Elevate Your Skylight Experience with VELUX Solar Shades

Natural light can transform a home, making space feel brighter, larger, and more inviting. But when sunlight becomes too intense, having the right shade solution can make all the difference. That's where VELUX solar-powered skylight shades come in, offering homeowners complete control over light, comfort, and style. 

The Benefits of Solar-Powered Skylight Shades

VELUX solar skylight shades are designed to enhance the functionality of skylights while maintaining energy efficiency. Powered by the sun, these shades allow homeowners to easily adjust the amount of daylight entering their space, helping create the perfect atmosphere throughout the day.

Even standard VELUX Skylight System comes with a pre-installed room-darkening solar shade in white (color 1045), providing immediate light control right out of the box. For those looking to personalize their space, a wide range of special-order shade colors and styles are also available. 

Choosing Between Room-Darkening and Light-Filtering

VELUX offers two distinct shade styles to suit different lifestyles and room requirements.

Room-Darkening Double Pleated Shades

The room-darkening collection features a unique honeycomb, double-pleated design that adds an extra layer of fabric. This structure helps block bright sunlight and creates a darker, more comfortable environment. These shades are particularly well-suited for bedrooms, media rooms, and spaces where reducing glare and maximizing privacy are important.

Available colors include:

• Beige

• Gray

• Gray Melange

• Dark Sand

• Light Gray

• Charcoal

• Golden Beige

• Blue

• Light Brown

• Petrol

• Dusty Green

• Light Blue

• Dark Taupe

• Ivory

• Orange

Light-Filtering Single-Pleated Shades

For homeowners who want to soften daylight without completely blocking it, light-filtering shades offer an elegant solution. Their single-pleated design gently diffuses natural light throughout the room while helping reduce glare. The result is a brighter space that still feels comfortable and visually balanced.

Popular light-filtering options include:

• White

• Classic Sand

• Natural

• Dark Gray

• Jeans Blue

• Classic White

• Dusty Brown

• Dusty Sand

• Beige

• Forest Green

• Mint Green

• Light Beige

• Gray

• Soft Blue

• Red Wine

• Charcoal

Design Flexibility for Every Home

One of the biggest advantages of the VELUX shade collection is the breadth of color choices. Whether your aesthetic leans toward modern neutrals, warm earth tones, calming blues, or bold accent colors, there's an option to complement your interior design. From subtle shades like Ivory and Light Beige to statement colors such as Petrol, Forest Green, and Red Wine, homeowners can tailor their skylights to match their decor vision. 

Easy Ordering and Custom Solutions

Standard solar skylight shades are available separately with quick delivery timelines, while custom-sized options can be specially ordered to fit unique applications. Homeowners and contractors should note that some custom shades ship separately from the skylights and may require additional lead time. 

Bringing Comfort and Style Together

For more than 80 years, VELUX has focused on helping people create healthier, brighter living environments using daylight and fresh air through the roof. Their solar-powered skylight shades continue that mission by combining convenience, sustainability, and style into one solution. Whether you're looking to darken a bedroom, reduce glare in a home office, or add a design-forward touch to skylights, VELUX offers shade options that enhance both comfort and aesthetics.

By giving homeowners greater control over natural light, VELUX solar shades help transform skylights from a simple architectural feature into a customizable part of everyday living.