Serena Smart Wood Blinds by Lutron Review - 6 Months Later

A long term review of the Serena Smart Wood Blinds by Lutron, the main features, how they've held up over the past 6 months, any downsides we've run into, and if we'd recommend getting them.
Helpful links:
Serena Shades website:
www.serenashades.com/products...
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:37 Design
1:48 Installation
3:03 Blinds Set-up
3:48 Lutron App features
4:44 Smart Assistant control
5:11 The Pico remote
5:26 Downsides
6:39 Closing thoughts
7:40 Pricing options
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The Lutron Serena Smart Wood Blinds were provided to the channel at a discount. The channel still had to purchase a portion of the blinds and was not paid to produce this video. All comments and critiques of the product are original to the channel.
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[@okdarius]

If I'm paying over $1400 for blinds, I'd expect one of their associates to come clean them once a week.

[@HansAramburo]

If I had the money I would love to get them.

[@KashPatton]

Thanks for the Video. When I connected these to my HomeKit can I use German voice to access them?

[@Fahrenheit38]

I got two windows I can't get to easily, a set of these blinds was almost a cool g note. Even though the price was high they work real real good

[@JavierJimenezB]

I would love to have smart shades in my bedroom, but it would be better if more companies developed a motor that could be adapted to your existing shades/blinds. The options right now are limited. Great review though, very informative!

[@davidscbirdsall]

Have you seen Soma Smart Shade adapters? They’re compact, battery operated, and come with a solar cell to recharge the battery. This makes the adapter virtually maintenance free, which is good for shades on high windows or a large set of windows.

[@JavierJimenezB]

@@davidscbirdsall Thanks! I ended up buying those. So far they're perfect for me.

[@Zod_JB]

@@JavierJimenezB I’ve seen a few different retro fit options, but one of the biggest down sides I’ve seen so far is that the motors in them are pretty loud. How’s the sound on the ones you went with?

[@emanuelesteves2818]

Is there any blinds that can be raised or lowered via Smart Control with my dumb blinds I raise or lower them every so often

[@irainkoolaidTTV]

but is it worth it tho...is it that hard to manually do bllinds vs the cost of these things?

[@janeleekeller]

These Do Seem Fabulous 🙂,
But we Have to get Replacement Windows Throughout First.
Probably this Spring.
Will save This, For Afterwards.
Thanks Josh,
JaneLee 🕊️ - in Suburban Philadelphia
(Where a Snowstorm is expected on Sunday 🌨️ ❄️)

[@lison973]

For that price they should be able to move up and down.

[@willbennett1949]

I appreciate you said they let in a little light through the holes, but when fully closed, is light let in through the slats?

[@6MonthsLater]

You can still see a little line of light on the blinds themselves, but light doesn't actually come through the blinds themselves, if that makes sense. - Josh

[@Ethanmoodley_]

Can you please do more like this I need one with a roll

[@b3amsvvti]

Ikea sell roller blinds

[@mvevitsis]

Do these work with SmartThings

[@davidscbirdsall]

The control of Serena Shades are based on Lutron Caseta which integrates with Samsung SmartThings. On the Serena Smart Shades website www.serenashades.com/, scroll down to “The Most Connected Smart Shades” You’ll see they are compatible with SmartThings

[@rahulsudhakaran]

Looks like wood blinds are not apple HomeKit compatible :(

[@Boutsie]

Your voice sounds good on my sub

[@zemismartofficial]

nice video~dear

[@zemismartofficial]

would u like to review zemismart blind?www.amazon.com/gp/product/B094XSVV2W

[@oterrax]

They are nice but very expensive. $500-1000 for each blind...

[@johnconstable8512]

ty

[@Andysaid420]

They're nice... but a pain to clean

[@saaamlm]

Fourth

[@purplepois0nbf]

FIRST

[@VerGiel]

SECOND (?)

[@bobby_day_99]

Third

[@isanarditama]

xiaomi wireless charger review

[@pitt5674]

👎👎👎👎

[@lifegamechanger8572]

Is kinda silly and a waste of money imo