Shades & blinds in Kamas and the Kamas Valley

Home ground at the gateway to the Uintas

Kamas sits at about 6,500 feet on the floor of the Kamas Valley, where the Mirror Lake Highway heads up into the Uinta Mountains. The valley is wide and open, with pastures, hay fields and few tall trees close to many homes, so the sun reaches the windows early and stays late. Winters are cold, with clear nights that can feel colder at the glass than in town. Window treatments here have to be practical first: easy to live with, sturdy and good at handling both bright sun and cold.

From farmhouses to new builds

Homes around Kamas, Francis and Marion range from older farmhouses and ranch homes to new construction on the benches with big windows facing the Uintas or back toward Park City. Older homes often do well with cellular shades, which add an insulating layer at drafty windows, and with simple blinds in kitchens and baths. Newer homes with tall great-room glass are where motorized shades earn their keep.

Cabins in Samak, Woodland and up the canyons

Cabins along the Weber and Provo rivers and up toward the Uintas are often used on weekends and in summer, then closed up. For these, we lean toward durable, cordless manual shades that guests and family can't easily damage, with blackout in sleeping lofts. Where a cabin has tall glass, battery-powered motorized shades can be set on schedules so the place looks lived in while you're away. Remote cabins with spotty internet may not suit app control, so we'll match controls to what your cabin actually has.

Valley sun and wildlife views

Many Kamas Valley homes look out over open land toward the mountains, with deer and elk in the fields. Nobody wants to cover that up. Solar shades in darker colors take the glare off without hiding the view, and they help protect floors and furniture from fading in rooms with afternoon sun.

Practical, room by room

Not every window needs a motor. We'll help you spend where it matters: motors on the tall or hard-to-reach glass, and well-made manual shades and blinds everywhere else, all in matching fabrics so the house looks consistent from the road.