Smart home automation is the latest trend in home technology and it isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Do you want to feel more secure about leaving your home for vacation? Are you interested in ways to cut your lighting budget down? Maybe you just want something that makes your home more convenient. Home automation options allow you to do all of that and more.
1. Smart Lighting
Control4 helps you create a centralized lighting system that is both beautiful and functional. Wireless options allow you to add lighting even in spaces where you don’t want to run cables or open walls. The essential lighting feature ensures your bathrooms, laundry rooms, and even your closets have just the lighting you need when you need it. Automation features turn specific lights on and off at certain times and you can even turn your lights on or off from your smartphone when you’re not home.
2. Home Security
Whether you’re snuggled in bed or out on the town, you want to know your home is always safe. With Control4’s automated home security system, you can check on your locks and security cameras no matter where you are in the world. Alerts let you know when someone is entering or exiting your home. Use notifications in combination with the intercom anywhere system to talk to the kids when they get home from school or direct that delivery driver where to leave your packages and do it all from your smartphone.
3. Home Entertainment
When you’re at home, you deserve to truly enjoy your space. If your family loves movie nights, you’ll love Control4’s home theater options. You’ll feel like you’re right inside whatever you’re watching with Dolby Atmos surround sound that includes theater-grade ceiling speakers. Don’t forget the remote, either. A touchscreen remote lets you easily get to whatever you’re binge-watching with the tap of a button and even dims your lights when you press the play button.
Are you interested in learning more about how Control4 can revolutionize your home? Schedule a consultation appointment with the experts at Next Level.
Your home’s exterior is a representation of yourself and you want it to look exquisite, day or night. During the day, your manicured hedges are attention-grabbers, as are the flowering pear blossoms that act as the centerpiece of the yard. The fountain in the circular white gravel drive is sublime and your front door is the perfect color and tone for the house. You certainly don’t want to lose all of that appeal when the sun goes down, but setting up all sorts of lighting systems could come with logistical challenges. Smart lighting helps to solve those challenges and has other benefits, as well.
What Is Smart Lighting?
Smart lighting is a way to control your home’s lighting system remotely, from any device. The LED lights connect to a smart accessory with automates the process and eliminates the need for traditional wall switches.
What Are the Benefits of Outdoor Smart Lighting?
Outdoor smart lighting re-establishes the look that exists by day, but with an elegant nighttime ambiance. A fabulous feature of smart lighting automation is user manageability. You can have multiple lighting systems working, and control each from your remote location. One set can brighten while another dims. The logistical ease with which commands can be carried out is of tremendous benefit. The LED lights themselves are also tremendously energy efficient.
Security is improved with smart lighting technology employed. Perhaps you set your lights to shut off at a certain time of night, only to be awakened later by a noise from outside. As you stride to the window, you can be turning on the lights with your phone, which would certainly startle any unwanted guests.
Contact us and let us be your partners in the installation and upkeep of smart lighting and other cutting-edge technology. We are passionate about technology and about realizing your home’s smart lighting and technological needs.
When you think of entertaining, do you automatically picture your backyard? Are you famous for your killer barbecue or for throwing the perfect summer picnic? Do family and friends love to hang out in your backyard? To take your outdoor entertaining to the next level, consider installing outdoor audio video equipment.
Create an Outdoor Movie Theater
Throw the most memorable movie night on the block by taking the screen outside. Be sure to have an outdoor movie screen, safe from the elements and big enough to be viewed from across the lawn. Include a portable projector with good speakers for a memorable experience.
Take it up a notch by installing a permanent outdoor home theater. Screens that pop up on demand, and speakers and projectors that are fully integrated into your landscaping design can create an entertainment oasis for you to enjoy. There are even water-safe options that can turn your swimming pool into a floating theater.
Bring the Dance Club to Your Patio
If you love to listen to music and dance the night away, you should consider installing an outdoor audio system. You can combine modules that will play music however you like, from vinyl albums to digital playlists.
To make sure your party is fully immersed in the music, professionals can help you determine how many speakers you need and where they should be placed for optimal enjoyment. There are many different options for speakers. If you have wall space available, surface-mounted speakers may be all you need. When your situation does not allow for that your AV professional can suggest other solutions, including tree-mounted speakers, stake kits and speakers disguised as landscape elements. Combining these elements for perfect sound coverage will turn your backyard into a home dance club.
If you are ready to take your home entertainment to the next level, call your outdoor AV professional for a consultation today.