Lutron Monomer Fabric
5 colourways, openness >10%, light-filtering, up to 92 inches wide. Every swatch and every specification, from a certified Lutron dealer in Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach.
A light, open polyester sheer in five colours
Monomer is a 100% polyester weave at over 10% openness, the sheer end of Lutron's light-filtering range: five colours (White, Off White, Dusk, Nutmeg, Dark Grey), 92 inches wide, seamable and railroadable, PVC-free, and very light at under 4 oz per square yard. It sits at the lower end of Lutron's price scale.
Because it is railroadable, a 92-inch fabric can still cover a wider opening in one piece.
What Monomer does on your glass, and what it does not
Best use
Monomer is the cheapest way to put a sheer roller in a room that asks little of it, such as a hallway, a laundry or a guest bath facing a neighbour's wall. It suits a covered terrace door where the aim is to soften light rather than manage it. At 0.0074 inches and 3.704 oz it is one of the thinnest and lightest cloths Lutron lists, so it rolls very small.
Privacy
Over 10% openness gives you very little. By day a shape close to the glass is visible from outside; at night, with the room lit, the window reads almost as though nothing were on it. That is the honest answer, and it is the reason not to specify Monomer for a bathroom, a ground-floor bedroom or any window a neighbour looks straight at. Those rooms need a blackout.
Glare control
No transmission figures are published, and at over 10% openness there would not be much to report. Sun comes through as a diffused beam and the panel glows, most of all in White and Off White. Dusk, Nutmeg and Dark Grey hold a little more back. None of them makes a laptop readable on a west-facing kitchen island in the late afternoon.
Limitations
Lutron publishes no fire rating for Monomer, so it does not belong on a hotel, clinic or lobby specification, and the commercial range is where that work goes. Cleaning is dusting and vacuuming only. Width stops at 92 inches, though the cloth railroads. The low price band buys a fabric that diffuses light and does nothing else, which is fine if that is all you wanted.
Monomer
5 colours. Openness >10%; up to 92 in wide; pvc-free.
Colourways
Every Monomer colourway, with Lutron's published figures
| Swatch | Colour | Code | Openness | Back | Width | Sample no. | Docs | Visualize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | RF-MNMR-1 | >10% | Same as Face | 92 in | WSF-RF-MNMR-1 | - | See it | |
| Off White | RF-MNMR-2 | >10% | Same as Face | 92 in | WSF-RF-MNMR-2 | - | See it | |
| Dusk | RF-MNMR-4 | >10% | Same as Face | 92 in | WSF-RF-MNMR-4 | - | See it | |
| Nutmeg | RF-MNMR-5 | >10% | Same as Face | 92 in | WSF-RF-MNMR-5 | - | See it | |
| Dark Grey | RF-MNMR-3 | >10% | Same as Face | 92 in | WSF-RF-MNMR-3 | - | See it |
Sample numbers are Lutron memo-sample codes; we bring the samples to the consultation.
Where Monomer works here
A soft, affordable sheer roller for the secondary rooms of a house or for a covered terrace door where the aim is to diffuse light, not to block it. Where the sun is direct, we would use a screen instead or add one behind it.
Monomer: frequently asked
Monomer or Bistre?
Both are open, sheer-like weaves. Bistre is Trevira CS with fire listings and a 116-inch width; Monomer is a lighter, lower-cost polyester at 92 inches. For a commercial job choose Bistre; for a guest room, Monomer is fine.
How wide can a Lutron Monomer shade be?
Lutron publishes a maximum usable fabric width of 92 inches for Monomer. It is railroadable, so a wider opening can be covered in one piece by turning the fabric. We confirm the exact limit for the chosen system when we measure.
Which Lutron shades use Monomer?
Monomer is made up on Lutron roller shades. As a certified Lutron dealer in Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach we order it for any Lutron system it is offered on and install it with our own team.
Is Monomer PVC-free?
Yes. Lutron lists every Monomer colourway as PVC-free, with RoHS Compliant certifications.
Can I see Monomer samples before ordering?
Yes. Lutron makes memo samples of every Monomer colourway on this page; tell us which colours you are considering and we order them from Lutron for your consultation. Both our Fort Lauderdale workroom (by appointment) and our Miami Beach showroom have Lutron shades running so you can see the fabrics in motion.
Compare Monomer with
Loop
Recycled PET yarns, PVC-free, with an unusually long list of fire ratings
Bistre
An open Trevira CS weave that behaves like a sheer
GreenScreen Evolve
A recycled-content, Cradle to Cradle 3% weave in nine weather colours
Austin
Three warm, linen-toned light-filtering colours
Riley
Three soft neutrals in a dense, PVC-free light-filtering weave
Bouclé
A looped, woolly texture with a matching blackout
Lutron Monomer shades in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton & Palm Beach
We order Monomer from Lutron for any project from Miami to Palm Beach, make the shades up in our Fort Lauderdale workroom on the Lutron system the window calls for, and install and program them with our own team. Both showrooms, 4539 Powerline Rd in Fort Lauderdale (by appointment) and 500 South Pointe Dr #150 in Miami Beach, have Lutron shades running so you can see the fabric in motion.
See Monomer in your own light
Book a complimentary in-home consultation. Shortlist the colours you like and we order the Lutron samples, bring demo motors, and give honest answers about openness, colour and what your windows actually need.