Home systems integrators are awesome. They really are. They’re masters at designing and installing complex electronic systems into homes that mesh perfectly with you and your family’s schedule, routines, and lifestyle. But as with anything you purchase for your home, there’s bound to be a breaking-in period, when you learn to use the system—and possibly […]
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It’s only fitting for the room with the most drama to have the most dramatic lighting. If you want your media room to be a true home theater, expert lighting design is key to creating atmosphere, illuminating the way, and enhancing the overall movie experience. A home theater presentation involves choreographed technology, in which lighting […]
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UNFINISHED BASEMENTS are full of opportunity for homeowners who want to show how much can be done with a blank slate. There’s a sense of pride that comes from being able to take a room once used for target practice or ATV storage and transform it into a glamorous entertainment space for the entire family […]
Get the GuideThere are just a few fundamental goals of lighting design: illumination appropriate to how a space is used, energy savings, aesthetics, and safety. And there are a few categories of lighting to help you get there: ambient, general purpose, task, and accent lighting. Beyond these variables, though, the process of lighting a home well explodes into a seemingly infinite variety of options. None of these choices are more important, or more confusing, than deciding which light sources (bulbs) to use.
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IT’S POSSIBLE TO USE just about any type of lighting source throughout your home to provide adequate illumination. But doing it well requires blending them together to best meet your competing requirements for aesthetics, energy savings, safety, and security.
Get the GuideThere’s not a room in your house that shouldn’t benefit from the inclusion of at least a few pieces of technology. And thanks to innovative designs by manufacturers and clever installation techniques by home systems integrators, electronic components can be incorporated seamlessly into a variety of environments, whether contemporary media rooms or traditional master suites. Regardless of the style, size, or shape of the space, there’s a way to enjoy technology without it intruding on the room aesthetic. In this section of our Design & Technology issue, we showcase several different room environments that each houses a remarkable array of technology. You may be surprised at how difficult it is to detect some of the electronics that have been integrated.
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A theater’s light fixtures will help set the mood for movie nights, and cre- ate some fantastic special effects.
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AMX system delivers ultimate relaxation to a vacationing family … including a way to whale watch right from the house.
Get the GuideEye-catching design elements enhance the home theater’s unique experience.
Get the GuideMake an ordinary theater extraordinary by automating the lights.
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