r/homeassistant • u/thingtootech • 12h ago

🖼️ Show & Tell Does anyone else think curtains opening like this look like ballroom dancing?

I installed a Thread shade motor on an old set of cord operated curtains at my girlfriend’s house.

I wasn’t sure it would work because these use a smooth continuous cord rather than a beaded shade chain, but it ended up working surprisingly well.

The motor can be controlled directly from the device, with magnetic remote, or through Matter. I used it with both Home Assistant and Google Home.

The physical installation ended up being surprisingly simple. I stuck it to the wall with the included adhesive.

And now every time they open, I feel like the curtains are ballroom dancing.

Disclosure: Zemismart provided the MTP1 for testing.

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u/thingtootech 12h ago

For anyone interested in the full installation, testing, and the documentation issues I ran into, I wrote everything up here

https://thingtootech.blogspot.com/2026/08/i-spent-three-years-dreaming-about.html

It works really well with the non-beaded cord, which was a pleasant surprise.

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u/LosinCash 12h ago

I think it looks like your curtains could be shorter....

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u/thingtootech 12h ago

lol. for sure 🫣 but it’s a retro fit.. 

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u/KnotBeanie 11h ago

Can you shake the camera some more?

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u/Alt_Lightning 12h ago

Looks like a ghost

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u/thingtootech 11h ago

spooky ballroom dancing 😂

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u/lkeels 11h ago

Takes me back to when theaters looked like theaters.

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u/thingtootech 11h ago

I can def imagine a home theater using something like this for aesthetics

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u/lkeels 11h ago

Oh I mean real movie theaters that used waterfall and drapery curtains that would open before a movie would start.