Table lamps, wall sconces, and recessed ceiling fixtures—they all do one thing really well: illuminate your home so you can see what you’re doing. By tying these lights to a control system (see below), operating them becomes more convenient, efficient, and useful—not to mention increasingly multi-faceted. In addition to simply brightening the dark spaces of […]
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Smart Outdoor Lighting Ideas for Home Automation, Security and Décor
Smart lighting, LED bulbs, wireless light switches… those are all great things for inside the home, but can you do smart lighting outside the home? The answer is, of course, yes. In fact, outdoor lighting control is not much more complicated than indoor lighting control, and often uses exactly the same devices, but if you […]
Get the GuideDIY or Professional Lighting Control: 5 Tips to Help You Choose
Automating your home’s lights is one of this year’s biggest home technology trends. Every week there are new launches for individual products or whole house lighting systems designed to make it easier to operate and customize your home’s lighting. Once you’ve deciding that automated lighting control is something you want for your home, the next […]
Get the GuideA New Wave in Efficient LED Lighting
If you’re like many people, you want your home to be well-lit and bright. Lighting can be a big energy-user, however. The U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that a home’s lights consume up to 14 percent of residential electricity usage. Needless to say, energy use can add up quickly […]
Get the GuideHome Lighting Automation: Remote Control Lighting, Motorized Shades & More
Get answers to your questions about home lighting automation, remote control lighting, motorized shades and more
A home lighting automation system dims and brightens light fixtures and smart blubs to certain settings, and goes beyond simply mounting dimmers on your walls. With the best home lighting automation system you’ll be able to adjust multiple areas or rooms at the same time from one device, such as a smart phone or tablet […]
Get the GuideVocca Makes Any Bulb into Smart Lights for Home Use
This little adapter can turn any bulbs into voice-activated smart lights for home use.
This little adapter can turn any bulbs into voice-activated smart lights for home use.
Get the GuideSomething Old Something 4k: Home Theater $75,000-$150,000 Silver
TRADITIONAL OR MODERN? Ornate trim or clean lines? Basic or sophisticated? These are some of the questions many people grapple with when designing a dedicated home theater space. But there’s one decision that came easily to Rhett and Nina Hunter. They knew their new home theater would be state of the art. As someone who […]
Get the GuideAbove and Beyond: Home Theater Over $150,000 Gold
AUDIO OFTEN TAKES A BACK SEAT to video during the design of a home theater. Considering all the hype over 3D and high-res 4K video, it’s difficult not to focus most of your energy on integrating a super-huge screen and state-of-the-art projector. While this award-winning theater’s video setup is nothing to sneeze at, it’s the […]
Get the GuideRadical Restoration: Home of the Year Under $50,000 Gold
IT ALL STARTED WITH A TINY, DILAPIDATED 800-SQUARE-FOOT HOUSE in the historic Frank Lloyd Wright district of Oak Park, Ill. Other than its revered architectural style, there was nothing remarkable about the residence, which owner Shireesh Reddy purchased on a short sale a few years ago. Despite the outward appearance of the rundown residence, he […]
Get the GuideWhere and Why to Use a Lighting Control System
With home control systems and preprogrammed scenes, you can match your lighting to your mood.
With home control systems and preprogrammed scenes, you can match your lighting to your mood.
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