warranty on most products.
What window treatments are best for the Florida sun?
Solar shades are the top pick for Sarasota homes. They block the sun’s heat and up to 99% of UV while keeping your view and daylight, which lowers cooling bills and protects floors and furniture from fading. Roller shades go smart, and cellular shades add insulation.
Plantation shutters give a second layer of heat control plus timeless style.
Are you locally owned?
Yes. Made in the Shade Sarasota is a locally owned and operated franchise serving Sarasota, Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, and Osprey. We are not a storefront; we are a mobile showroom that comes to your home, so you work with a local team from the first sample to the final install.
That local focus is why Sarasota homeowners rate us five stars.
Do solar shades really keep rooms cooler and protect my furniture?
Yes. Solar shades reject a large share of the sun’s heat before it enters the room and block up to 99% of UV rays. That keeps rooms cooler through the long Florida cooling season, cuts cooling costs, and protects floors, rugs, and furniture from fading.
You keep your view and natural light while the heat and glare stay outside.
Can my shades be motorized and smart-home ready?
Yes. Our motorized shades work with all major smart-home devices, so you can say Alexa, raise my shades, or control them by app or schedule. Motorization is ideal for tall and hard-to-reach windows, and we set it up during installation.
It also adds convenience and security by putting your shades on a schedule.
What areas do you serve?
We serve Sarasota, Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, Osprey, and surrounding areas. We bring the showroom to you.
Call (941) 330-7410 to confirm we cover your area.