The Backbone of an Exceptional Smart Home Experience

There was a time when the standard home was about 2,000 square feet and had five connected devices. 

Times have changed. 

Today’s smart homes often span 5,000 square feet or more and feature 100 or more smart devices. And, while the smart home automation platform is the brain that manages these many devices, the home network is the backbone. It’s your Wi-Fi and wired networks that enable this platform to communicate with your smart home devices and with each other.

It’s why your motorized shades raise when you ask them to, and your security system sends alerts when trouble is brewing. It provides uninterrupted streaming of your favorite movies on your 4K OLED TV and lets multiple family members connect to the internet simultaneously. 

If you’re still using the generic home network solution provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP), the one that’s designed for your standard home with the standard number of connected devices, it’s safe to say that your smart home won’t live up to your expectations. It simply can’t, no matter how much money you’ve spent on the many smart devices. 

Here, we’ll explore why strong, stable Wi-Fi is essential to your smart home experience and why professional-grade networking has become the norm for smart home living.

High-Fidelity Music that Follows You from Room to Room and Into Your Outdoor Areas

A whole-home audio system redefines everyday living. It wakes you with the soft stirrings of your favorite song or waves breaking along a shoreline. In the kids' rooms, pop and hip-hop nudge them from their beds. When you walk into the kitchen, the TV rises from the countertop, tuned to the morning news. And at day’s end, the soulful sound of Norah Jones or the instrumental melodies from “Wild Mountain” create the ideal ambiance for a casual dinner with friends or an elegant cocktail party with business acquaintances. 

It's a system that brings your home to life, letting you hear your favorite record in precise detail and high resolution, or listen to your afternoon podcast while relaxing in a hammock. It follows you, from room to room and into the great outdoors, no longer an experience relegated to one area.

Here, we’ll explore how this remarkable system transforms the ordinary into extraordinary through the power of high-fidelity audio, filling your home from a nearly invisible source. 

Setting the Perfect Scene from Winter Through Fall

The changing seasons serve as a reminder of life’s ongoing transformation. As autumn gives way to winter, the world's natural light softens, and crisp, cold air begins to settle in. Before we know it, spring approaches with budding leaves and a bright, blue sky, reminding us of new beginnings. 

These seasons influence our daily activities, health, energy levels, and environment. For some, winter’s reduced light results in changing sleep patterns and moods with a melancholy that’s hard to shake. 

A home that adapts to the changing seasons offers effortless transitions. Automated shades manage natural light eloquently and effortlessly, bringing in illumination and warmth in the winter, while keeping the summer heat out. Meanwhile, indoor lighting automatically adjusts to align with the natural light of the sun. 

Here, we’ll explore the impact smart lighting and shades have on the seasons and how they set the perfect scene throughout the year. 

The Ultimate Entertainment Space for Every Lifestyle

Today’s home entertainment has taken on a whole new meaning. High-fidelity stereo systems have transformed into whole-home audio, delivering detailed, high-definition music to every room. 4K HDR TVs found in nearly every room have been dwarfed by the ultimate audio-video experience: home theaters. 

With the latest technology, these masterpieces of light, sound, images, and comfort supersede many commercial cinemas. So, one wonders, why aren’t more homeowners taking the plunge into the immersive wonderland of home theaters?

Not everyone wants a theater similar to the ones they grew up in, with tiered seating, a curtain drawn across the screen, and recessed lights that slowly dim. You might seek a home entertainment setup that more accurately reflects your lifestyle.

With customized design and technology, you can have it all. Let’s discover how it’s done. 

Ideal Lighting, Acoustics, and Control for the Best Home Entertainment

As audio-visual and automated technologies continue to advance, homeowners are looking for the best solutions for immersive home entertainment. One solution that’s growing in demand is the multi-purpose media room.

Unlike home theaters specifically designed for the ultimate cinematic movie-watching experience, media rooms are created with a family’s lifestyle in mind. Do you regularly entertain guests? Are marathon video game competitions a common activity? Are your days interspersed with family movie nights, having friends over for the big game, and relaxing amidst high-fidelity music? Do you regularly enjoy a round of cards, board games, or a game of pool?  

If that sounds a bit like your family, a well-designed media room can become the home entertainment space of your dreams. Today, many people are turning to home theaters to create spaces that call the family together. If that’s your goal, a media room can optimize that intention tenfold. 

Here, we’ll explore what makes up the top-tier media room and how to ensure effortless enjoyment for years to come.