Soft vertical panels spanning a wide opening in an open-plan room

Wide-opening movement

SmartDrape & Vertical Solutions

Soft or structured vertical treatments designed for patio doors and broad openings.

Understand smartdrape & vertical

What the product is—and what makes it different.

Wide windows and doors need a treatment that respects everyday traffic, stacking space, and the scale of the opening. NBWC generally prefers Norman SmartDrape where a soft drapery-like vertical solution is appropriate, while evaluating other vertical concepts when the project calls for them.

Choose a vertical solution over multiple horizontal shades when side-to-side movement, door access, and broad-opening scale are the central concerns.

Product benefits

Why choose smartdrape & vertical?

Compare the practical strengths of this product family and how they relate to your room, opening, and daily routine.

Made for width

Vertical movement and side stacking are naturally suited to broad openings and doors.

Access-aware

The treatment can be planned around the way people move through the opening.

Soft or structured

Available concepts range from flowing fabric vanes to more familiar vertical slat systems.

Choose your smartdrape & vertical

The actual decisions that change performance and appearance.

Availability varies by manufacturer, collection, dimensions, and application. These are the product-specific choices NBWC verifies before ordering.

Soft walk-through vanes

Individual fabric vanes part and return, combining a drapery-like appearance with practical passage through the opening.

Vane rotation

Rotating the vanes changes the balance among view, diffused light, and privacy without drawing the entire treatment away.

Stack and draw direction

The opening location, fixed glass, handle, furniture, and traffic path determine where the treatment should gather when fully open.

Wand or motorized operation

Current compatible systems may offer simple wand control or motorized traversal/rotation. Exact capabilities are confirmed by product and opening.

Fabric and color

Sheer character, opacity, texture, and color affect both the room-side softness and how the treatment reads across a wide span.

Applications

Where this product can make sense.

The opening, room, access, glass, and daily routine determine whether the selected configuration is appropriate.

Patio and sliding doors

Soft vertical vanes can span a broad opening while allowing people to pass through the treatment without fully stacking it away.

Window walls

Vertical rhythm and a flowing fabric profile can cover large glass with less visual weight than rigid slats.

Open-plan living areas

The treatment can connect a wide door or glass wall to the room's textiles without requiring traditional full drapery.

Frequently used access points

Walk-through vane construction is especially useful where people, children, or pets move through the opening throughout the day.

Soft vertical SmartDrape panels spanning a broad dining-room opening

Measured for the real opening

Professional planning protects the finished result.

Professional planning addresses headrail support, floor and handle clearance, stack location, panel movement, and daily passage through the opening.

Patio and sliding doors
Wide windows
Walk-through access
A softer alternative to traditional vertical blinds

Colors, fabrics & finishes

Browse fabrics, colors, and finishes by brand and collection.

Screen color and texture vary by device. Compare the physical sample in your room before making a final selection.

Brand

Norman

47 available selections from this brand for this product.

Product / collection

SmartDrape Shades47 selections

Light Filtering Fabric Pattern - Teardrop

6 selections

Fabric

White

Fabric

Light Gray

Fabric

Charcoal

Fabric

Ivory

Fabric

Gray

Fabric

Cottonwood