Electric Freehanging Blinds | pleated blinds

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Made to Measure
Electric Free-hanging Blinds

Introducing SonaCell—our free-hanging, made-to-measure pleated Honeycomb blind system designed for rectangular windows, including conservatory windows and other living spaces. With a range of colours available, these blinds are tailored to fit your window’s width perfectly. The motor is enclosed within the blind’s headrail, ensuring a sleek, modern appearance without compromising on functionality. With the added convenience of easy installation and remote control operation, our blinds are a versatile solution to suit any living area, kitchen, or bedroom window. Plus, they are fully compatible with leading smart home technology systems, providing ultimate convenience and control.

Bespoke Motorised Free-hanging Blinds

The Perfect Pleated Blinds

Our free-hanging blinds offer additional levels of privacy, security, and light control, ensuring a comfortable environment. Our specialist honeycomb-fabric is designed to enhance thermal efficiency.

We offer an exclusive range of cellular fabrics and wireless control options, allowing you to choose the perfect style to complement your home decor.

Our free-hanging blinds are also compatible with our smart-hub system, enabling seamless control of your rectangle window blinds.

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What makes SonaCell blinds different?

Room Darkening

Our specialist honeycomb fabric enables us to craft a wide range of bespoke blinds and ranging from 400mm wide to large 4000mm expansive free-hanging blinds, providing the perfect solution for your glazing needs.

Temperature Control

Hexagonal structures that create an effective ‘air pocket’ diminish thermal transfer from your window, giving you both protection in those warmer and cooler months.

10+ Year Motor Performance

Our motors are rigorously tested for 40,000 revolutions, delivering exceptional reliability, longevity and performance.

Low Maintenance

A feather-duster or a soft hoover brush is enough to keep your free-hanging blinds looking as good as new.

Noise Reduction

The honeycomb cellular design of the fabric minimises the level of sound coming through your windows, making them ideal for areas where sound insulation and ambience is important.

Easy Cordless Operation

Our free-hanging window blinds have no pull cords or attachment bars and operate easily with the touch of a button from a handset or smart device, making them a seamless solution.

Room Darkening

Temperature Control

The hexagonal structure of our cellular fabric creates an effective air pocket, reducing thermal transfer from your window for improved energy efficiency. Our blackout fabric provides enhanced heat retention.

10+ Year Motor Performance

Our motors are rigorously tested for 40,000 revolutions, delivering exceptional reliability, longevity and performance.

Low Maintenance

Our specialist fabric features unique acoustic properties that help reduce external noise, creating a quieter and more comfortable environment. Our honeycomb design acts as a natural sound barrier.

Noise Reduction

Handcrafted by specialists with over 30 years of engineering expertise in our dedicated UK factory, Sona utilises the latest manufacturing technology to deliver precision, quality, and style.

Easy Cordless Operation

We provide training, telephone support, and detailed installation guidance to ensure a smooth and hassle-free experience. Additionally, all blind limits are pre-set before leaving our factory, ensuring optimal performance right out of the box.

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Customisation

Customisable blinds with a range fabrics, hardware colours, and charging options

Versatile Solutions for Every Need

Choose from multiple power options tailored to your lifestyle. Our battery-powered blinds eliminate the need for wiring, with rechargeable lithium ion batteries that are easily recharged using a simple plug-in charger. Solar and mains-powered alternatives are also available for added convenience and flexibility.

Seamless Integration with Smart Homes

Integrating our blinds with your home or business control system is effortless. They can be synchronised with audio-visual, lighting, security, and more, allowing your window treatments to seamlessly adapt to your system’s mood and scene settings for the ultimate convenience and automation.

Optimised for Light and Temperature Control

Our premium, high-quality fabrics are expertly designed to provide both privacy and exceptional thermal control throughout the seasons. The result is blinds that are not only stylish and durable but also energy-efficient. Save energy, stay warm, and keep your room cool with our luxurious fabric range.

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For a Stylish Solution

Achieve a sleek look with our unobtrusive pre-formed aluminium blind boxes. Featuring a subtle flap cover, they keep our blinds concealed when not in use, preserving clean lines and delivering a seamless, elegant finish ideal for modern spaces.

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Customer Reviews

We have been using Sona for around 18 months now for our Apex Blinds and cellular freehangers. Quality of the products is really good we won’t be getting our apex’s from anywhere else. The team are always fast to respond and extremely helpful.

Connor Mclean -Style Shades & Shutters

We recently used Sona for a couple of our shaped projects. Right from the beginning everything ran smoothly. The communication was great. Turn around time was quick. The blinds supplied where really high end. I will certainly be using Sona again.

Blinding Blinds

After a lot of research into blinds I settled on Sona as not only did the product look good quality but the service I received after I received the products were second to none. No question was a stupid question and call backs were always within the time stated.

Simon Benson

The Sona team have been just phenomenal and then there’s the blinds. We ordered 40 blinds and they are just amazing. What a great finishing touch to a four year project. Beautiful inside and out, I couldn’t be more delighted that we chose Sona.

Matthew Grey

As an amateur the support from Sona was excellent, very patient and lots of good advice when doing the critical measuring. The actual installation was easier than the measuring, the finished product very professional. Excllent product and service all around.

Derek Ratcliffe

Whenever I visit the workshop to meet the production team I am always so impressed by their professionalism and the workplace being so organised and immaculate. Sona offer a quality product and are a pleasure to deal with. I would highly recommend.

Andy Dunn - EA Blinds

FAQs

What are free-hanging motorised blinds and where are they best used?

Our free-hanging motorised blinds from the SonaCell range are pleated or honeycomb blinds that hang freely (not in tracks) and are ideal for rectangular windows, conservatories or living spaces where a sleek, minimalist finish is required.

How do SonaCell free-hanging blinds improve temperature control?

Our blinds use a cellular (honeycomb) fabric with a hexagonal structure that traps air pockets, reducing thermal transfer through windows, helping keep rooms cooler in summer and warmer in winter.

What power and control options are available for free-hanging blinds?

You can select mains-powered motors, rechargeable battery motors or solar-powered options. They also support cordless operation and can integrate with smart home systems via remote or app.

Are free-hanging blinds from SonaCell suitable for privacy and light control?

Yes. Our system offers specialist blackout fabrics and room-darkening options, giving you full light control and privacy when needed.

How easy is the maintenance and installation of these blinds?

The free-hanging blinds come pre-set at the factory with limits adjusted, and require minimal maintenance, a simple dusting or soft vacuum brush keeps them looking new. Wireless cordless operation also reduces wear.