Soft shade for a pergola or covered patio. Fabric panels on overhead cables - slide them open for sky, closed for shade, anywhere in between for dappled light. Built by hand in Austin.
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Fabric panels loop onto tensioned cables overhead and slide along them by hand. Gather them to one end for open sky, pull them across for full shade, or stop anywhere in between for dappled light. The panels billow into a soft Roman wave - the detail that gives the system its name and its look.
We size each system to the exact opening, half-inch increments, no upper limit on overall coverage. Sections link end-to-end for wider spans. Panels lift off the cables in minutes when a storm is coming or when you want to put them away for winter. We fabricate every panel in our Austin shop and install the whole system ourselves.
Slide panels to either end for full sky. Pull them across for full shade. Stop anywhere in between for the light you want at that moment. The outdoor space adapts to the day instead of being locked into one mode.
Each section is built to measure - width in half-inch increments, no constraint on length. A 10-foot pergola and a 50-foot terrace use the same system, scaled to fit. We measure on site and fabricate to that measurement.
Individual panels lift off the cables in a few minutes - no tools, no crew. Store them flat for winter, re-hang them in spring. Damage to one panel never takes down the whole system; we replace that panel and the rest stays in service.
Solution-dyed acrylic for full UV block and rain-shedding. Open-weave mesh for airflow and filtered light. Technical vinyl for full waterproofing. Hundreds of colors and patterns across the three - we help you pick based on exposure, view, and how the space is used.
The cable system attaches to existing pergolas, masonry walls, building facades, or structural steel. No demolition, no custom framing in most cases. If your structure can’t carry the tension, we build a freestanding aluminum frame that can.
Hand-operated by a pull cord at one end. No motors, no remotes, no apps, no batteries, nothing to fail. The system is designed to last decades - we want the moving parts to be as simple as the engineering allows.
The most common use - soft shade over an outdoor dining area, a back patio, or a pool pergola. Looks purpose-built, not retrofitted.
Shade over open-air kitchens, garden seating, and ranch pavilions where the structure is there but the shade isn’t. Roman Shades add the shade without changing the architecture.
Restaurant patios, hotel pool decks, and outdoor bars where the shade needs to feel designed rather than dropped in. Fabric language instead of metal louvers.
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